January 6, 2022
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Reading along with us in 2 Kings? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Kings 10 (NIV)
Ahab’s Family Killed
1 Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab’s children. He said, 2“You have your master’s sons with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weapons. Now as soon as this letter reaches you, 3 choose the best and most worthy of your master’s sons and set him on his father’s throne. Then fight for your master’s house.”.......Continue Reading
Jehu is faithful to God to kill the whole family of Ahab, and thus fulfill what was prophesied by Elijah, but he does not turn whole heartedly toward Him. One wonders what caused him to exercise an aspect of God’s plan without his heart being committed to him. Was he drawn to the notoriety, the violence, the power, the opportunity to stand in judgment or something else? He ultimately did the lesser and neglected the greater. It is an important reminder to us to be committed to God first and not just attracted to the personal gains that might be part of executing God’s plan.
2 Kings 10
2 kings 10-12
Jehu continues to clean house. Great plan to destroy all the servants of Baal and it works quite well. The stone becoming a latrine to this day comment just reminds us the distain we should have for worshipping idols!
Funny that Jehu works so tirelessly to complete God’s plan but clearly was in it for the wrong reasons as he did not remain faithful to God. Another reminder that following God’s plan with the wrong motivation is not truly following God.
Jehu fulfills God’s prophesy to eliminate the house of Ahab and destroy Baal worship…yet he doesn’t remain faithful. It made me think of God’s expectation for us to be faithful to the end, a consistent statement to the churches in Revelation.