Jehoahaz is the first of the four generations of Jehu’s sons that God promised would sit on the throne. He didn’t promise an easy or blessed reign. The reign of Jehoahaz of Israel was one fraught with disasters. He lost battles left, right, and center to the nations around him. His army dwindled down to […]
Joash was crowned king of Israel at the age of seven. He is on fire for the Lord, as long as Jehoiada lives. Afterwards he forsakes the Lord. Bad company corrupts good people. Joash’s reign is another example of that. As long as Joash was listening to Jehoiada, things were going good. Nobody lives forever […]
Judah moves through two rulers today. Evil comes first in the form of Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother and daughter of Ahab. Good comes with Joash, the only surviving heir to David’s throne. We have very little information of Athaliah’s reign, other than how it started and how it ended. We also know its length. She was […]
Jehu has begun eliminating the line of Ahab. Jehu finishes the job in Israel. Athaliah finishes it in Judah. This is God’s judgment for Ahab’s deeds. I forgot to read ahead in 2 Kings, and thought that the job of eliminating Ahab’s line was finished already. It’s funny how, even after having read through these […]
Jehoram of Judah is dead and his son Ahaziah of Judah takes his throne. This is the only surviving son of Jehoram of Judah. And he doesn’t follow God any better than his father did. Ahaziah is also known as Jehoahaz. There will be two more Jehoahaz kings in the roster. One in Israel and […]