Another Jeroboam takes the throne in Israel. Jeroboam II is the third generation of the sons of Jehu that the Lord promised would reign in Israel. We have very little information on Jeroboam II. One thing we do know is that he followed the example set down by the first Jeroboam in serving the ‘substitute […]
Amaziah of Judah follows Joash, his father. Amaziah starts out following the Lord, but then runs full tilt off the rails. God punishes his sins using his own arrogance. Amaziah follows in his father’s early footsteps. When Joash first took the throne, at the age of seven, he followed the Lord with his whole heart. […]
Joash of Israel overlaps with Joash of Judah for two to three years. He also sees the death of Elisha and restores Israel through the hand of the Lord. I didn’t realize that the two Joash’s shared time on the throne together. It is confusing to me, the counting backwards for dates in my chart […]
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 […]