September 10, 2010
God continues to use Jehu to fulfill his promise that all of Ahab's family would be destroyed. All 70 of Ahab's sons were killed along with all of his leading men, close friends, and priests. II Kings 10:11 - "No one who helped Ahab was left alive." II Kings 10:10 - "The LORD has spoken through his servant Elijah, and the LORD has done what he said." Ahaziah (who was the king of Judah and a friend of Ahab) was killed when Ahab's son Joram was killed and his family was killed as well. Then Jehu continued to Samaria and all of Ahab's family living there were destroyed. II Kings 10:17 - "He destroyed all those who were left, just as the LORD had told Elijah it would happen."
God's word is true. All of it! The good (blessings) and the bad (curses/consequences). God is God, and He demands our respect and total allegiance. He is either God of everything or He isn't God. God is love. But, His love is two sided. We (as people) prefer to focus on and think about only the one side—His blessings. We try to ignore or not think about the other side—His discipline. Discipline → disciple. Look at how close those words are. The purpose of God's discipline is to make disciples. Ahab refused to become a disciple, but think about how the effect of watching what happened to him would have strengthened the faith of others.
Then Jehu gathered all the believers of Baal together and they were destroyed. All of them. Then they tore down the pillars and temple of Baal and the area was made into a sewage pit. Baal, the god of prosperity and wealth was now a sewage pit. Worthless. Exposed for what is was—sewage.
Next Entry: II Kings 11:1 – 12:21
God continues to use Jehu to fulfill his promise that all of Ahab's family would be destroyed. All 70 of Ahab's sons were killed along with all of his leading men, close friends, and priests. II Kings 10:11 - "No one who helped Ahab was left alive." II Kings 10:10 - "The LORD has spoken through his servant Elijah, and the LORD has done what he said." Ahaziah (who was the king of Judah and a friend of Ahab) was killed when Ahab's son Joram was killed and his family was killed as well. Then Jehu continued to Samaria and all of Ahab's family living there were destroyed. II Kings 10:17 - "He destroyed all those who were left, just as the LORD had told Elijah it would happen."
God's word is true. All of it! The good (blessings) and the bad (curses/consequences). God is God, and He demands our respect and total allegiance. He is either God of everything or He isn't God. God is love. But, His love is two sided. We (as people) prefer to focus on and think about only the one side—His blessings. We try to ignore or not think about the other side—His discipline. Discipline → disciple. Look at how close those words are. The purpose of God's discipline is to make disciples. Ahab refused to become a disciple, but think about how the effect of watching what happened to him would have strengthened the faith of others.
Then Jehu gathered all the believers of Baal together and they were destroyed. All of them. Then they tore down the pillars and temple of Baal and the area was made into a sewage pit. Baal, the god of prosperity and wealth was now a sewage pit. Worthless. Exposed for what is was—sewage.
Next Entry: II Kings 11:1 – 12:21
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