Today’s passage: 2 Kings 10:1-36
Helpful thoughts:
- As long as Ahab’s descendants lived in Israel, they had a right to the throne and Jehu was a criminal on the loose. Jehu’s only path to victory was to wipe out Ahab’s line. Therefore, he issued this challenge.
- Once again, the king’s own servants willingly (And gruesomely) executed those in Ahab’s household.
- Jehu wasn’t yet satisfied however, as he went on to kill all the servants of Ahab’s house in Jezreel, and later in Samaria as well. He would later be judged for this extra bloodshed (Hosea 1:4).
- Jehu vocalized his own zeal for the Lord, but in reality, he only had zeal to do what the Lord had prophesied in ways that brought him to power.
- Jehu was content with the amount he knew, with the amount that brought him to power. Even the destruction of the temple to Baal and those worshippers was a way of eliminating all who were loyal to Ahab.
Questions to consider:
- Did the willingness of Ahab’s servants to slaughter his descendants truly show a sincere loyalty to Jehu? What were they truly motivated by (Verse 4)? Were they following Jehu (Or the Lord’s commands) with their whole heart?
- Is it always good to feel strongly about something? Does feeling strongly/passionately about something automatically mean you are right? (Proverbs 19:2)
- What was Jehu truly passionate about in the end? What guided his desires and actions? What does it mean to walk with the Lord will all your heart? What do we need to know and where do we go to learn it in order to follow the Lord with all our heart (2 Timothy 3:16-17)?