2 Kings 9 -Jehu Anointed King of Israel | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Kings Chapter 9, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In 2 Kings Chapter 9 Elisha sends a man to anoint Jehu - the third of the tasks given to Elijah before his death is now completed. We see the generational nature of God’s commands at work here. At Peace the Lord gave John Alley a promise and a command. He was to “take an aposotolic message to the nations” and along with that the promise, that “this message will change the nations.”

Now we find that a second generation of people at Peace have committed themselves to this command and promise. God’s work often isn’t just for one person, and in the same way that Christ redeems the nations through his people, so our tasks is often for us and those after us together.

Jehu is the tenth king of Israel, and the first king of the fifth dynasty. When David was anointed King - he dared not touch the previous King. Now Jehu is about to kill that previous king, but in this instance it's ok because the Lord commanded it. However, Jehu ends up going way beyond his commission and takes it to horrific levels.

The prophet Hosea wrote in 1:4-5 “Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel, because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. 5 In that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel.”

The house of Jehu was to last 5 kings and this prophecy of Hosea was during the reign of Jeroboam II, the fourth of the five kings. And in this chapter Jezebel is thrown out a window, but not before putting on her mascara.

This is one of only a few places in the Bible that mentions mascara - another translation says she “painted her eyes.” Elsewhere in Jeremiah 4:30 (TLB) it talks about Jerusalem saying “Why do you put on your most beautiful clothing and jewelry and brighten your eyes with mascara? It will do you no good! Your allies despise you and will kill you.”