1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: I'm John Stanghy, and today we're in Second King's chapter nine, 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: and this is what we read. Meanwhile, Elishah, the prophet 6 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: had summoned a member of the group of prophets. Get 7 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: ready to travel, he told him, and take this flask 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: of olive oil with you. Go to Ramath Gilead and 9 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: find Jahu, son of Jehosaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him 10 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: into a private room, away from his friends, and pour 11 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: the oil over his head. Say to him, this is 12 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: what the Lord says, I anoint you to be the 13 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: king over Israel. Then open the door and run for 14 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: your life. So the young prophet did as he was 15 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: told and went to Ramoth Gilead. When he arrived there, 16 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: he found Jaehu sitting around with the other army officers. 17 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: I have a message for you, commander, he said, For 18 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: which one of us, jay who asked for you? Commander, 19 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 1: he replied, So Jayhu left the others and went into 20 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over 21 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Jayhu's head and said, this is what the Lord, the 22 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: God of Israel, says, I anoint you king over the 23 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: Lord's people Israel. You are to destroy the family of Ahab, 24 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder 25 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: of my prophets and all the Lord's servants who were 26 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: killed by Jezebel. The entire family of Ahab must be 27 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants, 28 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: slave and free alike anywhere in Israel. I will destroy 29 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: the family of Ahab as I destroy the families of 30 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: Jeroboam son of Nebat, and of Bashah, son of Ahijah. 31 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: Dogs will eat Ahab's wife Jezebel at the plot of 32 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her. Then 33 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: the young prophet opened the door and ran jay who 34 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: went back to his fellow officers, and one of them 35 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: asked him, what did that madman want? Is everything all right? 36 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: You know how a man like that babble's on. Jayhu replied, 37 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: you're hiding something. They said, tell us, so jay who 38 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: told them. He said to me, this is what the 39 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: Lord says, I have anointed you to be king over Israel. 40 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare 41 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: steps and blew the Ram's horn, shouting, Jay who is king? 42 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: So Jehu, son of Jehosaphat, son of Nimshi, led a 43 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: conspiracy against King Joram. Joram had been with the army 44 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: at Ramoth Gilead defending Israel against the forces of King 45 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: Hazel of Arim. But King Joram was wounded in the 46 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds. 47 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: So jay Who told the men with him, if you 48 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: want me to be king, don't let anyone leave town 49 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: and go to Jezreel to report what we have done. 50 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: Then Jayhu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel 51 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. King 52 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: Ahaziah of Judah was there too, for he had gone 53 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: to visit him. The watchman on the tower of Jezreel 54 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, 55 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: I see a company of troops coming. Send out a 56 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: rider to ask if they are coming in peace. King 57 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: Joram ordered, so a horseman went out to meet Jehu 58 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: and said, the king wants to know if you are 59 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: coming in peace? Jayhu replied, what do you know about 60 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: peace fall in behind me? The watchman called out to 61 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: the king. The messenger has met them, but he's not returning. 62 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode 63 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: up to them and said, the King wants to know 64 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: if you come in peace again. Jayhu answered, what do 65 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: you know about peace fall in behind me? The watchman exclaimed, 66 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: the messenger has met them, but he isn't returning either. 67 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: It must be Jehu's son of Nimshi, for he's driving 68 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: like a madman. Quick, get my chariot ready, King Joram commanded. 69 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah 70 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: rode out in their chariots to meet Jehu. They met 71 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: him at the plot of land that had belonged to 72 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:55,799 Speaker 1: Nabeth of Jezrael. King Joram demanded, do you come in peace? Jehu? 73 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: Jehu replied, how can there be peace as long as 74 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel are all 75 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: around us. Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, 76 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: shouting to King Ahaziah. Treeson Ahaziah, But Jayhu drew his 77 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced 78 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot, Jay, 79 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: who said to Bidkar his officer, throw him into the 80 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: plot of land that belonged to Nabeth of Jezreel. Do 81 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: you remember when you and I were riding along behind 82 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: his father Ahab, the Lord pronounced this message against him. 83 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on 84 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: this plot of land, says the Lord, for the murder 85 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: of Nabeth and his sons that I saw yesterday. So 86 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: throw him out on Nabeth's property, just as the Lord said. 87 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: When King Ahaziah of Judas saw what was happening, he 88 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: fled along the road to beth Hagen, Jay, who rode 89 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: after him, shouting, shoot him two. So they shot Ahaziah 90 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: in his chariot at the ascent of Gurr near Iblim. 91 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, 92 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: but he died there. His servants took him by chariot 93 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in 94 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: the city of David. Ahaziah had become king over Judah 95 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram, son 96 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: of Ahab. When Jezebel, the Queen mother, heard that Jayhu 97 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fixed 98 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: her hair and sat at a window. When Jayhu entered 99 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, have 100 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: you come in peace, you murderer. You're just like Zimri 101 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: who murdered his master. Jayhu looked up and saw her 102 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: at the window and shouted, who is on my side? 103 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: And two or three eunuchs looked out at him. Throw 104 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: her down. Jayhu yelled, So they threw her out the window, 105 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: and her blood spattered against the wall and on the horses, 106 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: and jay who trampled her body under the horse's hoofs 107 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: Then jay Who went into the palace and ate and drank. Afterward, 108 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: he said, someone go and bury this cursed woman, for 109 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: she is the daughter of a king. But when they 110 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: went out to bury her, they found only her skull, 111 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: her feet, and her hands. When they returned and told Jehu, 112 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: he stated, this fulfills the message from the Lord which 113 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishby. At the 114 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel's body. 115 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot 116 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be 117 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: able to recognize her. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you 118 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: for your word, and we thank you for the privilege 119 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: of being able to look at it today. And Lord, 120 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: as we look at this portion of scripture, we could 121 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: see that there's a lot of violence and there's a 122 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: lot of bloodshed in this passage. But you were using 123 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: Jayhu as an agent of judgment on those who promoted 124 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: idolatry and false worship among your people. And it's interesting, Lord, 125 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 1: when we look at a portion of scripture like this, 126 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: that we see that kings and queens often think they 127 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: are so secure and they get so smug in their 128 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: role of leadership that they forget you. And multiple people 129 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: in this passage who exhibited great pride and great arrogance 130 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 1: toward you were judged and they lost their lives. Lord, 131 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: we know that it's within our hearts to show arrogance 132 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: toward you as well. But Lord, your word tells us 133 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: multiple times that you oppose the proud, but show grace 134 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: to the hump. So Lord, we pray that we would 135 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: recognize our need for you. We pray that our hearts 136 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: would be humbled to the point that we recognize the 137 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: need for the salvation and intervention of your son, Jesus Christ. 138 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: And we pray Lord, that we would walk the course 139 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: of our days recognizing that Jesus is Lord, and that 140 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: we would pledge our allegiance to your son, and that 141 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: that would bring you glory. We love you, Lord, and 142 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: we thank you that you make this possible, and we 143 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: thank you that you are present with us throughout the 144 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: course of this day. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.