WEBVTT - 2 Kings 9

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stanghy, and today we're in Second King's chapter nine,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what we read. Meanwhile, Elishah, the prophet

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<v Speaker 1>had summoned a member of the group of prophets. Get

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<v Speaker 1>ready to travel, he told him, and take this flask

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<v Speaker 1>of olive oil with you. Go to Ramath Gilead and

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<v Speaker 1>find Jahu, son of Jehosaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him

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<v Speaker 1>into a private room, away from his friends, and pour

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<v Speaker 1>the oil over his head. Say to him, this is

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<v Speaker 1>what the Lord says, I anoint you to be the

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<v Speaker 1>king over Israel. Then open the door and run for

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<v Speaker 1>your life. So the young prophet did as he was

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<v Speaker 1>told and went to Ramoth Gilead. When he arrived there,

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<v Speaker 1>he found Jaehu sitting around with the other army officers.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a message for you, commander, he said, For

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<v Speaker 1>which one of us, jay who asked for you? Commander,

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<v Speaker 1>he replied, So Jayhu left the others and went into

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<v Speaker 1>the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over

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<v Speaker 1>Jayhu's head and said, this is what the Lord, the

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<v Speaker 1>God of Israel, says, I anoint you king over the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord's people Israel. You are to destroy the family of Ahab,

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<v Speaker 1>your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder

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<v Speaker 1>of my prophets and all the Lord's servants who were

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<v Speaker 1>killed by Jezebel. The entire family of Ahab must be

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<v Speaker 1>wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants,

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<v Speaker 1>slave and free alike anywhere in Israel. I will destroy

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<v Speaker 1>the family of Ahab as I destroy the families of

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<v Speaker 1>Jeroboam son of Nebat, and of Bashah, son of Ahijah.

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<v Speaker 1>Dogs will eat Ahab's wife Jezebel at the plot of

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<v Speaker 1>land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the young prophet opened the door and ran jay who

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<v Speaker 1>went back to his fellow officers, and one of them

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<v Speaker 1>asked him, what did that madman want? Is everything all right?

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<v Speaker 1>You know how a man like that babble's on. Jayhu replied,

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<v Speaker 1>you're hiding something. They said, tell us, so jay who

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<v Speaker 1>told them. He said to me, this is what the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord says, I have anointed you to be king over Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare

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<v Speaker 1>steps and blew the Ram's horn, shouting, Jay who is king?

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<v Speaker 1>So Jehu, son of Jehosaphat, son of Nimshi, led a

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<v Speaker 1>conspiracy against King Joram. Joram had been with the army

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<v Speaker 1>at Ramoth Gilead defending Israel against the forces of King

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<v Speaker 1>Hazel of Arim. But King Joram was wounded in the

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<v Speaker 1>fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds.

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<v Speaker 1>So jay Who told the men with him, if you

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<v Speaker 1>want me to be king, don't let anyone leave town

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<v Speaker 1>and go to Jezreel to report what we have done.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Jayhu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel

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<v Speaker 1>to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. King

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<v Speaker 1>Ahaziah of Judah was there too, for he had gone

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<v Speaker 1>to visit him. The watchman on the tower of Jezreel

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<v Speaker 1>saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram,

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<v Speaker 1>I see a company of troops coming. Send out a

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<v Speaker 1>rider to ask if they are coming in peace. King

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<v Speaker 1>Joram ordered, so a horseman went out to meet Jehu

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<v Speaker 1>and said, the king wants to know if you are

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<v Speaker 1>coming in peace? Jayhu replied, what do you know about

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<v Speaker 1>peace fall in behind me? The watchman called out to

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<v Speaker 1>the king. The messenger has met them, but he's not returning.

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<v Speaker 1>So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode

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<v Speaker 1>up to them and said, the King wants to know

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<v Speaker 1>if you come in peace again. Jayhu answered, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you know about peace fall in behind me? The watchman exclaimed,

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<v Speaker 1>the messenger has met them, but he isn't returning either.

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<v Speaker 1>It must be Jehu's son of Nimshi, for he's driving

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<v Speaker 1>like a madman. Quick, get my chariot ready, King Joram commanded.

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<v Speaker 1>Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah

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<v Speaker 1>rode out in their chariots to meet Jehu. They met

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<v Speaker 1>him at the plot of land that had belonged to

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<v Speaker 1>Nabeth of Jezrael. King Joram demanded, do you come in peace? Jehu?

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<v Speaker 1>Jehu replied, how can there be peace as long as

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<v Speaker 1>the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel are all

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<v Speaker 1>around us. Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled,

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<v Speaker 1>shouting to King Ahaziah. Treeson Ahaziah, But Jayhu drew his

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<v Speaker 1>bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced

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<v Speaker 1>his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot, Jay,

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<v Speaker 1>who said to Bidkar his officer, throw him into the

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<v Speaker 1>plot of land that belonged to Nabeth of Jezreel. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you remember when you and I were riding along behind

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<v Speaker 1>his father Ahab, the Lord pronounced this message against him.

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<v Speaker 1>I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on

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<v Speaker 1>this plot of land, says the Lord, for the murder

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<v Speaker 1>of Nabeth and his sons that I saw yesterday. So

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<v Speaker 1>throw him out on Nabeth's property, just as the Lord said.

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<v Speaker 1>When King Ahaziah of Judas saw what was happening, he

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<v Speaker 1>fled along the road to beth Hagen, Jay, who rode

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<v Speaker 1>after him, shouting, shoot him two. So they shot Ahaziah

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<v Speaker 1>in his chariot at the ascent of Gurr near Iblim.

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<v Speaker 1>He was able to go on as far as Megiddo,

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<v Speaker 1>but he died there. His servants took him by chariot

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<v Speaker 1>to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in

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<v Speaker 1>the city of David. Ahaziah had become king over Judah

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<v Speaker 1>in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram, son

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<v Speaker 1>of Ahab. When Jezebel, the Queen mother, heard that Jayhu

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<v Speaker 1>had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fixed

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<v Speaker 1>her hair and sat at a window. When Jayhu entered

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<v Speaker 1>the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, have

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<v Speaker 1>you come in peace, you murderer. You're just like Zimri

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<v Speaker 1>who murdered his master. Jayhu looked up and saw her

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<v Speaker 1>at the window and shouted, who is on my side?

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<v Speaker 1>And two or three eunuchs looked out at him. Throw

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<v Speaker 1>her down. Jayhu yelled, So they threw her out the window,

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<v Speaker 1>and her blood spattered against the wall and on the horses,

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<v Speaker 1>and jay who trampled her body under the horse's hoofs

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<v Speaker 1>Then jay Who went into the palace and ate and drank. Afterward,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, someone go and bury this cursed woman, for

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<v Speaker 1>she is the daughter of a king. But when they

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<v Speaker 1>went out to bury her, they found only her skull,

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<v Speaker 1>her feet, and her hands. When they returned and told Jehu,

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<v Speaker 1>he stated, this fulfills the message from the Lord which

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<v Speaker 1>he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishby. At the

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<v Speaker 1>plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel's body.

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<v Speaker 1>Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot

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<v Speaker 1>of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be

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<v Speaker 1>able to recognize her. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word, and we thank you for the privilege

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<v Speaker 1>of being able to look at it today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as we look at this portion of scripture, we could

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<v Speaker 1>see that there's a lot of violence and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of bloodshed in this passage. But you were using

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<v Speaker 1>Jayhu as an agent of judgment on those who promoted

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<v Speaker 1>idolatry and false worship among your people. And it's interesting, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>when we look at a portion of scripture like this,

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<v Speaker 1>that we see that kings and queens often think they

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<v Speaker 1>are so secure and they get so smug in their

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<v Speaker 1>role of leadership that they forget you. And multiple people

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<v Speaker 1>in this passage who exhibited great pride and great arrogance

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<v Speaker 1>toward you were judged and they lost their lives. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that it's within our hearts to show arrogance

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<v Speaker 1>toward you as well. But Lord, your word tells us

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<v Speaker 1>multiple times that you oppose the proud, but show grace

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<v Speaker 1>to the hump. So Lord, we pray that we would

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<v Speaker 1>recognize our need for you. We pray that our hearts

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<v Speaker 1>would be humbled to the point that we recognize the

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<v Speaker 1>need for the salvation and intervention of your son, Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>And we pray Lord, that we would walk the course

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<v Speaker 1>of our days recognizing that Jesus is Lord, and that

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<v Speaker 1>we would pledge our allegiance to your son, and that

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<v Speaker 1>that would bring you glory. We love you, Lord, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you that you make this possible, and we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you that you are present with us throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>course of this day. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.