WEBVTT - 2 Kings 10

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<v Speaker 2>listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. I'm John Stangey,

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<v Speaker 2>and today we're in Second King's chapter ten, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is what we read. Ahab had seventy sons living in

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<v Speaker 2>the city of Samaria. So Jaehu wrote letters and sent

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<v Speaker 2>them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the

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<v Speaker 2>city and to the guardians of King Ahab's sons. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>the king's sons are with you, and you have at

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<v Speaker 2>your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons. As

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<v Speaker 2>soon as you receive this letter, select the best qualified

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<v Speaker 2>of your master's sons to be your king and prepare

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<v Speaker 2>to fight for Ahab's dynasty. But they were paralyzed with

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<v Speaker 2>fear and said, we've seen that two kings couldn't stand

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<v Speaker 2>against this man. What can we do? So the palace

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<v Speaker 2>and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians

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<v Speaker 2>of the king's sons, sent this message to Jayhu. We

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<v Speaker 2>are your servants and will do anything you tell us.

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<v Speaker 2>We will not make anyone king do whatever you think

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<v Speaker 2>is best. Jayhu responded with a second letter. If you

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<v Speaker 2>are on my side and are going to obey me,

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<v Speaker 2>bring the heads of your master's sons to me at Jezreel.

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<v Speaker 2>By this time tomorrow now, the seventy sons of the

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<v Speaker 2>king were being cared for by the leaders of Samaria,

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<v Speaker 2>where they had been raised since childhood. When the letter arrived,

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<v Speaker 2>the leaders killed all seventy of the king's sons. They

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<v Speaker 2>placed their heads in baskets and presented them to Jayhu

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<v Speaker 2>at Jezreel. A messenger went to Jayhu and said, they

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<v Speaker 2>have brought the heads of the king's sons. So jay

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<v Speaker 2>Who ordered pile them in two heaps at the entrance

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<v Speaker 2>of the city gate and leave them there until morning.

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<v Speaker 2>In the morning, he went out and spoke to the

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<v Speaker 2>crowd that had gathered around them. You are not to blame,

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<v Speaker 2>he told them, I am the one who conspired against

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<v Speaker 2>my master and killed him. But who killed all these,

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<v Speaker 2>you can be sure that the message of the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>that was spoken concerning Ahab's family will not fail. The

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<v Speaker 2>Lord declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Then jay Who killed all who were left of Ahab's

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<v Speaker 2>relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his

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<v Speaker 2>personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without

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<v Speaker 2>a single survivor. Then jay Who set out for Samaria.

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<v Speaker 2>Along the way, while he was at beth Ekeed of

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<v Speaker 2>the Shepherds, he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah.

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<v Speaker 2>Who are you, he asked them, and they replied, we

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<v Speaker 2>are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit

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<v Speaker 2>the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the

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<v Speaker 2>Queen Mother. Take them alive, Jayhu shouted to his men,

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<v Speaker 2>and they captured all forty two of them and killed

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<v Speaker 2>them at the well of beth a Ked.

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<v Speaker 1>None of them escaped.

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<v Speaker 2>When Jayhu left there, he met Johonadab, son of Recab.

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<v Speaker 1>Who was coming to meet him.

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<v Speaker 2>After they had greeted each other, jay Who said to him,

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<v Speaker 2>are you as loyal to me as I am to you?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, i am.

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<v Speaker 2>Johonahdab replied if you are, jay Who said, then give

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<v Speaker 2>me your hand. So Johonahdab put out his hand and

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<v Speaker 2>Jayhu helped him into the chariot. Then Jayhu said, now

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<v Speaker 2>come with me and see how devoted I am to

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, so Johonahdab rode along with him. When Hu

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<v Speaker 2>arrived in some area, he killed everyone who was left

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<v Speaker 2>there from Ahab's family, just as the Lord had promised

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<v Speaker 2>through Elijah. Then Jay who called a meeting of all

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<v Speaker 2>the people of the city and said to them, Ahab's

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<v Speaker 2>worship of Bail was nothing compared to the way I

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<v Speaker 2>will worship him. Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers

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<v Speaker 2>of Bail and call together all his priests. See to

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<v Speaker 2>it that every one of them comes, for I am

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<v Speaker 2>going to offer a great sacrifice to Bail. Anyone who

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<v Speaker 2>fails to come will be put to death. But Jay,

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<v Speaker 2>who's cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Bail.

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<v Speaker 2>Then Jay who ordered prepare a solemn assembly to worship Bail.

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<v Speaker 1>So they did.

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<v Speaker 2>He sent messengers throughout all Israel, summoning those who worshiped Bail.

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<v Speaker 2>They all came. Not a single one remained behind, and

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<v Speaker 2>they filled the temple of Bail from one end to

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<v Speaker 2>the other. And Jay, who instructed the keeper of the wardrobe,

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<v Speaker 2>be sure that every worshiper of Bail wears one of

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<v Speaker 2>these robes. So robes were given to them Then Jayhu

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<v Speaker 2>went into the Temple of Bail with Johonadab, son of Recap.

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<v Speaker 2>Jayhu said to the worshipers of Bail, make sure no

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<v Speaker 2>one who worships the Lord is here, only those who

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<v Speaker 2>worship Bail. So they were all inside the temple to

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<v Speaker 2>offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jayhu had stationed eighty

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<v Speaker 2>of his men outside the building and had warned them,

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<v Speaker 2>if you let anyone escape, you will pay for it

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<v Speaker 2>with your own life. As soon as Jayhu had finished

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificing the burnt offering, he commanded his guards and officers

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<v Speaker 2>go in and kill all of them. Don't let a

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<v Speaker 2>single one escape. So they killed them all with their swords,

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<v Speaker 2>and the guards and officers dragged their outside. Then Jehu's

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<v Speaker 2>men went into the innermost fortress of the Temple of Bail.

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<v Speaker 2>They dragged out the sacred pillar used in the worship

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<v Speaker 2>of Bail and burned it. They smashed the sacred pillar

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<v Speaker 2>and wrecked the Temple of Bail, converting it into a

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<v Speaker 2>public toilet, as it remains to this day. In this way,

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<v Speaker 2>Jehu destroyed every trace of Bail worship from Israel. He

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<v Speaker 2>did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan,

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<v Speaker 2>with which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to sin. Nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord said to Jehu, you have done well in

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<v Speaker 2>following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore

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<v Speaker 2>your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth generation. But Jehu did not obey the law.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the Lord, the God of Israel. With all his heart.

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<v Speaker 2>He refused to from the sins that Jeroboam had led

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<v Speaker 2>Israel to commit. At about that time, the Lord began

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<v Speaker 2>to cut down the size of Israel's territory. King Hazel

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<v Speaker 2>conquered several sections of the country east of the Jordan River,

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<v Speaker 2>including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manassa. He conquered

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<v Speaker 2>the area from the town of Auror by the Arnan

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<v Speaker 2>Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan. The

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the events in Jaehu's reign, everything he did

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<v Speaker 2>and all his achievements are recorded in the Book of

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<v Speaker 2>the History of the Kings of Israel. When Jayhu died,

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<v Speaker 2>he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became

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<v Speaker 2>the next king. In all Jayhu reigned over Israel from

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<v Speaker 2>Samaria for twenty eight years.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray we.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for your word, and we thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>the privilege of being able to look at it today.

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<v Speaker 2>And Lord, as we look at this portion of scripture,

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<v Speaker 2>we see that you raised up Jehu, and you used

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<v Speaker 2>him as an agent of your judgment against those who

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<v Speaker 2>worshiped Bail And it seems throughout this chapter up to

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<v Speaker 2>a point that he was very zealous for your name

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<v Speaker 2>and for your work. But Lord, we could see that

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<v Speaker 2>in the end he chose not to follow you with

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<v Speaker 2>all of his heart. And Lord, that's something that we

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<v Speaker 2>wrestle with as well. Sometimes we're very selective in the

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<v Speaker 2>ways that we choose to follow you. Sometimes we welcome

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<v Speaker 2>idols into our lives when we know that we should

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<v Speaker 2>worship you with sincere hearts and minds that have been

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<v Speaker 2>transformed through faith in Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Your son.

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<v Speaker 2>Lord, we pray that throughout the course of our lives

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<v Speaker 2>that we would not hold anything back from you. And

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<v Speaker 2>we pray Lord that where we seem to be holding

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<v Speaker 2>things back, we pray that you would reveal those things

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<v Speaker 2>to us and help us to see and understand what

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<v Speaker 2>it means to love you completely with all our hearts,

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<v Speaker 2>with all our minds, with all our strength, with every

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<v Speaker 2>aspect of our lives, because you have given us new

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<v Speaker 2>life through faith in your son Jesus. So Lord, we

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<v Speaker 2>thank you that you can accomplish these things in our life,

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<v Speaker 2>and we commit this day to your care. We pray

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<v Speaker 2>this all in Jesus' name.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen,