The End of a Witch’s Story

The End of a Witch’s Story

Riding towards the gates of Joram’s former palace, Jehu confronts the wicked king's mother Jezebel. As she yells curses at him, her servants, following Jehu’s lead, throw her out the window. Next were Joram’s seventy sons. Their caretakers slew them in allegiance to Jehu and in accordance with the word of God spoken about Ahab’s line. Finally, he gathered all the prophets and followers of Baal in Israel for a feast, closed the door, and killed them all. Thus eradicating the sins of the line of Ahab from Israel. But all this killing would take a toll on him as well.

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2 Kings 9:34
In yesterday’s passage, we saw how God anointed a new king, Jehu, to rule Israel. Jehu would avenge the blood of the prophets put to death by Jezebel, and would wipe out Ahab’s family, beginning with Israel’s king Joram. God’s desire was always for His people to turn to Him rather than the idols they worshipped, and Jehu would be God’s tool to accomplish these purposes. Today we’ll hear how the evil witch queen Jezebel finally faces the consequences of her wickedness. And we’ll learn how God began to use Jehu to fight to free Israel from her bondage. But even as God uses Jehu, evil lurks, threatening to infect this new king’s heart.
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