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Please read II Kings 9:14-298. What is Jehu commanding in verse 15, “If this is your decision, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel?”
9. What’s up with Jehu’s question, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” It happens twice, once in verse 18 and once in verse 19. How did the messengers on horseback understand it?
10. Just a personal note here: I love verse 20, which describes how Jehu drives a chariot. I have often paraphrased it as “driving like a hot rodder.” The NIV says, “He drives like a maniac.” The Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) says, “He drives in madness.” The Christian Standard Bible (CSB) and New Living Translation (NLT) say, “He drives like a madman.” John Wycliffe (1328-1384) understood it as, “Certainly he goeth fast.”
11. In verse 21, King Joram (in the north) and King Ahaziah (in the south) set out to meet Jehu. They meet him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. What do you remember about Naboth? See I Kings 21 for a reminder. Why is it appropriate that Joram dies on this property? See verses 25-26 and I Kings 21:20-23.
9. What’s up with Jehu’s question, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” It happens twice, once in verse 18 and once in verse 19. How did the messengers on horseback understand it?
10. Just a personal note here: I love verse 20, which describes how Jehu drives a chariot. I have often paraphrased it as “driving like a hot rodder.” The NIV says, “He drives like a maniac.” The Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) says, “He drives in madness.” The Christian Standard Bible (CSB) and New Living Translation (NLT) say, “He drives like a madman.” John Wycliffe (1328-1384) understood it as, “Certainly he goeth fast.”
11. In verse 21, King Joram (in the north) and King Ahaziah (in the south) set out to meet Jehu. They meet him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. What do you remember about Naboth? See I Kings 21 for a reminder. Why is it appropriate that Joram dies on this property? See verses 25-26 and I Kings 21:20-23.
12. When Ahaziah (king of Judah in the south) saw the death of Joram, he fled. Why did Jehu pursue him? I thought Jehu was supposed to wipe out the line of Ahab. Check II Kings 8:26 for a clue.
Please read II Kings 9:30-37
13. Instead of hiding from Jehu, Jezebel “painted her eyes and adorned her head,” apparently to create a queenly appearance in defiance of her impending death. Then, she defies Jehu. How is the last part of verse 31 defiance? For the full impact, you must know your history. See I Kings 16:8-11, 15-16.
14. Jehu asked who was on his side. Why do you think it was eunuchs that threw Jezebel out the window? How is Jezebel a symbol for sin and how are the eunuchs an example of how we are to treat sin?
15. In ancient near eastern cultures, the desecration of a dead body was a fate worse than death. This being the case, why would Jehu be completely untroubled at the way Jezebel died and the trampling of her dead body by the horses?
16. Jehu appeared to zealously fulfill what God had promised would happen. Does this mean he trusted in God? That he had reverence for God and His servants, Elijah and Elisha? We’ll find out for sure when we get to II Kings 10.
14. Jehu asked who was on his side. Why do you think it was eunuchs that threw Jezebel out the window? How is Jezebel a symbol for sin and how are the eunuchs an example of how we are to treat sin?
15. In ancient near eastern cultures, the desecration of a dead body was a fate worse than death. This being the case, why would Jehu be completely untroubled at the way Jezebel died and the trampling of her dead body by the horses?
16. Jehu appeared to zealously fulfill what God had promised would happen. Does this mean he trusted in God? That he had reverence for God and His servants, Elijah and Elisha? We’ll find out for sure when we get to II Kings 10.