A new regime for Israel

2 Kings 9

• God instructs Jehu to be anointed as the next king of Israel (vs 1-12)
• Jehu is responsible for the deaths of both the king of Israel and the king of Judah (vs 13-29)
• Jezebel dies a violent death, as God had predicted (vs 30-37)

2 Kings 10

• The family of Ahab is killed (vs 1-11)
• The false prophets and the worshipers of false gods are killed (vs 12-28)
• Jehu falls short of complete obedience to God (vs 29-36)

2 Kings 11

• Joash is hidden by his sister for six years lest their mother kill him (vs 1-3)
• Jehoiada, the priest, orchestrates the coronation of the lad as the new, and rightful, king of Judah (vs 4-12)
• Wicked queen Athaliah sees this as treasonous, and finds herself executed for the same (vs 13-16)
• Jehoiada leads the people in a great revival (vs 17-21)

Repeating the same mistakes

2 Chronicles 21

• Killing one’s brothers (vs 1-4)
• Following in the sinful steps of one’s father (vs 5-11)
• Sick and dead because of one’s sin (vs 12-20)

2 Chronicles 22

• A sole surviving son and his wicked mother (vs 1-4)
• Unholy alliances (again) (vs 5-6)
• Wrong place, wrong time (vs 7-9)
• Killing the royal children so she could assume the throne (vs 10-12)

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Kings: the good, the bad and the ugly

• When good deeds return to honor us (vs 1-6)
• Good news and bad news for the king of Syria (vs 7-15)
• Two kings, two kingdoms, with (the same) two names, reigning at the same time (vs 16-29)

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Elisha- just a messenger for God

2 Kings 6

• The floating axe head (vs 1-7)
• When grown men can’t see (vs 8-23)
• Blaming God for our bad circumstances (vs 24-33)

2 Kings 7

• Not believing God (vs 1-2)
• Outcasts who do good for society (vs 3-10)
• Looking for the dark cloud in the silver lining (vs 11-16)
• Stampede for free food kills the manager (vs 17-20)

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