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12 sty 2022 · Jehu was a captain in Israel’s army, who God anointed as king over Israel. He reigned for twenty-eight years and was rewarded for his obedience to God. Though many of the kings of Israel and Judah were wicked and led God’s people astray, King Jehu was used by God to draw His people back to God.
17 lis 2024 · Who was Jehu and what was his role in the Bible? As a military commander under King Joram of Israel, he was unexpectedly chosen by God to become king. The prophet Elisha sent one of his disciples to secretly anoint Jehu, delivering a divine commission to eliminate the house of Ahab and end the worship of Baal in Israel.
Jehu was a professional soldier, who had once been in Ahab's guard (II Kgs. 9:25) and had since risen to high rank in the officer corps. When Joram went home to Jezreel, Jehu was one of the captains he left to guard Ramoth-gilead, and possibly in command there. If the King put his trust in Jehu, Eli-sha knew that trust was misplaced.
4 sty 2022 · Jehu’s name, meaning “Yahweh is he,” portrays well his future, God-given task: to obliterate the house of Ahab along with the worship of Baal that pervaded Israel at the time. Jehu was a reformer of sorts who was used by God to clean up the mess that Ahab had made.
Jehu, son of Hanani, is the prophet who declared YHWH’s judgement to Baasha, king of Israel, blam-ing his apostasy because he followed the sins of Jer-oboam (1Kgs 16:1–7). According to the book of Kings, Jehu’s prophecy was fulfilled after Baasha’ death, during the regin of his son, Elah (1Kgs 16:9–12).
The article explores the story of Jehu in the Bible, discussing his rise to power, his actions to eradicate the house of Ahab and end the worship of Baal in Israel, and the lessons we can learn from his life.
15 sty 2024 · King Jehu was an important king of Israel who reigned approximately from 841-814 BC. He was the tenth king of Israel and played a pivotal role in fulfilling God’s judgment against the house of Omri and Ahab. Jehu’s story is found primarily in 2 Kings chapters 9-10. Jehu was initially a military commander under King Joram of Israel.
