The King Who Was Almost Good - 4/26/09pm

II Kings 9:1-13 -Jehu anointed, told to destroy Ahab’s family

Destruction of Ahab’s Family
Jehu was told to destroy Ahab’s family. And we see that he set out to do so. While other passages imply that he perhaps did so for his own reasons, or in the wrong way, he began to do so according to what he had been commanded.
II Kings 9:14-16 -Jehu conspires against Joram
II Kings 9:17-26 -Jehu kills Joram, Ahab’s son
II Kings 9:27-29 -Jehu kills Ahaziah of Judah, grandson of Ahab
II Kings 9:30-37 -Jehu sees to Jezebel’s death
II Kings 10:1-8 -Jehu sees to the deaths of Ahab’s sons
II Kings 10:9-11 -Jehu declares Jezreel to be guiltless in their deaths
II Kings 10:12-14 -Jehu kills Ahaziah’s brothers
II Kings 10:15-17 -Jehu kills the rest of Ahab’s family

Destruction of Baal Worship
We see that, unlike prior kings of Israel, he took steps towards ridding the land of the worship of Baal.
II Kings 10:18-24 -Jehu assembles the leaders of Baal worship
II Kings 10:25-28 -Jehu destroys the worship of Baal in Israel

Jehu’s Failure
And yet, we see that Jehu failed to tear down the golden calves that had been set up in Dan and Bethel by Jeroboam. He failed to seek the Lord wholeheartedly.
II Kings 10:29-31 -Jehu kept the golden calves
II Kings 10:32-36 -Jehu’s death

Will we be an “almost”
Just as Jehu was “almost” a good king, and just as Moses “almost” was permitted to enter the promised land, we can be an “almost.” We may be almost saved. We might almost be admitted to heaven. We might almost obey Christ. “Almost” is not enough.
Acts 2:24-29 -Agrippa was almost persuaded
Matthew 19:16-22 -Rich young ruler, who almost had eternal life