Careless Zeal King Jehu 22 Chronicles 1 10

Careless Zeal King Jehu 22 Chronicles 1: 10; 2 Kings 9 -10

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Careless Zeal: King Jehu • Son 0 f Jehoshaphat, not Omri • King’s Charioteer & Commander for King Ahab & King Joram • Ruled Israel for 28 years • Known as “The Madman” • Only Israelite king anointed by an appointed by a servant of God

Careless Zeal: King Jehu 1 Kings 9

Careless Zeal: King Jehu’s Divine Purpose: • Destroy the line and lineage of Ahab and Ahaziah…including Jezebel and the false priests! “This is what the LORD God of Israel says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people, Israel. 7 You are to strike down the house of your master Ahab so that I may avenge the blood shed by the hand of Jezebel—the blood of My servants the prophets and of all the servants of the

Careless Zeal: King Jehu accepted the sudden opportunity, by faith, and immediately began to serve the LORD and set forth His plan. Would I? Would you? Do we? What would God have me do?

Careless Zeal: King Jehu When God gives you an opportunity to serve Him, step forth in faith, and serve Him whole heartedly.

Careless Zeal: King Jehu Kills Joram, Ahaziah & Jezebel (2 Kings 9: 16 -37) 18 So a horseman went to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘� Do you come in� peace? ’” Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me. ” -2 Kings 9: 18

Careless Zeal: King Jehu Is it right to seek ‘peace’ or tranquility with wickedness? 14 “Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

Careless Zeal: King Jehu 16 And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols? For we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said: I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people. ” -2 Cor. 6: 14 -16

Careless Zeal: King Jehu 7 “Therefore, do not become their partners. 8 For you were once darkness, but now � you are�light in the Lord. Walk as children of light— 9 for the fruit of the light � results�in all goodness, righteousness, and truth— 10 discerning what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but

Careless Zeal: King Jehu Am I walking in the fruits of light? Do I expose darkness and not entertain it? Who or what do I entertain in my sanctuary?

Careless Zeal: King Jehu says: When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “Do you come in peace, Jehu? ” He answered, “What peace can there be as long as there is so much prostitution and witchcraft from your mother Jezebel? ” -1 Kgs 9: 22

Careless Zeal: King Jehu Do not make peace with the wicked. There can never be true peace in any relationship without religious agreement. An allegiance to God is exclusive, not inclusive!

Careless Zeal: King Jehu Idolatry, whoredom and witchcraft are all detestable to the LORD and are punishable by death (Dt. 13; 17: 2 -7; 18: 10 -14) God is the husband of Israel and the Church. When people choose to turn from God, they are committing adultery like a wife.

Careless Zeal: King Jehu What peace can there be in a relationship with God or the Church st th when the 1 and 7 commandment are trampled upon? None! God is the same yesterday, as today and forever more. –Hebrews 11: 8

Careless Zeal: King Jehu The Great Shame The conduct of the people of Israel and the kings of Judah and Israel. It was not such that it could have been of any encouragement to Jezebel to forsake Baal and cling to the true God.

Careless Zeal: King Jehu The Great Shame Would my conduct be of any encouragement to one to forsake their false god(s) and false lives in favor of the One true God…Jesus? Are we a deterrent or an enabler?

Careless Zeal: King Jehu The Great Shame How about in our culture, society our country? Might there be a Jehu on the horizon, or on the stage, who is doing God's will and work, but not necessarily in the most careful manner?

Careless Zeal: King Jehu’s Legacy • Jehu eliminated Baal worship from Israel (v. 28) • Carried out what was right in God's sight (v. 30), eliminating the house of Ahab, doing all that was in God's heart • Four generations of sons would sit on the throne of Israel (v. 30) - all did evil in God's sight.

Careless Zeal: King Jehu’s Legacy • Failed to turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat-worshiping the golden calves in Bethel and Dan (v. 29) • Was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart (v. 31)

Careless Zeal: King Jehu’s Legacy Jehu's zeal for the Lord mixed with his carelessness for the Law of the Lord led to a loss of ground and territory for Israel. If one is careless to follow the ways of the LORD, you will lose territory, your kingdom reign will be

Careless Zeal: King Jehu "How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the LORD's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. " -Ps. 1: 1 -3

Careless Zeal: King Jehu For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. 35 A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil. 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be

Careless Zeal: King Jehu Sermon in a sentence: Zeal for the Lord and His work can accomplish much and is rewarded. But better is zeal, with care, for the Word of the Lord, which will lead to success and a long reign in His kingdom.