The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-08
Note nnd Comment,


Time-B.C. sS4. The commencement
of Jehu's reign; a few years alter the last
lesson.
Place-Samaria. capital of Israel.
Rulers-Jehu, king of Israel, BIC.
SS4-S56 He was the first king of the 9TH
dynasty. Athaliah, daughter of Ahab,
occupying the throne of judah, BIC.
SS4-S7S. Hazael, king of Syria, from Be.
$50. Elisha, the prophet of Israel from
Be. S92. Not mentioned again in the
history for forty years.
Parallel Account-tn III Chron., xxi, 90.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. years have passed
away since the siege OF Samaria Both
Kingdoms were under the influence of the
Baal worship of Ahah and Jezebel. Je-
horam, their son, was king of Israel, and
Athaiiah, their daughter, was the wife of
Jehoram, king of Judah Time now drew
near for the extinction of this wicked
house. This was the completion of the
work of Elijah. II Kings, K, 1-17.)
The New King Jehu-Jehu was the
son of Nimshi. He was a general in the
army of King Jehoram of Israel He was
a good soldier, brave, of intense energy
and positive character, but selfish, ambi-
tious and cruel. Jehoram was wounded
in battle with the Syrians in Ramoth-
Gilead, beyond Jordan. and returned to
Jezree. While at Ramoth-Gilead Jehu
was anointed king of Israel by order of
Elisha; and he drove Immediately to
Jezreel and slew Jehoram, and assumed
the government. He ordered the seventy
sons of Ahab to be slain at Samaria, and
their heads sent TO him at Jezreel.
Ahaziah, king OF Judah. the grandson of
Ahab, was slain. Thus the prophecy
about Ahab was fulfilled. Il Kings XXI,
20-24). The nation was saved from their
corrupt influence, and Jehu was without
a rival in his kingdom.
Helps Over Hard Places.-1s Ahab
served Baal little: he declared that his
kingdom should be governed in the inter-
est OF the Baalites, as the favored ones.
10. Servants: worshipers, the leading
Baalites. The prophets taught the mys-
teries of their religion. the priests attended
to the sacrifices. Jehu did it in subtilty:
in deceit, treacherously. God approved
the object. He did not approve of the
method, the deceit. 81. The house of
Baal was full: the house was the temple
Ahab built at Samaria, with its courts and
surrounding rooms. 1t would hold thous-
ands. %. Nestments: garments in which
the priests sacrificed to Baal. This would
distinguish them from all others. Jehon-
adab. (See Jer. 35:6-l0) %. The city of
the house of Baal: the temple itself as dis
tinguished from its court and porches 20.
The images: the wooden pillars, obelisks,
sometimes with a carved image of Baal
upon them. 90. The image OF Baal the
great stone image %. The golden
calves. (See l Kings xii. 26-33. Les. 2, LIST
quar-. so. The Lord said: he commanded
the work done, but not in the way it was
done. Jehu was Gods executioner of the
criminals who were running Israel.
Read the chapters between the last les
son and this.
A great revolution occurred in Israel
during the seven years since our last les
son. The house OF Ahab was overthrown
and Jehu, a general in the army, became
king.
He was very active and earnest, and
went to work with great zeal.
The country had become very idolatrous
under Ahab and Jezebel, and something
must be done to save it.
Note the mingling OF good and evil in
him, and how he did good thing in
bad way.
Observation-Disclosures sometimes obey
their parents in a grumbling, disagree cable
wav They NAV give money from seltieh