2 Kings 10:15
There is all the difference in the world between the ways in which the
answer to this question is spoken; and there is only one way, only one
meaning, in which it can be spoken honestly, as before God, from the
ground of the heart.
I. There is, for instance, the careless, indifferent... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Kings 10:16
Jehu, the founder of the fifth dynasty of the kings of Israel,
interests us partly by his career and achievements, but much more by
the problem of his character. His first achievement was the
destruction of the entire family of Ahab; his second was the
destruction of the worship of Ba... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Kings 10:16 , 2 KINGS 10:31
Jehu is not in any sense an interesting person. He was an energetic
and bold man, prompt in action, determined and thorough-going,
unfeeling and unscrupulous, well fitted for his particular work a work
of judgment upon those who had sinned beyond mercy. His fault was
t... [ Continue Reading ]