January 5, 2025 – 2 Kings 12 – The Morally Mixed Reign of King Jehoash

King Jehoash of Judah becomes ruler as a child, and during the first part of his reign he is godly and begins a project to repair breaches in the Temple. But after the death of the High Priest Jehoiada, he turns to idolatry and dies assassinated by his servants. The murder of a prophet, Zechariah, in the Temple leaves a visible sign of the nation’s sin – a pool of seething blood that can’t be washed away.

Notes on 2 Kings 12:1-21