A.L.I.V.E. Bible Study Date: June 28, 2015 2 Kings 9:14-29 1. What did Jehu tell his people in 9:15? ______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2. What did Jehu do? _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 3. What happened when Jehu approached Jezreel? a. Everybody was asleep. b. The lookout saw Jehu’s troops approaching. c. The lookout called out, “I see troops coming” d. The king ordered horsemen to go out to meet Jehu to find out if he came in peace. 4. How did Jehu respond? _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 5. What did the king do when the messengers did not return? a. He gave up. b. He sent more. c. After a couple of tries, he went himself! 6. What is the significance of the plot of land (belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite) on which the kings met Jehu (See 1 Kings 21)? a. This is the plot of land that Ahab wanted for his own vineyard. b. Jezebel had Naboth killed so that Ahab could have this land. c. It was because of this land that the prophets prophesied Ahab’s death and he was killed by a random arrow and dogs licked up his blood. d. It was over this land that the prophets first said that all of Ahab’s descendents in Israel would be wiped out. e. Jehu and his chariot officer were with Ahab the day these prophesies were declared, according to 9:25-26. f. Joram is still following in the footsteps of Ahab. 7. Have you ever seen God’s promises come through? Yes_____ No_____ Explain. ___ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 8. How did Jehu respond to King Joram’s question when he asked it personally? a. He said yes. b. He asked the king to fall in behind him too. c. He asked “How can there be peace as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?” 9. Do we expect peace when there evil? Yes_____ No_____ Do we come in peace in these situations? ____________________________________________________________ .