Jehoiada the Kingly Priest Judah Israel Priests Asa Omri Jehoshaphat Ahab (Jezebel) Jehoram Ahaziah (Athaliah) Ahaziah Jehoram (Zibiah) Athaliah Jehu Jehoiada (Jehosheba) Joash Zechariah (Matt 23:35) Simplified Notes for Jehoiada Chart 1. Judah is the name of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin God loved for the coming King Jesus. 2. Israel is the other ten tribes God despised and scattered through the earth by the Assyrians. 3. The split between the twelve tribes of Israel took place under Solomon’s son, Rehoboam. 4. The kings of Judah here are Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Joash (or Jehoash). 5. The kings of Israel here are Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah, Jehoram, and Jehu (God’s assassin). 6. Do not be confused by the same names … they were different men named for each other. 7. The kings of Judah were generally superior to the kings of Israel, with some exceptions. 8. Jehoshaphat was a good king, but he foolishly married his son to Ahab’s daughter Athaliah. 9. The line running right to left from Jezebel to Athaliah indicates this horrible sin of affinity. 10. Though in the same church/nation (Israel), Jehoshaphat sinned terribly (II Chron 18:1; 19:2). 11. Jehoram of Judah followed his wicked wife and in-laws, killing his brothers when his father died and taking their abominable religion, so God took his sons but the youngest (II Chr 21). 12. The chart lines from Jehu show God’s command for him to assassinate both of the kings. 13. Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, killed all his children (her own grandchildren) to be queen. 14. It is amazing what things can happen from marrying an unbeliever. Do not ever allow it! 15. Athaliah’s daughter (line from Jehosheba) saved one infant boy alive (her nephew). 16. Jehoiada the priest and his wife Jehosheba kept the child hid in the temple for 7 years. 17. When the boy became seven years old, Jehoiada organized a revolt to make him king. 18. When Athaliah saw his coronation, Jehoiada had her killed outside the temple. Amen! 19. The boy king was Joash, continuing the intact line from Abraham and David to Jesus. 20. After Jehoiada died, friends corrupted Joash, and he killed Jehoiada’s son, Zechariah. 21. There are two chief lessons in the history: Jehoiada’s greatness, and the corruption of Joash. 22. Evil communications corrupt good manners, as bad friends will any Christian you know. Quiz for Jehoiada the Kingly Priest II Kings 11:1 – 12:21 … and … II Chronicles 22:1 – 24:27 11:2; 22:11 He married well, Jehosheba, king Jehoram’s ________ and king Ahaziah’s _______. 11:2; 22:11 He was therefore the _______ of Jehoash, or Joash, the one-year-old son of Ahaziah. 11:2; 22:11 He and his good wife were bold, decisive, and righteous, even against her ________. 11:3; 22:12 He and his wife were very patient, hiding Joash _____ years in secret under Athaliah. 11:4; 23:1-3 He initiated and organized a godly rebellion and sedition against his _____________. 11:4 He confirmed his co-conspirators with an ______ to the LORD in the LORD’s house. 11:5-8; 23:4-8 He discreetly, wisely, and carefully planned the __________ of the young king Joash. 11:4-9 He had won and maintained the ______ of all the rulers and the captains of the guard. 11:10; 23:9 He was ___________ by using weapons that had been stored in the temple 140 years. 11:11; 23:10 He was thorough in organizing the armed _______ to protect Joash in his movements. 11:12 He included the well-known cheer and blessing for monarchs, “____ ____ ___ ____.” 23:11 He gave the boy king Joash the ____________ upon which to base his life and reign. 23:11 He had trained his ______ well, for they participated with him in this dangerous act. 11:13-16;23:13-15 He fearlessly had his mother-in-law, the standing queen for ______ years, executed. 11:17; 23:16 He soberly, spiritually, zealously made a ____________ for Judah to be the LORD’s. 11:17 He soberly, wisely, and zealously made a covenant for the people to obey the ______. 11:18a; 23:17 He approved and endorsed the profaning of _______ worship, as Moses had ordered. 11:18b; 23:18 He put the Bible back into practice by restoring worship from _______ and _______. 11:18b; 23:19 He appointed ________ to make sure that all the worship was according to due order. 11:19-20;23:20-21 He united the nation under the boy king to ________ and be _______ after the revolt. 12:1-2; 24:1-2 He continued his wise instruction of the king to do what is ______ before the LORD. 12:3 He was not perfect, for high places remained, but likely had a ______ _____, as Asa. 24:3 He took two wives for Joash, when old enough to marry, to avoid evil ___________. 12:4-6; 24:4-5 He participated in helping the young king desire to ________ the house of the LORD. 12:7-10; 24:6-11 He assisted Joash by making a chest with a hole bored in the top for collecting _____. 12:11-16;24:12-13 He helped Joash by administering the project to ______ and __________ the temple. 24:14 He reminded the king while alive of the necessary _______ for God’s proper worship. 24:15-16 He died at 130 and was buried with the kings for good to ______, ____, and _______. 24:17-19 His influence was so great that quickly after his death the king began to __________. 12:17-18 His influence being gone, after his death the king bribed the __________ to go away. 24:19-20 He had trained his sons to fearlessly follow the LORD, which _________ did boldly. 24:21-22 His faithful son was killed by order of the _______ he had carefully saved and raised. 24:22 He had told his sons of his integrity in the matter and taught them of divine _______. 24:23-25 He was defended and vindicated by the _______ _______ against the evil king Joash. 12:19-21;24:25-26 He was defended and vindicated by ____ ____ ________ against the evil king Joash. 24:25 He was defended and vindicated by Judah by Joash not being buried with the ______. Answers: perfect heart, six, daughter, sister, kings, respect, Israel, God, temple, oath, Syrians, uncle, his own servants, guard, porters, rejoice, quiet, mother, repair, mend, strengthen, LORD God, mother-in-law, backslide, coronation, justice, covenant, six, king, resourceful, Zechariah, funds, God save the king, affinity, testimony, right, sons, king, Baal, Moses, David, vessels. .