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Drive Like Jehu was an American post-hardcore band from San Diego active from 1990 to 1995. The band's name was derived from 2 Kings 9:20: "And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously".
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Before his reign as king, Jehu functioned as a commander in the army of Ahab ( 2 Kings 9:5, 25) in the northern kingdom of Israel. Jehu was the son of Jehoshaphat, although he is more commonly mentioned as son of Nimshi, his grandfather, perhaps because Nimshi was more well-known. Jehu’s name, meaning “Yahweh is he,” portrays well ...
Jan 12, 2022 · Jehu was a captain in Israel’s army, who God anointed as king over Israel. He reigned for twenty-eight years and was rewarded for his obedience to God. Though many of the kings of Israel and Judah were wicked and led God’s people astray, King Jehu was used by God to draw His people back to God. Occasionally, a king would remove all other ...
- The Path of Sin Is Never the Path of Peace. It’s safe to say that Jehu’s legacy was as violent as they come. However, though Jehu’s fury was known throughout Israel, Israel’s demise was brought about not by Jehu’s sword, but by Israel’s sin.
- God Is Sovereign and in Control. In hiding from Jezebel, Elijah cried out to the Lord, asking, how long would the wickedness of Ahab and Jezebel be allowed to persist?
- God Rewards the Faithful but Expects Complete, Not Partial Obedience. God would reward Jehu for His faithfulness in destroying the house of Ahab and eradicating Baal worship from Israel, however, as quickly as His blessings for obedience were given, they could be removed as quickly for disobedience.
- God Anoints Those He Chooses. In anointing both Jehu and Hazael of Syria as instruments of judgment, God demonstrates that He anoints and equips those He chooses, not necessarily those we envision, admire, or look to in times of trouble.
Jehu, king ( c. 842–815 bc) of Israel. He was a commander of chariots for the king of Israel, Ahab, and his son Jehoram, on Israel’s frontier facing Damascus and Assyria. Ahab, son of King Omri, was eventually killed in a war with Assyria; during Jehoram’s rule, Jehu accepted the invitation of the prophet Elisha, Elijah’s successor, to ...
2 Kings 9–10 explain Jehu’s zeal in eliminating Ahab and his line, including the notoriously wicked Queen Jezebel, Ahab’s wife ( 2 Kings 9:33 ). He even went so far as to kill King Ahaziah of Judah ( 2 Kings 9:27 ). However, when he came to Jezreel, Jehu exceeded his mandate by killing “ all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel ...
Jun 10, 2021 · King Jehu: An Archaeological Biography. Author: Bryan Windle. Published: 10 June 2021. King Jehu was a man who had served for years as a commander in the army of Israel (2 Kings 9:5), and was infamous for the ferocious way he drove his chariot (2 Kings 9:20). One day, while in a council of war, a prophet arrived and anointed him king of Israel ...
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