Message Notes

(I) THE JEHU DYNASTY

1. Jehu – 28 years (2 Kings 10:36)

“Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel up to the fourth generation” 2 Kings 10:30

2. Joash – 16 years (2 Kings 13:10)

2 Kings 13:10-25

3. Jeroboam II 41 years 2 Kings 14:23

2 Kings 14:23-29

4. Zechariah – 6 months (2 Kings 15:8)

2 Kings 15:8-12

a) Did evil (2 Kings 15:9)

b) Did not depart from the sin of Jeroboam (2 Kings 15:9)

5. Coup staged against him by Shallum son of Jabesh (2 Kings 15:10)

a) Conspiracy

b) Struck and killed him openly

(II) UNSTABLE TIMES IN ISRAEL

1. Shallum took the throne from Zechariah

He reigned only one month (2 Kings 15:13)

2. Menahem the son of Gadi assassinated Shallum

He reigned 10 years (2 Kings 15:17)

3. Features of his reign

a) Attacked the city of Tiphsah (2 Kings 15:16a)

b) He was resisted

c) He became vicious and killed many pregnant women (2 Kings 15:16)

d) He did evil and practised the idolatry of Jeroboam (2 Kings 15:178a)

4. Threat from Assyria

a) King Pul from Assyria threatened war (2 Kings 15:19)

b) Menahem sought alliance with Pul at the price of 100 talents of silver (2 Kings 15:19)

c) Extracted the money from Israel (2 Kings 15:20)

5. Reign of Pekahiah, son of Menahem

a) Reigned for only 2 years (2 Kings 15:23)

b) He did evil (2 Kings 15:24)

6. Pekah the son of Remaliah assassinated Pekahiah

a) Seized the throne (2 Kings 15:25)

b) He reigned 20 years (2 Kings 15:27)

c) Did evil (2 Kings 15:28)

d) Threat of Assyrian king, Tiglath Pileser

Invaded Israel and took many captives (2 Kings 15:29)

7. Hoshea the son of Elah mounted a coup and killed Pekah son of Remaliah (2 Kings 15:30)

(III) REIGN OF JOTHAM IN JUDAH

1. Jotham was the son of Uzziah who was struck by leprosy (2 Kings 15:32)

2. He reigned for 16 years (2 Kings 15:33)

3. Features of his reign

a) He did what was right according to the model of uzziah (2 Kings 15:34)

b) He did not remove the high places (2 Kings 15:35)

4. Special problems

a) Rezin, king of Syria (2 Kings 15:37)

b) Pekah, king of Israel (2 Kings 15:37)