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Many versions of Jesus in today culture
We serve the Jesus that we have created in our own image
Meek and Mild Jesus - never hurt a butterfly, never speak out of turn, he was never rude, or offensive.
He is the Jesus we often tell our kids they should be like when they get rowdy.
The Inclusive Jesus - He loves everyone, and accepts everyone for who they are.
He would never say your wrong, nor would he tell you to change, he only wants you to know you are loved and accepted just the way you are.
The social justice Jesus - The one who came to abolish injustice, he is a revolutionary and always on the side of the victim.
Jesus the Rabbi - he comes with great teaching that we should follow
Jesus the republican
Jesus the democrate
Jesus the concervitive
Jesus the liberal
And many many more...
With all these versions of Jesus how do we know which one is the correct?
Each of these groups go to the bible and pull verses out to support their own version of Jesus.
Well, we know the gospels give us an account of Jesus’ life, but if we read carefully, we also see that the gospels tell us how we are to understand Jesus.
Jesus says that he only speaks the words given to him by the father
We also see that Jesus is one with the father
So we learn about Jesus by learning about God in the OT.
When God told Elijah that he was going to raise up three swords to judge Israel, we learn about who Jesus is, for he is God.
When God sends fire down from heaven to burn of the 50 men, we learn something about Jesus.
The whole bible paints us a picture of the manifold witness of who Jesus is.
This is why Jesus says that the whole OT spoke about him.
So as we look at the story of Jehu, likewise we get a picture of Jesus, not the meek and mild Jesus, but the warrior King Jesus.
So turn with me to
We are finishing the series of Elijah with the story of Jehu because Jehu is the one who finally gets ride of the chief villain of the story, Ahab’s wife, Jezebel.
Jehu Anointed King
Elisha sends one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu as King
He arrives at the camp where Jehu was the commander and tells him that they need to talk
Jehu is anointed King 9.4-10
If the prophets says your king, your king
They go into the inner chamber of the tent and the young prophet tell Jehu that YHWH is anointing him as king.
The prophetic
So he pours oil on his head as a sign of the anointment and then give him his instructions as king.
Jehu proclaimed King the people
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Jehu comes out of the tent and his fellow soldiers asked him what this madman wanted.
Jehu played it off, like, you know how these prophets are...
But his soldiers didn’t believe him… Look at
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So he told them that YHWH through the prophets
There is only one other story of an anointed king walking over the garments of his followers as he prepares to enter his kingdom.
There is only one other story of an anointed king walking over the garments of his followers as he prepares to enter his kingdom.
And when Jesus enters his kingdom the first thing he does is to begin a cleansing process.
He brings a curse upon Israel by cursing the fig tree
He then goes into the temple and cleanses its evil practices
As king Jesus begins to destroy all that is in opposition to his authority
He tells his disciples how the whole temple is going to be destoryed, not one stone will be left on another
He then goes to the cross to bring judgement to the whole world
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Upon the cross Jesus judges the whole world, and casts out the ruler of this world.
And in doing so, Jesus will draw all people to himself.
Jesus’ mission to judge the world, to cast out its ruler, to draw people to himself, and to build his kingdom is a retelling of the story of Jehu.
So we have seen that Jehu, like Jesus, walks across the garments of his people as he becomes king, and now, like Jesus will begin to cleanse the house of Israel of evil.
And judge Israel for their wickedness
Jehu Cleanses the House
As we have seen, Ahab’s house is judged because of his Baal worship, wickedness, and not following God.
Jehu will not leave one person left in Ahab’s line, there will not be one stone left upon another.
So as soon as the people proclaim Jehu is king, he begins to plan his attack, he begins to plot out his path, and he conspires against Joram, the king of Israel.
Jehu decides to ride toward Jezreel to destroy Joram and Jezebel.
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Joram and Ahaziah
1. Joram and Ahaziah (involves deception)
Joram king of Israel
Joram is Ahab and Jezebel’s second born son
Ahaziah king of Judah (the southern kingdom)
2. Ahaziah
Not the son of Ahab and Jezebel
a lookout see’s a company of men approaching Jezreel and tells Joram.
a lookout see’s a company of men approaching Jezreel and tells Joram.
Joram tells them to send out a messenger and to have the messenger ask, “is it peace?”
so the messenger rides out to meet Jehu and his army and brings the question, “is it peace?”
Jehu did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Look how Jehu responds to this question of the messenger.
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This messenger does not turn back to bring word to the evil kings.
Rather he is a convert to the army of Jehu, the rightful king.
(Like Jesus, Jehu is drawing men to himself)
By riding with Jehu this messenger has chosen to follow a new king, a king that actually knows where peace is found.
Jehu knows that true peace is only found in a covenant relationship with God.
One cannot have peace if they are living in rebellion to God.
EXAMPLE on peace
We live in a world that offers peace as a product that can be purchased or obtained
Peace of mind -
Orginization brings peace
Friendships bring peace
Financial security brings peace - Financial Peace University
Physical health brings peace
But what we find in the bible is that there is no peace outside of Christ.
Apart from Christ there is only chaos and dispare
Cheap trinkets that masquerade as bringers of peace
Paul says, that Jesus himself is our peace.
There is only one true peace, a gospel of peace, a peace that passes all understanding, and that peace is found in Christ.
This peace is found among the people of God, in the word of God, in the spirit of God.
So when we are offered peace by the world, we should respond like Jehu,
“What do you have to do with peace?”
The messenger joins Jehu, thus joining God, and thus finding peace.
So Jehu continues to ride toward Jezreel
Joram still does not know who this man is leading an army toward his location.
Joram still does not know who this man is leading an army toward his location.
so he sends out another messenger with the same message
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