The Era of Joash in Judah

So Jezebels daughter Athaliah decides to kill every descendant of her husband Jehoram so that she can have total power. Ahh, but there is a child hidden by Jehosheba, Joash, for 6 years. But the problem? He is only 7 years old. Bummer. Well, once the priest announces to the people that he is to be king this now affords for the priests etc to run the country until this tiny king is old enough to do some good and for them to get rid and kill Athaliah .

Meanwhile, Jehu deceitfully gets all the priest who worship Baal together in the temple so that he can kill them and do away with the worshiping of Baal. God was pleased with him and told him that for 4 generations his family will rule. But there lies a problem. He now is worshiping the calf. From one idol to the next.

You know we see all these things that these people did wrong and we can sit back and read and judge them and say what were you thinking. and you know what, someday someone will read the book of our lives and say some of the same things. It is so easy for us to judge and ask why God are you not disciplining them sooner.Why do you wait to discipline their descendants. But we have to remember discipline as well as blessings may sometimes nor come as quickly as we would like, but they will come in God's due time.