Athaliah...notoriously known as the woman who wanted to rule so desperately that she killed her own children in order to secure her throne. Thus the sign of the times in 2 Kings.
Don't get too depressed about our current political atmosphere.
And lest you picture Old Testmanet priests as pacifistic, monk-like dudes, check out Jehoiada! He breaks that mold significantly.
Read it here.
Don't get too depressed about our current political atmosphere.
And lest you picture Old Testmanet priests as pacifistic, monk-like dudes, check out Jehoiada! He breaks that mold significantly.
Read it here.
"20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword in the king’s palace."
ReplyDeleteit is also really cool that Jehoida does all of this NOT to secure the throne for himself, but to put into place someone else to whom Jehoida would be subject.