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Changing Dynasty 2 Kings 9-12
Season 4, Episode 14
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20-Apr-2026
Political leaders come to power in a variety of ways. Ancient Israel was a monarchy. This means that the king would either be born or would take the throne by force. If he was born, he would be trained to take the place of his father one day. If he was a usurper king, that means he would take the throne by force and try to establish a new dynasty where his son would become king after him. Today, we read about a brutal takeover. King Ahab and Queen Jezebel had been famously evil monarchs who targeted and killed the prophets of God. Now, the prophet Elisha had secretly anointed Jehu, a military commander, as the next king of Israel. There was a serious shift going on in ancient Israel, and Elisha was a part of it. 2 Kings 10 brings us along on Jehu’s bloody takeover; he would go beyond his commission by God, in his own quest to secure power.
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