The Line of David – Joash, King of Judah

“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the yearsJehoiada the priest instructed him.” -2 Kings 12:2 This verse stands as a summary of what I find to be one of the saddestaccounts in Scripture. Last month, we saw how the Lord had beenfaithful to His promise to David despite the best efforts of the evil queenof Judah, Athaliah, to wipe out the line of David. For the faithful priestof the Lord, Jehoiada, and his sister, Jehosheba, had hidden awayJoash, the infant son of Ahaziah, the deceased King of Judah. When Joash was seven, Jehoiada organized […]