Spiritual revival of Jehoiada

Spiritual revival of Jehoiada

2 Kings 11

1. Jehoiada was a high priest of the Lord in Judah.
2. He implemented several acts that revived the people, turning their hearts from worshipping idols to worshipping God.
3. He facilitated a covenant between God and the king of Judah and his people – vs.17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lordand the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
4. He led the people back down to the house of Baal and its images, slaying Matan, the priest of Baal, in the process.
5. He appointed priests to keep the temple.
6. He restored the rulership of Jehoash, who is a descendant of the Davidic line, as King of Judah.
7. He ensured the killing of Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel, who had manipulated to become the Queen of Judah and Israel.