Spiritual revival of Jehoiada
2 Kings 11

- Jehoiada was a high priest of the Lord in Judah.
- He implemented several acts that revived the people, turning their hearts from worshipping idols to worshipping God.
- 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.
- He led the people back down to the house of Baal and its images, slaying Matan, the priest of Baal, in the process.
- He appointed priests to keep the temple.
- He restored the rulership of Jehoash, who is a descendant of the Davidic line, as King of Judah.
- He ensured the killing of Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel, who had manipulated to become the Queen of Judah and Israel.