Reading
SAA Notes
It is a sign of God’s covenant grace to David that Jehoiada uses David’s own dedication gifts of hundreds of spears and shields to save David’s heir and place him on the throne. Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Eccles. 11:1
SJA Notes
* Lord God Above, let us praise You Name – Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and rulers, young men and maidens, old men and children – Praise the Lord!
“Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoida, Zechariah’s father, had shown him, but killed his son.”
Like many of the passages we read, this is at once a story of both great hope and of great sorrow.
We have a murdering grandmother, a faithful priest, a little boy of the line of kings that the priest saves.
The little boy is crowned, the grandmother brought to justice, and the city has peace.
For a while.
Then the faithful priest dies and the king goes astray. His did as his ancestor Rehoboam did, listening to folly, rejecting wisdom.
The king kills the son of the faithful priest, who was prophesying God’s word to the king.
This is the king who was once a little boy hiding for his life from an evil grandmother.
We _always_ need God.
His word. His love and faithfulness. His mercy and peace.
In the person of God the Father, we have such great love shown toward us, that while we were still sinners, He sent His Son to die in our place.
In the person of God the Son, Jesus, we have a faithful priest whom death had no hold over, a Great High Priest who lives forever and intercedes for us continually.
In the person of God the Holy Spirit, we have His wisdom and guidance with us, writing His word on our hearts.
Praise God for this!
* Dear Lord God,
Thank You that we have You as our forever high priest – Your wisdom will never pass away, You will never fail us, death could not hold You.
Please teach us today from Your word.
Amen.