Stories From The Hebrew Bible JEHU, THE FURIOUS CHARIOT DRIVER. He would also prophecy to King Jehoshaphat of Judah. Well? But…look at what verse 29 says… But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin—that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. Jehu was not a gentleman. Go to People in the Bible or Women in the Bible. There had been a turnover in the government of the northern kingdom, resulting in a new dynasty to replace that of Jeroboam, whose lineage he had wiped out to the very last person (beginning … I don’t want to leave a legacy like that. And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him. Here are a few leadership lessons we can glean from Jehu: 1. Jehu was a man of immediate action but without ultimate purpose. Jehu would come on the national stage suddenly and shake up the status quo, and so, too, with Donald Trump. Jehu killed a great number of people. ; Better known Jehu's are: Jehu came very close to becoming God’s kind of king, but he recklessly went beyond God’s commands and failed to follow through on the obedient actions that began his reign. Thus, Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel. So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot. Do I have to say anything? 34 Jehu went in and ate and drank. Jehu, King of Israel. This is a continual theme in 1-2 Kings and in the whole Bible. He also killed the king of Judah, Ahaziah. Jehu was a fighter. Jehu was kind of wild, kind of out of control, and you never knew what he was going to do next. Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, was the tenth King of the northern kingdom of Israel. “Take care of that cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.” (2 Kings 10:23-28) This man does nothing small. ; A son of Joshibiah of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:35); A warrior who joined David at Ziklag, who was a citizen of Anathoth of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 12:3). Jehu. Jehu, son of Hanani,1 was a contemporary of the great prophet Elijah, having preceded him during the days of King Baasha of Israel. The "son" of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi, (compare 1 Kings 19:16 2 Kings 9:2) a general of the army of Joram, slew his master, and usurped the throne of Israel, B. C. 884. God wants your whole heart. Jehu (UK: / ˈ dʒ iː h j uː /, US: / ˈ dʒ iː h uː /; Hebrew: יהוא, Yêhū "Yah is He") son of Hanani was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, who was active during the 9th century BC.. Biblical account. The relatively unknown Jehu's are: A son of Obed of Judah and father of Azariah (1 Chronicles 2:38). Like many kings mentioned in the Bible, Jehu is a mixed bag. He is big and grand and…successful! Joshua 19:45 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Jehu d, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon, 1 Kings 16:1 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 1 Kings 16:7 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of … Jehu said. God doesn’t want a share of your affections and love — he wants 100%. The son of Hanani, a prophet, sent with messages from God to Baasha king of Israel, and many years afterwards, to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, 1 Kings 16:1-7 2 Chronicles 19:1-3 20:34. He killed the king of Israel, Joram, who was the son of Ahab, with an arrow through the heart. Within the sight of victory, Jehu settled for mediocrity. Actually, he fights with everybody! You remember that when the Lord came to the prophet Elijah at Mount Horeb in the wilderness, the Lord commanded Elijah to anoint or call Hazael to be king of Syria and Jehu to be king of Israel. There are five men named Jehu in the Bible, two of whom are quite famous. Donald Trump is a fighter.