9 April | Kids
«But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart.» 2 Kings 10:31
Do you remember the evil King Ahab and his wife Jezebel? They hated the things of God and built many places to worship idols. They led the people to disobey God too.
After Ahab’s death, his son and then his grandson reigned, but they were also disobedient to God. The evil queen Jezebel kept doing evil things in the kingdom.
Then the prophet Elisha went to a city and anointed a man named Jehu to be king. Soon King Jehu persecuted those who worshiped Baal and destroyed them all. Queen Jezebel was killed too.
Jehu reigned for 28 years in Israel. That’s quite a long time, isn’t it? He did good things in the kingdom, but he did not obey God completely. The people still had other idols to worship. God wasn’t pleased with this because He asks us for total obedience, not just a little.
Let’s practice!
Ask your mom how she would like for you to obey her.