Living Water Community Church

We examined the passage dealing with the two kings of Israel in the northern kingdom which followed Jeroboam. Jeroboam’s son Nadab only reigned for 2 years and then Baasha assassinated him while he was attacking the Philistines. Baasha then went on to totally wipe out all the descendants of Jeroboam fulfilling the prophecy given by God. This prophecy had been because Jeroboam turned the people away from God leading them into idolatry. Baasha became king and continued to lead the people into idolatry. Jehu the prophet prophesied against the house of Baasha because he had continued to lead the people astray and also because he had destroyed the house of Jeroboam. What we explored in this passage is how God’s prophecy against Jeroboam had been fulfilled by Baasha but at the same time Baasha was judged for the wickedness of what he did to the house of Jeroboam. There is a tension here as God is actively  bringing judgement on sinful men even using sinful men to carry it out, but at the same time not giving sinful