This was one evil woman, Athaliah who was Ahaziah’s mother. She was the granddaughter of Omri, who built Samaria and showed her displeasure at her son's death by trying to eliminate the whole family. God, in his providence and promise. Per the commentary: His sons were too young. Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah tried to murder all of
his young sons. But a daughter of Jehoram, Jehoshabeath took and she hid one of
these sons. His name was Joash. She was the wife of Jehoiada the priest. So,
they hid the boy with his nurse in the LORD’s temple for 6 years. In this way,
the LORD preserved the family of David.
Athaliah did not know about Joash. She made herself the queen and
she ruled Judah for 6 years (842 to 837 BC). She was the only ruler in Judah
who was not in the family of David.
It is amazing the malice that she showed to her own grandchildren because she could not mold them into her image like she did Ahaziah. The preservation of the lineage of David was essential and God did keep His promises.
Over all, decent day yesterday despite the torrential rain. Got the car taken car of and in spite of the deals that I got from my neighborhood car care place, it was still a small fortune. I guess you never want to chince on tires and brakes. Still getting some rebates in the mail to lessen the pain. Oh well, back to the grind.
Praise for today: I am confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27: 13.
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