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Jehoiada brings
about a coup in order to get Athaliah off the throne and to put the rightful
king on the throne. Jehoiada’s coup involves the priest, the Levites, and the
military commanders. Everyone who has
power and command in the city are in on the coup in order to make sure that it
went smoothly. Everything goes precisely
as planed.
This chapter
answers a very important question. Can a
follower of God be a part of a coup? Can
a follower of God take place in overthrowing a government? Can a follower of God take part in the
disrespect of authority?
The answer
to all of those questions is yes. Jehoiada
is not only part of a coup, but he leads it.
Jehoiada takes charge and devises a plan to get the current authority
out of the picture.
There is a
very important fact that puts this in perspective. The authority in question is not legitimate. In fact, the authority in question has built
an altar to Ba’al in Jerusalem itself! Jehoiada’s
coup isn’t about getting rid of Athaliah.
Jehoiada’s coup is about getting rid of the authority that is putting Ba’al
into the presence of the people.
As a part of
Jehoiada’s coup, he puts Joash in power.
Joash has been living with him for 6 years. Joash has been taught by Jehoiada. Jehoiada knows that when Joash is made king, Ba’al
will be gone. Things may not be perfect
under Joash, but at the very least there won’t be a king who is encouraging
people to walk away from the Lord.
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