1 Kings 16:1-7

Jehu's Prophecy.

Jehu was a prophet and the son of a prophet. Of his father Hanani we read in 2 Chronicles 16:7-10 , where it is recorded to his honour that he suffered imprisonment for the fidelity of his testimony against Asa. This son was worthy of such a father. His testimony before Baasha, a man of desperate resolution and unscrupulous irreligion, was admirably courageous. We hear of him again after an interval of forty years (see 2 Chronicles 19:2 ; 2 Chronicles 20:1-37 :84). In his prophecy here

I. HE RECITES THE CRIMES OF BAASHA . These were—

1 . That he " walked in the way of Jeroboam ." This implies

2 . That he made the people of the Lord to sin .

3 . That he thereby provoked the anger of the Lord against them .

4 . And because he killed Jeroboam .

II. HE UTTERS THE JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD .

1 . The posterity of Baasha was to be taken away .

2 . History repeats itself .

3 . There are posthumous punishments .