Ahesiah dies, Atholiah is on the throne. She's a personification of Satan trying to kill the offspring of the woman who will crush his head. Jehoshab YAH took Joash, the son of Ahesiah and stole him away from among the king's sons; she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. And he remained with him six years hidden in the house of God while Atholiah rained over the land. Hanging by the thread of one little kid, our whole salvation.
Though the Israelites recalled the monarchy as their “glory days,” even their most noteworthy kings were messy, complicated, and oftentimes disappointing in their actions. So why do we need their stories? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland wrestle with the challenges and significance of the first three monarchs in Israel’s history: Saul, David, and Solomon.