Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 10:28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
2Ki 10:28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
Ver. 28. Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.] This was well, but not all; his golden calves made an end of him, though he made an end of Baal’s worship. Many will follow God in such duties as will suit with them and their designs, but no further. The rusty hand of a dial, at some time of the day, seemeth to go right.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord said unto Jehu,.... By a prophet,…
And the Lord said unto Jehu,.... By a prophet, he not being one himself; and this is generally supposed, by the Jews (w), to be Jonah the son of Amittai:
because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes: in rooting out the idolatry of Baal, which was right in the sight of God, and was materially a good work, though it might not be done from a good principle, nor every step taken in doing it justifiable:
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and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart: that he had decreed within himself should be done, and had foretold by his prophets would be done, the doing of which was acceptable and well pleasing to him:
thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel; as they did, namely, Jehoahaz, Joash, Jeroboam, and Zachariah, though the last reigned but six months, just enough to fulfil this promise.
(w) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 19.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel] The false…
28. Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel] The false worship had not taken such root in the land that it could ever revive again. Probably no buildings were reared to Baal except in the cities where the royal family dwelt. Hence when they were cut off, it would have no fosterers.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) Thus Jehu destroyed Baal.—Objectively considered, the slaughter of…
(28) Thus Jehu destroyed Baal.—Objectively considered, the slaughter of the servants of Baal was in perfect harmony with the Law; but, subjectively, the motive which influenced Jehu was thoroughly selfish. The priests and prophets of Baal in Israel, as depending entirely on the dynasty of Ahab, the king who had originally introduced the Baal-worship, might prove dangerous to Jehu. By exterminating them he might hope to secure the whole-hearted allegiance of the party that stood by the legitimate worship. His maintenance of the cultus established by Jeroboam (2Ki_10:29) proves that he acted from policy rather than religious zeal.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. The measures…
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. The measures taken were effectual; the worship of Baal was put down, and is not said to have been revived in the kingdom of the ten tribes. Moloch-worship seems to have taken its place. (see 2Ki_17:17)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:28-29 Despite extinguishing Baal worship from Israel, Jehu retained…
10:28-29 Despite extinguishing Baal worship from Israel, Jehu retained the worship of gold calves at Bethel and Dan, perpetuating the state religion instituted by Jeroboam I (1 Kgs 12:28-30). This would one day lead to the fall of the northern kingdom (2 Kgs 17:21-23).
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