Day 107: January 15, 2026 – II Kings 6-10 and Psalm 140

It is interesting that while the northern kingdom, Israel, remains unfaithful and tends to be the most unfaithful, we find ourselves in a time where a ruler takes over who was anointed by the Lord and then takes on the commands of the Lord. Jehu takes over in a most violent way, clears the house of Ahab in the most violent of ways, and rules over Israel in the most violent of ways even while the territory of Israel is being chipped away. We are seeing the beginning of the end for Israel, even while a somewhat faithful ruler takes over.

The saga of this type of Game of Thrones is just about over and we do not have anyone or anything taking its place except when Jesus comes, and then it is anything but a geopolitical rule, it is a ruler of the hearts and minds of the people of God. What a difference.