Joel M Bradshaw

28Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel. 29But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin—that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. 30And the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” 31But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin.–2 Kings 10, emphasis added

1. Jehu was an interesting king.
2. He was the closest we were going to get to a faithful king up north in Israel.
3. All the faithful kings instead were down south in Judah.
4. He obeyed God regarding Baal and Ahab.
5. But Jehu’s heart was elsewhere regarding his own sin.
6. He is a good illustration that you can do good things for God and even honor God, but still live like a hypocrite.
7. Partial obedience is still full hypocrisy. This used to be me. Don’t let it be you. Take your sin seriously and get help.–JMB