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Yahweh said to Jehu, Because you have done well in executing that which 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.
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God Rewards Obedience
Commentators highlight that God rewarded Jehu for executing His judgment on Ahab's house. Even though Jehu's personal motives may have been flawed, his actions aligned with God's will, and God honored that obedience. As one scholar notes, "no services done for God will go unrewarded," showing that God sees and rewards actions that fulfill His purposes, even when performed imperfectly.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the Lord said to Jehu - This was probably spoken by the mouth of Elisha. To a certain extent, Jehu’s actions were acts of obedience, for…
19th Century
Anglican
Jehu’s reign and death.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to Jehu By a prophet, he not being one himself; and this is generally supposed, by the Jews F23
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It is justly questionable whether Jehu acted from a good principle and whether he did not take some false steps in doing it; yet no services done f…