“Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his babble.” And they said, “A lie! Tell us now.” So he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ” Then each man hastened to take his garment and put it under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, “Jehu is king!””
II Kings 9:11-13 NKJV
a. Why did this madman come to you… You know the man and his babble: It was easy to dismiss this prophet as a crazed, babbling madman. It was easy for both Jehu and his associates to think of any God-honoring man as demented. Yet Jehu knew – and the others soon did also – that the man was a true prophet of God.
i. Yet when Jehu emerged from the tent with his head drenched with oil, it was easier to think that the man who did it was a madman. “So God’s prophets were ever counted and called by the mad world.” (Trapp)
b. Jehu is king: A moment before, these men regarded the prophet as a madman; now they took his word seriously and proclaimed the reluctant Jehu as the king of Israel. This shows the sense of dissatisfaction they had with Joram.
i. “The act of spreading out the garment was one of recognition, loyalty and promise of support.” (Wiseman)
(Guzik)
Man and His Babble!
Have you ever tried to share the gospel and had the same reaction as this prophet did with these people?
“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Mark 16:15 NKJV
But Jesus also said,
“And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.” Matthew 10:14 NKJV
If someone considers you a babbler when you share the gospel, shake off the dust from your feet and move on and share it with someone else!
Blessings
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