Jehosheba: A woman's patient faith

Jehosheba is an example of a woman’s patient faith in God for the preservation of the kingdom. As women of faith, we must always be willing to have the courage to act for the kingdom. In Jehosheba’s case, her radical action played a direct role in the lineage of Christ.

Now when Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she set about to destroy all of the royal family. But Jehosheba, King Joram’s daughter, Ahaziah’s sister, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s children who were about to be killed; she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus she hid him from Athaliah so that he was not killed; he remained with her for six years, hidden in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah reigned over the land. (2 Kings 11:1-3)

With great courage, Jehosheba took her infant nephew, the prince Joash to safety. He was the only survivor of the carnage that Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah was responsible for. Can you imagine that breathless moment of decision?

She grabbed the baby and the nurse and hid them in the house of the Lord as the royal family’s children were being murdered by the raging mother of the dead king. It required strength and courage and quick thinking to save the future rightful king and Jehosheba didn’t hesitate.

She knew the kingdom would be lost if she didn’t do something. By saving the infant son of her brother, she preserved the royal line, but the next 6 years would require wisdom and patience to see the plan through. The boy needed to survive until he was old enough to take his rightful place as king and oust the betrayer of the throne, his own grandmother!

Hidden in the house of the Lord

Jehosheba hid the child in the place she trusted most- the house of the Lord. Her husband was a priest and the boy would be raised in the Word of the Lord. This was critical because Joash’s father and grandmother did evil in the eyes of the Lord. When Joash was hidden in God’s house, God was flipping the script on Joash’s life and breaking the evil cycle of rule in his family line. Our God is a breaker of generational curses!

But in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and entered into a compact with the commanders of the hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. They went around through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the towns of Judah and the heads of families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. Then the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. Jehoiada said to them, “Here is the king’s son! Let him reign, as the Lord promised concerning the sons of David. 2 Chronicles 23: 1-3

Seven years after the massacre, in a dramatic overturn, her husband, Jehoiada, who was a priest, brought down the evil queen and convinced the people of Israel to tear down their idols and recommit their lives back to the Lord. He and the Levites of the land reinstated Joash on the throne as the rightful king of Isreal at the tender age of seven years old!

In 2 Chronicles 24, the result is clear: “Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years of Jehoiada the priest.”

Had Joash not been saved by his aunt Jehosheba, none of that would have happened! It was because of Jehosheba’s bravery that the kingdom was saved, idols were torn down, and the royal line of David was preserved.

What can we take away from her example? Courage and Patient Faith

We can have courage in the hard moments if we have faith

Jehosheba teaches us that we can have courage in the hard moments and sometimes, that courage can change the course of history. Her willingness to act in a tragic moment saved the royal line of Israel.

Likewise, we must have courage in the face of injustice. We can stand up and take action to speak the truth, get involved in causes for the kingdom of God, and trust that He will help us! This world is filled with darkness that needs courageous women to shine the light of God’s Word. What area is God asking you to courageously act in?

Patient Faith Sees the Reward

Jehosheba also teaches us that patience in our acts of faith will be rewarded. We must be willing to stay patient and wait for the will of God to come about. She knew that if they could save the child and raise him to the appropriate age, they could take back the kingdom from the evil ruler, Queen Athalia, and place the rightful, now righteous king in her place.

When we courageously step forward to shine God’s Light, we must commit to seeing the work through and be patient with the manifestation of the outcome.

Patient Faith Requires Focus on God’s Will

Hiding a child for 7 years took focus and patience. How long are you willing to wait for God’s will to come to pass? In order to stay patient in your faith, you must remain focused on God’s will.

Hebrews 6:12 tells us that, “We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”

You see, Jehosheba’s courage to save her nephew required faith but it was her patience and the patience of her husband throughout the next 7 years that got them to God’s ultimate will for Israel.

Faith and patience must couple together to inherit the promises.

I pray that you are blessed by this Word today and that it strengthens your resolve to have courage and patient faith in your life! To read more examples from the Women who have gone before us, visit this page.

Jehosheba: A woman’s patient faith

Hidden in the house of the Lord

What can we take away from her example? Courage and Patient Faith

We can have courage in the hard moments if we have faith

Patient Faith Sees the Reward

Patient Faith Requires Focus on God’s Will

I pray that you are blessed by this Word today and that it strengthens your resolve to have courage and patient faith in your life! To read more examples from the Women who have gone before us, visit this page.

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Hidden in the house of the Lord

What can we take away from her example? Courage and Patient Faith

We can have courage in the hard moments if we have faith

Patient Faith Sees the Reward

Patient Faith Requires Focus on God’s Will

I pray that you are blessed by this Word today and that it strengthens your resolve to have courage and patient faith in your life! To read more examples from the Women who have gone before us, visit this page.

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