Based on 2 Kings 10:1-11 (New King James Version)
“Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab’s sons, saying: Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and weapons, choose the best qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house. But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, ‘Look, two kings could not stand up to him; how then can we stand?’ And he who was in charge of the house, and he who was in charge of the city, the elders also, and those who reared the sons, sent to Jehu, saying, ‘We are your servants, we will do all you tell us; but we will not make anyone king. Do what is good in your sight.’ Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying: ‘If you are for me and will obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.’ Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. So it was, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons and slaughtered seventy persons, put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel. Then a messenger came and told him, saying, ‘They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.’ And he said, ‘Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.’ So it was, in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, ‘You are righteous. Indeed I conspired against my master and killed him; but who killed all these? Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the Lord has done what He spoke by His servant Elijah.’ So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his close acquaintances and his priests, until he left him none remaining.”
One might say, "How awful what Jehu did, even slaughtering King Ahab's sons!" Yet, it was God's will. How could something like that be God's will? And like many things the Lord does and commands, they may sound harsh, cruel, or even unjust, but He always is right because He has irrefutable reasons. To start, man has neither the right nor the slightest capacity to believe himself more just or good than God. It's impossible. God is perfect and righteous in all His ways, and we are the opposite: completely imperfect, sinful, and evil, no matter how good we may think we are. Therefore, anyone who believes himself to be good, and so much so that he feels entitled to judge God, has no idea of the world he lives in, much less any perception of his own evil. He is completely blind, and if he allows his blindness to continue guiding his life, it will lead him to eternal perdition. And there he will know perfectly, without missing any detail, how he got there, and that it was all his responsibility, just as he will also know the perfection of God, but it will be too late then, which will make his condemnation even more intolerable, and for all eternity. It is a very high price to pay for attempting to condemn God, and entirely avoidable if we only use a little reason, because there are many things that can be understood with just a little sincerity and intelligence.
To begin with, we must always consider God's point of view, because it is the only one that truly matters, for all existence depends on Him, and even more importantly for us personally, our eternal destination. He is the one who decides not only what we experience in the present, but even more importantly, what will happen to us in eternity. As the Lord Himself said: “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28. From God's perspective, we would understand that we were the ones who offended Him first. Man sinned against God, and God never sinned against man. What wrong did God do to man? Create man? Give him life? Give him the entire earth to rule over? Give him an existence free from corruption and death? Was that the wrong God committed against humanity? You might say, "I wasn't there at that time, therefore I'm not responsible." And that may be true, but what have you done since you were born? Have you sought after God and His will? Have you lived thanking Him for your daily existence, for everything you have, for everything He gives you and does for you each day, every moment? Have you put Him above all things and loved Him more than anyone else? If you're honest, none of that has really happened, and you're not alone, if we're all honest. We have all been very ungrateful. And if that weren't enough, we have all offended God with our sins, repaying with evil the good He does for us. That is what happens every time we sin, whether a lot or a little. We have all been, and still are, very ungrateful and offend God all the time. So, it is impossible to justify ourselves in any way, and far less, dare to judge the One who is perfect, righteous, and good to us, as the Word says: “That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5:45.
Now, what did King Ahab do? Or perhaps we should ask, “What evil did King Ahab not do?” His wickedness was great, and his rebellion against God even worse. He and his wife Jezebel worshipped false gods and idols and tried to exterminate everyone who followed the Lord, even the prophet Elijah, thus corrupting the entire nation. He never repented of his sins, and he died with them. And as Jehu fulfilled God’s punishment, the consequences of his sin fell upon Ahab’s entire family and even upon everyone connected to him.
Some may say, "I am not like Ahab." Today we have the dispensation of God's grace through Jesus Christ, which gives us greater access to His kingdom than before, but it also brings with it even greater responsibility, as it is written: “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. And again, ‘The Lord will judge His people.’ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:26-31. And it also says: “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” Philippians 2:12. So, let us not indulge in sin because we have His grace today, for whoever does not take care of their salvation with fear and trembling will face an even greater judgment both here and, even worse, in eternity if they do not repent before it is too late. So, do you live to do the will of Him to whom you owe everything, or do you remain stuck in your sins, living to do your own will? Lord bless! John. God bless Israel!