Terminator Genes 2

Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. (2Chronicles 21:4)

When I wrote about Ahab’s descendants and the devil’s strategy in using them to terminate the promise, I had used the book of Kings. And there only one aspect of that grand design is reported, the final part.

But in the book of Chronicles the complete design is recorded. And that is what I will want us to look at.

I called Athaliah the submissive and obedient wife and daughter in law to the godly king because I had not looked at this other aspect of her life.

Look at what Jehoshaphat did to secure his posterity.

And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn. (2Chronicles 21:3)

Why then did Jehoram kill his brothers since they were not in the least posing any threat to his reign?

Athaliah was starting to carry out the devil’s scheme of terminating God’s promise to David and ultimately Abraham and even Adam.

Killing her grandchildren could not have accomplished much since there were other princes who had the royal blood and so could have taken over the kingdom legitimately.

Moving her husband to destroy all the royal blood was therefore intentional. It was a precursor to what was to be done later.

But Athaliah was not alone in that scheme. Do you remember that some other kings came and destroyed all Jehoram’s sons and left only the youngest, and I suspect because God hid him like He would later hide Joash?

Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. (2Chronicles 21:7)

But I want you to appreciate the fact that the evil one’s scheme was elaborate and foolproof.

Imagine killing three generations of the promise! And all that because of an innocent marriage through a partnership of kings.

Let us look at it step by step to appreciate the fact that the devil can also develop a long term project.

It starts with a godly king becoming friends with a wicked king.

That friendship was sealed by marriage; the wicked king offering his daughter to the eldest son of the godly king, most probably as the first wife, giving wickedness a foothold in the running of the kingdom since she was the queen.

After the godly king dies, the son, now in the clutches of the wicked scheme, is driven into killing all his brothers for no reason since his godly father had dispersed them to enable him to reign without any hindrance. He therefore remains the only link to the promise.

As we know God, He must judge that wickedness and so the sons of this wickedness leaning king are also killed. But that was not enough because his last-born escapes that purge.

The bride from hell now remains with a grandson who probably has no idea about rulership. He is therefore in the clutches of his grandmother, the same bride from hell.

Of course, he also dies. But he leaves children, David’s seed.

That is where Athaliah finally goes for the kill, clearing all her grandchildren and in effect killing the promise.

But God.

He knew of the scheme long before it was crafted, leave alone hatched.

That is why there is always a remnant however watertight the enemy’s scheme is.

What am I saying?

I am simply repeating what I wrote last time.

God has released something in your direction.

Please watch out for the Ahabs and Athaliahs because they know what God has released in your direction and will spare no effort or cost to nullify or hijack it.

Maintain your focus. Otherwise you could as well end up worse than David’s line since you might be like those sons who joined the devil’s scheme unwittingly yet reaped beyond anything they may have imagined.

Watch those innocent alliances. They could be being brought with a termination gene in them.