2 Kings 10:18-27
Summary for 2Kgs 10:18-27: 10:18-27 a By executing the priests of Baal, Jehu intended to wipe out religious worship associated with the house of Ahab, thereby destroying any sentimental attachment people had with the former dynasty.Summary for 2Kgs 10:18-19: 10:18-19 b Jehu deceptively played to the populace, promising to continue and promote the worship of Baal.
Summary for 2Kgs 10:25-26: 10:25-26 c innermost fortress ... sacred pillar: Canaanite temples contained a recessed place in the wall that held an image of a sacred stone. The temple of Baal in Samaria contained a sacred altar to Baal and an Asherah pole that Jehu’s men destroyed. Josiah’s later purge of Baal worship in Judah similarly involved burning and demolishing the Asherah pole in the Temple in Jerusalem (23:6 d).
10:27 e Turning the destroyed temple of Baal ... into a public toilet rendered it unclean, unfit for future religious ceremonies.
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