Still They Speak “Jehosheba & Jehoiada”

The Bible is not a bunch of disconnected stories. The Bible is one big story, one single narrative, and every person, every moment, every witness keeps pointing beyond itself to Jesus. Adam points to the true and better Adam who passed the test. Abel points to the true and better Abel whose blood cries out, not for condemnation, but for acquittal. David points to the true and better David whose victory becomes the victory of his people, even though they never lifted a stone. Esther, Jonah, Moses, Job, the Passover lamb, the temple, the priest, the king, the sacrifice, the bread, and the light all point to Jesus.

Hebrews 11 says Abel still speaks though he died, and that kind of faith still speaks from the grave. Jehosheba and Jehoiada, even though they are lesser known, speak the same way. Their lives point back to Jesus, not to themselves. Their story happens in Judah, after wicked alliances had brought the house of Ahab and Jezebel into David’s line. Athaliah, the mother of dead King Ahaziah, tried to wipe out the royal heirs so she could hold power. The promise to David looked like it was hanging by a thread.

Jehosheba rescued baby Joash from the slaughter and hid him in the temple. Jehoiada, her husband and the priest, helped protect him for six years. God had placed both of them exactly where they were for a reason. Jehosheba had access to the royal family, and Jehoiada had access to the temple. Their position was not random. God used ordinary faithful people in the right place at the right time to preserve the line of David.

Jesus is the true and better Jehosheba and Jehoiada because only Jesus held the unique position needed to save. The Word was with God, the Word was God, and the Word became flesh. No one else could leave heaven, come to earth, give his body, pour out his blood, and rescue sinners. No one took his life from him. He gave it willingly.

God also uses faithful people to preserve his promises. Athaliah tried to destroy David’s line, but God had already said David’s throne would be established forever. Joash was hidden, crowned, and protected because God keeps what God says. Yet Joash’s sad ending gives a warning. As long as Jehoiada’s voice shaped him, Joash did right. When other voices took over, Joash fell into idolatry and even killed Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son. The voices a person trusts greatly affect the path that person follows.

Jesus is the better counselor because he never dies. His voice remains through his Word, through the Spirit, and through the people who faithfully speak his truth. The great cloud of witnesses points to one place: fix the eyes on Jesus.

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Key Takeaways

• 1. God places people on purpose God placed Jehosheba in the palace and Jehoiada in the temple, and that placement became the doorway for rescue. Their usefulness did not come from fame, platform, or perfect timing as people usually define it. Their faithfulness came from recognizing that the place already given by God carried responsibility. [58:14]
• 2. Promises move through faithful hands God could have preserved Joash without human help, but God chose to use a courageous aunt and a faithful priest. Divine sovereignty did not erase human action, and human action did not weaken divine sovereignty. The promise to David stood firm, and faithful people became the means by which that promise stayed visible in history. [64:22]
• 3. Trusted voices shape whole paths Joash’s life shows how deeply a soul can be formed by the voices it lets in. Jehoiada’s counsel led him toward what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but other voices pulled him into idolatry and violence. A heart does not drift in a neutral direction, because the voices it trusts become the path it follows. [68:21]
• 4. Jesus is every better witness Every Old Testament witness matters because every witness points past itself to Christ. Jesus does not merely preserve one promise or win one battle for one moment. Jesus fulfills all the promises of God, restores sinners forever, and shepherds his people with a voice that never dies.
  
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Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [41:50] - The Bible Points To Jesus
• [45:14] - Witnesses Still Speak
• [47:57] - Jehosheba And Jehoiada Introduced
• [49:06] - Judah’s Desperate Background
• [51:48] - Joash Rescued From Athaliah
• [54:12] - Jehoiada Summons Courage
• [55:48] - The Hidden King Is Crowned
• [58:14] - Placed Where God Wants
• [64:22] - Faithful People Preserve Promises
• [68:21] - Voices Shape The Path
• [74:02] - Every Witness Points To Jesus
• [76:34] - Communion Fixes Eyes On Christ

1. In 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, what details show the danger Joash was in, and what specific actions did Jehosheba take to rescue him?
2. What does the passage say about Jehosheba’s family connections and Jehoiada’s role, and how did those positions make the rescue possible? [58:14]
3. According to Hebrews 11:4, what does Abel still do even after death, and what was said that faithful witnesses are still doing in the same way? [45:23]
4. In John 1:1, 14, what truths are given about who Jesus is and what he did? How do those verses show that Jesus alone was able to come and save? [01:01:32]

1. Athaliah tried to wipe out the royal family, yet Joash was preserved. What does that reveal about the strength of God’s promise to David, even when everything looked close to lost? [01:04:26]
2. Jehosheba and Jehoiada were not famous figures, but they were placed where access and faithfulness mattered. What does their story suggest about how God usually carries out his purposes through ordinary people? [01:05:16]
3. If all the promises of God find their Yes in Jesus, how should that shape the way a person reads Old Testament stories like this one? [01:06:17]
4. Joash did right while Jehoiada’s voice shaped him, but he drifted badly when other voices took over. What does that reveal about how deeply trusted voices can direct a person’s whole life? [01:08:21]

1. God places people on purpose. Where does life right now give a person unusual access, responsibility, or influence—at home, at work, in friendships, or in the church—and what might faithfulness look like there this week? [01:02:47]
2. It is easy to wait for a “better” season, a stronger faith, or more knowledge before obeying. Where might someone be delaying simple obedience because the timing does not feel ideal? [01:03:02]
3. God uses faithful people to preserve his promises in the world. What is one specific way this group could help make Christ known to someone nearby instead of assuming that task belongs to somebody else? [01:07:58]
4. The voices a person trusts shape the path that person follows. What voices have been loud lately—media, friends, fear, ambition, bitterness, comfort—and how are those voices affecting daily choices? [01:11:27]
5. Jesus is the counselor who never dies, and his voice remains through his Word and Spirit. What habits would help someone hear Christ’s voice more clearly in the coming week? [01:10:47]
6. Joash’s story is a warning that a person can start well and still drift. What are some early signs that the heart is beginning to move away from the Lord, and how should those signs be answered quickly? [01:09:26]
7. Every witness in Scripture points beyond itself to Jesus. When reading the Bible personally, what helps keep the focus from settling mainly on human examples and instead fixing the eyes on Christ? [01:14:02]