“But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.” (2 Kings 11: 2) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, whilst Athaliah was wiping out the entire seed royal, help came the way of Joash. Jehosheba rescued Joash and prevented h

“But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.” (2 Kings 11: 2) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. It is instructive to observe that whereas Athaliah set out to destroy the entire seed royal, Joash was not killed along with the rest. There was

“And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.” (2 Kings 11: 1) When Athaliah saw that her son was dead, she killed the entire royal heirs. She slew everyone who was in line to become king. She wiped off everyone who had capacity to take the throne. Whatever Athaliah’s motives were, no one knew; so, people who didn’t know what her issues were, were murdered for what was not clear to them. People died for what th

“And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.” (2 Kings 11: 1) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When Athaliah saw that her son, Ahaziah, was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Athaliah destroyed everyone who had the chance to become king. She wiped out the potential contenders for the position of King of Judah. She identified everyone who could be king, and she kill

“And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.” (2 Kings 11: 1) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of how Athaliah arose and slew the entire royal family because her son was dead. Notice that Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab (see 2 Kings 8 vs. 18, 26). Notice also that God had instructed Jehu to wipe out the whole house of Ahab (see 2 Kings 9 vs. 7-8). Jeh