Jehoiachin [JÔöÇ├┤hoi’achÔöÇ┬ín] JEHOVAH DOTH ESTABLISH. A son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, who was placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar, but only reigned for three months. He was carried away to Babylon and remained a captive until freed from prison by Evil-merodach and given palace favors (2 Kings 24:8, 12, 15; 25:27; 2 Chron. 36:8, […]

“What should we learn from the life of Jacob?”……Answer: Jacob's life began with a struggle. As a twin in the womb with Esau, he jostled for position and was born grasping his brother's heel. Jacob's name is translated as "he deceives" (Genesis 25:26). When his mother, Rebekah, asked God during her pregnancy what was happening […]

Jehoram, Joram [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├¼’ram,JÔö╝├¼’ram]-jehovah is high or exalted. 1. A son of Ahab, who became king of Israel after the brief reign of his brother Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:173:1, 69:242 Chron. 22:5-7). When Jehoram allied himself with Jehoshaphat, he paid tribute to the power of the king of Moab. He was not an imitator of the […]

Jehoshaphat [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├àsh’aphÔöÇ├ót]…–jehovah is judge. A recorder during the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Sam. 8:161 Kings 4:31 Chron. 18:15). One of Solomon's purveyors (1 Kings 4:17). A son of Asa, king of Judah, who succeeded his father (1 Kings 15:2422). The Man with a Good Record Because he carried out the religious reforms of […]

Jehoiakim [JÔöÇ├┤hoi’akÔöÇ┬ím] JEHOVAH SETS UP. The name given by Pharaoh-nechoh to Eliakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, whom he made king instead of Jehoahaz. His reign of eleven years is not favorably viewed by Jeremiah (2 Kings 23:34-36; 24:1-6, 19; 1 Chron. 3:15, 16; 2 Chron. 36:4-8; Jer. 1:3; 22:18, 24). The Man Who […]

“Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord?”……A judge of Israel, Jephthah, had made a foolish vow to the Lord that if God gave him victory in battle, he would sacrifice whatever first came out of his door when he came home (Judges 11:30-31). Jephthah's daughter was the first thing to come of out his […]

Jehoahaz, Joahaz [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├¼’ahÔöÇ├óz] JEHOVAH UPHOLDS, HATH LAID HOLD or THE LORD THAT SEES. A son and successor of Jehu and father of Joash who reigned for seven years 2 Kings 10:35 When Jehu died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king. 2 Kings 10:13…he met some relatives of King […]