What are your guys thoughts on Jehu?
I think Jehu is somewhat a great analogy for Christians of this age.
Most true Christians today have been called by God although we grew up in harsh circumstances where Christendom at large is currently plagued by various forms of idolatry and divided by numerous denominations. Jehu was called in a time where Israel and Juda were divided and deep into idolatry. Jeroboam, Jehu's father, made two golden calves saying these were Israel's original gods
just like in Christendom today we are told lighting candles before statues, prayer to Mary and saints or icons are an early Christian customs and there is no 2nd Commandment forbidding the carving of images (which is a lie perpetuated for centuries literally).
God appointed His prophet Elisha to anoint Jehu. God in Jesus anoints us with His Spirit. In order to anoint Jehu, prophet Elisha (an archetype of Christ in the OT) sent one son of the prophets without a name. Someone really not important at first glance :
And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Get yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his associates, and take him to an inner room. Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.” So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead. And when he arrived, there were the captains of the army sitting; and he said, “I have a message for you, Commander.” Jehu said, “For which one of us?” And he said, “For you, Commander.” Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.
2 Kings 9:1-6
This not so important young man without a name ended up turning Jehu into a king because he obeyed and believed in God.
True christians today turned to Christ after we listened to a sermon at a church, got touched by a Bible verse, or watched a video with an honest and humble heart. Those means looked insignificant and were done/assumed to be done by "no-names" yet God used these means so
we put aside our egos and reasonings, repented and welcomed Jesus in our heart thus received the anointing of His Spirit.
Jehu became a king but was somewhat insecure about it so much so he tried to hide this information.
Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his babble.”
2 Kings 9:11
Jehu heard them describe this no name as a madman and got afraid of their reaction if he told them the truth.
Many fresh Christians are very insecure about their faith and it's still something I'm working on personally. Unlike early disciples willing to risk death for their testimony, we don't share this faith we have with strangers and just like Jehu, when random people on internet, our friends or colleagues at work say
"look at these weird and backward priests and pastors, this mad preacher saying sex outside wedlock is evil, their ‘fictional’ Jesus talking against divorce and adultery. How do people believe them? Thankfully we’re not delusional like them", we often refuse to take a stand and rather go along and implicitly admit "yeah some people are weird really"
knowing full well we disagree with their views.
Look how they responded to Jehu :
And they said, “A lie! Tell us now.” So he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ”
2 Kings 9:12
Indeed, in one way or another the world isn't dupe and the Antichrist spirit ruling on our society ultimately finds out what we're on about and asks
'what you've been told to say? I see you're not bowing to my baals, nor accepting the seduction of my evil spirit, neither you’re revering my golden calves nor waving my rainbow flags to join my rebellion against God so stop lying to yourself.'
I know this is something very unpleasant to hear for Catholics but Jehu was in fact the archetype of a reformer because he reversed the idolatrous customs during his reign as king of Israel.
"And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and made it a refuse dump to this day. Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel."
2 Kings 10:26-28
King Jehu from the Old Testament was an iconoclast, the Protestant reformation was a Christian repeat of Jehu's action inside the Church and the 2nd commandment has been re-established like that. Yet the Reformation couldn't finish the job, just like Jehu hasn't finished the job.
"However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan."
2 Kings 10:29
Unfortunately
Jehu hasn't loved God with all his heart and the sins and rebellion of his nation he grew up with remained after his death. We can argue Protestantism breaded other forms of idolatry as well for the same reason thus becoming the idol maker it tried to fight.
"But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin."
2 Kings 10:31
I feel somewhat compelled to say, true Christians of this age have the duty to learn to take a stand against the various forms of idolatry in our lives and Christendom at large. It would be a great start to ask ourselves if our political stances, whether it's Nationalism, Liberalism, Socialism or Zionism for example have become a form of idolatry.
The Bible isn't there to cuddle our feelings but to tell the harsh un-compromised truth.
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children."
Hosea 4:6
All I can say it's that I pray Christians would all welcome the works of the Holy Spirit in them so their behaviors would be transformed into something that conforms to God's commandments. Not thanks to personal efforts but with His positive influence in our lives through prayer and scripture meditation lest we repeat Jehu’s mistakes.