The Grands Letter (2 Kgs/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on December 22, 2025 5:27 am (CST)
Dear Grands,
2 Kings 10:18-21, “Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, ‘Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.’
19 “’Now, summon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.
20 And Jehu said, ‘Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.’ And they proclaimed it.
21 Then Jehu sent throughout Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And when they went into the house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.”
Here’s an age-old question: “Is it ever right to do wrong to do right?”
It seems an easy answer when we discover we’ve been “snookered.” I have to confess that when I first read verses 18-19a, I was furious at Jehu! I had read the passage before, but had forgotten the part that said “But Jehu did it in cunning…”
Although the Scripture gives Jehu a pass (due to his good intention), it is not an “all-time ‘okay’” that we can squeeze in wherever we find it helpful for whatever we want.
Following the end of the Second World War, men who were Nazis sought to exclude their heinous acts under the banner of “…that was war; we were under the authority of our commanders. We had to do it!”
No, this age-old question brings up an age-old truth: “It is never right to do wrong to do right.”
Heartily in Christ,
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
United States of America
“We will never know that Christ is all we need,
Until He becomes all that we have.” –Corrie ten Boom
