2 Kings 8:16-19 (ESV)
In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign. He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
God is faithful to His promises. It was centuries before the above verses were written and lived out, that God made the promise mention in the above passage. Yet, the reason for God’s decision about wicked Joram was not based upon Joram. It was based upon God keeping His promise to King David that David’s genealogical line would always have someone on the throne. This was, of course, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus after He rose from the dead. He is now on the throne in heaven and that fulfills the promise:
Hebrews 1:3 (ESV)
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
We have to remember the Old Testament is Messianic in nature. The stories, the narratives and the history all point to Christ. The above is a refreshing reminder to us that despite how evil a ruler can be, God can use them to accomplish His promises to us.
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