And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
So what good policy does this have to do with me? It is sort of the who are you in this passage type of thing. Are you Jehu? Zimri? Jezebel? The eunuchs? Or on-looker?
Jehu...
The man of God fighting the battle of God standing up for God. He stood in the gap when the evil people were in charge and did what was needed (very David-esque). He then totally eradicated the source of the evil and did what was right. Translation: He is the guy who leads others in to battle, leads by example, knows who the enemy is, and did not stop fighting until the battle was done. He could have stopped after Zimri, but he knew Jezebel was the real problem. That is just like sin in our life. It is easy to get rid of the superficial sins, but it is the root problems that need to be erradicated til there is barely anything recognizable left. Second, I need to lead by example and show others the way into the battle and who the enemy is.
Zimri...
He represents the superficial battle against the enemy. These are the dispensible people (even friends) that Satan uses to accomplish his purposes. Translation: I need to be careful not to be used by Satan to damage my friends, and I need to be careful not to try to stop the man of God from doing what he needs to do.
Jezebel...
Besides being a woman in power, there are plenty of other issues with her. The dominate one of course is her explict hatred for the man of God. She was anti-Elijah, anti-anybody who was not with her, and I am sure she would have been anti-Ahab if she politically could have been. She commanded for the death of the man of God, orchastrated great sin in the city, and was ugly (she had to put on make-up after all. Ugliness, in my opinion, is the only reason for make-up.) Translation: I should not be a woman. I should not be anti the things of God. I should not manipulate people for my own pleasures and desires. I should be careful not to be so hard-hearted and vain that I do not even know that the people around me could turn at any moment.
The Eunuchs...
These are the servants that worked for Jezebel and Ahab. The same group that ultimately pushed her out the window. Translation: Even Satan's minions can do right? I do not mean his little devils, I mean the people in this world whom Satan has used to do his will. Just because Satan has used you to accomplish his will does not mean all is lost. The eunuchs stepped up and through Jezebel from the window. I am not saying they got saved that day, but what I am saying is that they recognized that Jehu was the man and they helped him in succeding in his battle. So, in other words, I need to support the man of God when he comes riding into battle at whatever the cost, despite losing my job or other important stuff.
The On-lookers...
Application: Is there such a thing truly as a bystander? Just a simple on-looker that is just watching? I have always been of the persuassion that the answer to that is no. You are either a help or a hindarence to any situation that you are in. Involved or not. You can influence the person taking the action just by standing there. Support by clapping. Discouragment by shaking your head. Or even gasping in amazement at what just took place. It is evident that nobody stopped Jehu (he did run her over till she was dust afterall). Everybody is involved, because they could have saved their 'beloved" queen, but they did not.
So what kind of person are you from this passage? That is the question I direct towards myself and anyone who would like to take this as a good policy verse.
Looking forwards to May
Topher Myers
P.S. I realize that this is more than one verse so it technically cannot be a good policy "verse," but I am the author and I get poetic liscence.
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