Overview
Jehoiada served as high priest during one of Judah's darkest periods, when the wicked Queen Athaliah seized the throne and nearly destroyed the royal family. He courageously protected the infant Joash in the temple for six years, then led a righteous revolution to crown the boy king at age seven. Throughout his long life, Jehoiada championed the repair of the temple and the restoration of proper worship according to God's law.
Key Scriptures
"Jehoiada was thirty and seven years old when he died; and they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house" (2 Chronicles 24:15, KJV).
"And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest" (2 Chronicles 24:2, KJV).
Application
Jehoiada's faithful leadership reminds us that one person of conviction and courage can preserve God's purposes even in desperate circumstances.