The Gaurdian Jehosheba Series

THE GAURDIAN JEHOSHEBA

TEXT

(2 Kings 11:1–3; 2 Chronicles 22:10–12)

“But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons which were slain; she hid him… even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.”

PROLOGUE: THE NIGHT EVIL CAME FOR THE CHILDREN

It was one of the darkest nights in Judah’s history.

Queen Athaliah, the power-hungry daughter of Jezebel, had seized the throne — and she ordered every royal child, every heir to David’s throne, slaughtered.

Her goal was simple: to erase the promise of God.

No child, no heir.

No heir, no Messiah.

It looked like evil had won.

But in the shadows of the palace, one woman — Jehosheba — moved quietly through the chaos.

She gathered up a single infant, Joash, and his nurse, and hid them away in a linen closet off the royal bedchamber.

For six long years she kept the secret.

While Athaliah reigned and blood stained the city, Jehosheba guarded a crying baby — the last hope of God’s covenant.

A QUIET HERO IN A LOUD WORLD

Jehosheba’s name barely appears in Scripture, but her act altered history.

She wasn’t a prophet like Elijah, or a warrior like David — she was a guardian.

She didn’t preach.

She protected.

And sometimes that’s the highest form of faith — not standing in the spotlight, but standing guard over what God has promised.

“She hid him… that he was not slain.”

When the world targets innocence, God raises up those who will hide what is holy.

MODERN PARALLELS

We live again in a generation where Athaliah reigns — a culture that kills its unborn, mocks purity, and declares open war on the faith of children.

And in this age, God still needs Jehoshebas — men and women who will say:

“You can take the palace, but you can’t have the promise.”

Parents who will protect truth in their homes.

Teachers who will whisper the Word where it’s forbidden.

Grandparents who will pray over cribs and classrooms.

Churches that will guard the next generation’s souls even if it costs them comfort or reputation.

THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE CAN BECOME THE SAFEST

Jehosheba hid Joash in the palace itself — the very place where Athaliah lived.

Right under the enemy’s nose.

That’s divine irony — God hid His promise in the danger zone.

He’s been doing that all along:

• He hid Moses in Pharaoh’s palace.

• He hid Jesus in Egypt while Herod hunted Him.

• And now, through Jehosheba, He hid the kingly line within the enemy’s walls.

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies.” — Psalm 23:5

When God shelters what He has chosen, the darkness can rage but cannot reach it.

SIX YEARS IN SECRET

For six years, Jehosheba and her husband Jehoiada raised that child in hiding — teaching him the law, nurturing him in faith, waiting for God’s timing.

Then, when the boy was seven, Jehoiada brought him forth and placed a crown on his head.

And when the people shouted, “Long live the king!” — Athaliah screamed, “Treason!”

But the treason had been hers all along.

Evil had ruled for a time, but the promise outlasted the tyrant.

GUARD WHAT IS HOLY

Jehosheba’s ministry was simple: to keep something alive until its appointed hour.

That may be your calling too.

To preserve faith in a skeptical family.

To guard your children’s innocence in a corrupt world.

To protect your church’s purity in an age of compromise.

To keep the flame burning when everyone else lets it die.

You may not preach on stages or lead nations — but you might be hiding the next generation’s deliverer in your arms.

“Despise not the day of small things.” — Zechariah 4:10

“Whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me.” — Matthew 18:5

HIDE YOUR PROMISE UNTIL IT’S STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND

What God has placed in your care — your faith, your children, your calling — may be fragile right now.

Protect it. Nurture it. Keep it safe from the Athaliah-voices that want it dead.

Don’t show it off too soon.

Don’t let the world raise what God told you to hide.

Wait until it’s ready to wear the crown.

Because what Jehosheba hid in secret, God crowned in public.

EPILOGUE: BE A JEHOSHEBA IN YOUR GENERATION

When history is written, it won’t remember the tyrants.

It will remember the guardians.

So, hide the child.

Hide the truth.

Hide the promise.

Hide the dream God gave you — not in fear, but in faith.

Because one day, when the noise of Athaliah fades, the trumpet will sound again.

And what you protected in secret will rise to rule in power.

“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.” — Habakkuk 2:14

INVITATION