Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is 2 Kings 9:30-37. Let’s go!
2 Kings 9:30 (NIV)
30 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she painted her eyes, arranged her hair and looked out of a window.
On verse 30: Having heard that Jehu has killed her son King Joram, Jezebel expects that she is next, so she paints her eyes and does her hair. Why? Some scholars think she was trying to seduce Jehu. I think the more likely scenario is that she’s getting ready to die as dignified a death as possible. Jezebel may have thought to herself, “If I’m going to die a queen mother, I better look the part!” Ironically, despite her efforts to look good in death, Jezebel would end up being killed in the most undignified way, as we will see.
What can we learn from this? The best way to prepare for death and eternity is not to get busy doing your hair or make up, but to change your clothes; that is, put on the robes of righteousness that Jesus makes available to you and me. In other words, if you really want to get ready for death and eternity, if you really want to look good while dying, the absolute best way has nothing to do with your hair and make up and everything to do with having Jesus Christ as your Saviour. For hair and make up won’t cover your sins, but Jesus’ robes of righteousness can.