This story of the hiding of the baby Joash and then the eventual coronation of the very young king has always been intriguing for me. On this read of it I can't stop thinking of what the six years must have been like for Jehoiada the priest and his followers as they very carefully planned the day when they would present Judah with their new king and remove the evil Athaliah from power. This was no small feat.
There was so much to consider! When to do it. How to do it. Who to get involved. The logistics and politics of this coup must of been very extensive. It had to go just right or it would have been a disaster. You get the sense that bringing the young Joash to the throne was their only chance to save Judah. They must have planned this with great care for the entire six years that Joash was hidden away in the temple. Maybe they thought they could do it when he was about 4 or so. Maybe they thought it would have to be when he was about 16. Clearly, Jehoiada was prepared to rule Judah by proxy while the child matured so the age of Joash may not have been as important as the timing for the revolt and the right connections to be made. There must have been scores of secret meetings and dozens of revisions to the plan. What must the planning have been like? How many close calls were there as some of the details could have pontentially leaked out to the queen? There must of been lots of tense moments. How badly were they all iching to just get on with it.
The six years in the making for King Joash are really facinating to me. The plans to bring him to the throng were no doubt very very carefully and prayerfully considered. Everything had to be handled with great care. It must have been an interesting time in Judah.
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