1. Joash repairs the temple (1-16)

Jehoiada the chief priest chose Joash's wives, and surrounded him with people who loved God. Joash worked hard to please God and Jehoiada. He began and completed an ambitious project to restore the temple. He removed every remaining vestige of Baal worship, and led the people to worship God wholeheartedly.

2. The murder of Zechariah (17-27)

Then Jehoiada died. Zechariah was his son. When he saw that King Joash had yielded to the influence of certain corrupt officials and allowed the people to indulge in the orgies of Baal worship, he spoke out. King Joash forgot the kindness of Jehoiada and ordered Zechariah stoned to death. The Lord removed his hand of protection and Judah was invaded by the army of Aram. Joash was wounded, then murdered on his bed by some of his officials.

Application: Lord, help us to live before you from the beginning to the end, and be faithful to you from the heart.
One Word: Be faithful from first to last