MOTHERS OF KINGS: HAMUTAL

(Message by Tanny Keng) 

1. Mothers of Kings

a) Mothers of kings in 1 & 2 Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles are often mentioned for their deeds. These mothers certainly had some influence in the young lives of their sons and in who they eventually turned out to be. There are many children with godly mothers who grow up and choose to do evil. And there are just as many children with bad mothers who grow up and choose to do good. But for the most part, the faith and the future of all children is shaped to some extent by the behavior, words and actions of their parents.

b) A child is a reflection of the woman who bore him or her – not only in appearance, but also in word, action, attitude and character. Mothers should never underestimate the influence that they and their faith have in their children’s lives. Mothers have the power to change the world by raising sons and daughters who will be bearers of light, proclaimers of truth, defenders of justice and forces of good. 

c) Here we have one of the many records of mothers influencing their sons for good or evil.

1. Hamutal

i) Hamutal (Jeremiah 52:1; 2 Kings 23:31; 24:18) was the mother of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah. He was crowned at twenty-one years of age and reigned for eleven years. The Bible says he did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 

Jeremiah 52:1 New King James Version (NKJV)

52 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 

2 Kings 23:31 New King James Version (NKJV)

³¹ Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 

2 Kings 24:18 New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁸ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 

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