Hamutal, (II Kings 23:31; 24:18; Jer. 52:1), daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of the godly Josiah, but mother of two ungodly king sons, Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. The former reigned three months, and his tendencies were evil rather than good. The latter reigned eleven years, and neither he nor his people gave heed to the word of God.
The great prophet Jeremiah, in his denunciation of the wickedness of Hamutal's son Zedekiah, placed emphasis on the fact that "his mother's name was Hamutal. . . . And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord" Jeremiah 52:1-2
This mother's first king son Jehoahaz, after being deposed, was taken in chains to Riblah by Necho, king of Egypt, and afterwards into Egypt. Her other king son saw his own sons put to death, had his own eyes put out, was bound in fetters himself and carried to Babylon.
Is the character of these sons a reflection of the mother?
The great prophet Jeremiah, in his denunciation of the wickedness of Hamutal's son Zedekiah, placed emphasis on the fact that "his mother's name was Hamutal. . . . And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord" Jeremiah 52:1-2
This mother's first king son Jehoahaz, after being deposed, was taken in chains to Riblah by Necho, king of Egypt, and afterwards into Egypt. Her other king son saw his own sons put to death, had his own eyes put out, was bound in fetters himself and carried to Babylon.
Is the character of these sons a reflection of the mother?
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