I kept reading, hoping for some kind of resolution. It didn’t really come.
These chapters are not easy to read. They are graphic, unsettling, and at times hard to reconcile. Society feels like it has completely unraveled—morally, spiritually, and politically. Choices are extreme. Leadership is inconsistent. Even those who do some good don’t fully follow through.
And yet, I still see the Lord.
I see Him holding back destruction because of His covenant with Abraham. I see Him working through imperfect people like Jehu—accomplishing His purposes, even when their hearts aren’t fully His.
That gives me something steady to hold onto.
I don’t need to dwell in the heaviness of these chapters, but I don’t want to ignore them either. They remind me how quickly things can fall apart when people turn away from what is right. And they quietly nudge me to stay grounded—to choose faithfulness, even when the world around me feels inconsistent or uncertain.
One more thought came as I was talking this through with Clyde. The Book of Mormon isn’t without this same kind of unraveling. The Jaredites come to a complete end. Moroni witnessed the destruction of his entire people and was left alone to preserve the record. These patterns repeat.
Maybe that’s enough for today. It’s certainly enough for me to sit with.
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