Hezekiah may not be perfect, but his heart’s in the right place - with God. Will that be enough to save him, and the nation?
Sennacherib’s letters
2 Chronicles 32:17
He defies God
2 Kings 19:8-13, Isaiah 37:8-13
Hezekiah’s prayer
2 Chronicles 32:20, 2 Kings 19:14-19 Isaiah 37:14-20
The Psalmist’s temptation
Psalm 73:1-14
How he gained victory
Psalm 73:15-28
Isaiah’s response to Hezekiah
2 Kings 19:20-34, Isaiah 37:21-35
Sennacherib writes a threatening letter to Hezekiah, and Hezekiah’s response is to take it straight to God. “Look at this, God,” he says. “What shall we do about it?” God has promised exactly what he’s going to do about it, and he puts his plans into effect.
The angel of death gets another outing, the Assyrian army is decimated. Sennacherib finds reason to return home, where two of his sons attempt a coup against him, and he is killed. At a stroke, the mighty Assyrian war machine is humbled. God has acted, as he promised he would.
Psalm 73 expresses the feeling that doubtless Hezekiah and his people had. They had been clinging to hope by the fingertips, almost despairing that God would save them. But God will hear them, and help them. “Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds..” (Psalm 73:27-28)
Sennacherib’s letters
2 Chronicles 32:17
He defies God
2 Kings 19:8-13, Isaiah 37:8-13
Hezekiah’s prayer
2 Chronicles 32:20, 2 Kings 19:14-19 Isaiah 37:14-20
The Psalmist’s temptation
Psalm 73:1-14
How he gained victory
Psalm 73:15-28
Isaiah’s response to Hezekiah
2 Kings 19:20-34, Isaiah 37:21-35
Sennacherib writes a threatening letter to Hezekiah, and Hezekiah’s response is to take it straight to God. “Look at this, God,” he says. “What shall we do about it?” God has promised exactly what he’s going to do about it, and he puts his plans into effect.
The angel of death gets another outing, the Assyrian army is decimated. Sennacherib finds reason to return home, where two of his sons attempt a coup against him, and he is killed. At a stroke, the mighty Assyrian war machine is humbled. God has acted, as he promised he would.
Psalm 73 expresses the feeling that doubtless Hezekiah and his people had. They had been clinging to hope by the fingertips, almost despairing that God would save them. But God will hear them, and help them. “Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds..” (Psalm 73:27-28)
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