Hezekiah becomes ill. Isaiah tells him his life is over. Embolden from God’s answer to his previous prayer he pleads with Him again. God heals Hezekiah’s sickness. I was wondering just where this story fell in Hezekiah’s life so I did the math. The attack from Assyria comes in the 14th year of Hezekiah’s reign. […]
While Hezekiah prays God speaks to Isaiah. Sennacherib hasn’t just insulted Judah he has blasphemed against God. And he WILL pay for his arrogance! Let’s do a quick recap before we jump into today’s story. Sennacherib, the king of Assyria is determined to take down Judah. He has already succeeded in taking several cities but […]
God has sent Sennacherib away as He said He would. But Sennacherib isn’t done with Jerusalem yet. His Assyrian pride comes flowing out. And so does Hezekiah’s faith. Sennacherib was ready to come at Jerusalem but God sent him away. In Isaiah’s first message to Hezekiah concerning Sennacherib he told the messengers that God would […]
2 Kings 18:13-19:7 Sennacherib Boasts Assyria is attacking Judah. Hezekiah tries to appease them but they are itching for conquest. Sennacherib boasts of his prowess in battle. When I was finishing up on the last blog post I felt I should have told the story in ‘first person’. I’m backing up today and including yesterday’s […]
Ten years after Israel fell to Assyria Judah is also attacked by them. The kings have changed but the mission is still the same; wipe out the people of God. Several different associations with Assyria have developed over time between the two parts of the nation of Israel over the years. I’m not certain how […]