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Hezekiah

A king who spread a threatening letter before the LORD and prayed.

The story

1. Opening the doors 2 Chr 29:1-11

   In his first month he reopens the temple and tells the priests to consecrate themselves.

2. Breaking the serpent 2 Kgs 18:1-7

   He removes idols and breaks the old bronze serpent of Moses, which people had made into an idol.

3. Surrounded 2 Kgs 18:13-37

   Assyria takes Judah's cities and surrounds Jerusalem. Its commander mocks Judah's trust in God.

4. The letter before the LORD 2 Kgs 19:14-37

   He spreads the threatening letter before the LORD and prays. That night the Assyrian camp is struck.

5. Fifteen more years 2 Kgs 20:1-11

   Sick to the point of death, he prays and weeps. God adds fifteen years to his life.

6. Showing the treasures 2 Kgs 20:12-19

   He proudly shows envoys from Babylon all his storehouses. Isaiah says it will all be carried to Babylon.

Key verses

“He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel” 2 Kings 18:5 (ESV)

Read together: 2 Chr 29:1-11 · 2 Kgs 18:1-7 · 2 Kgs 18:13-37 · 2 Kgs 19:14-37 · 2 Kgs 20:1-11 · 2 Kgs 20:12-19

Questions to sit with

1. What threatening letter in your life could you spread out before God today?
2. Hezekiah was content that trouble would come after his time. Whose future are you thinking about beyond your own?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.