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Finishing Well
2 Kings 20:20-21 Hezekiah’s Achievements. The end of the narrative of Hezekiah merely mentions his other achievements that are...
A Delayed Judgment
2 Kings 20:19-21 A Strange Statement. Hezekiah responded to Isaiah’s pronouncement of terrible judgment in a rather strange way. “The...
A Just Judgment
2 Kings 20:12-19 The King of Babylon sent friendly envoys to Judah at a moment when Hezekiah had gotten ill and recovered. We will talk...
Signs of Grace
2 Kings 20:4-11 The Lord has heard Hezekiah’s prayer and seen his tears. He remembers Hezekiah as the leader of His people. He remembers...
Lord, Remember Me
2 Kings 20:1-3 The author of 2 Kings told us the destiny of Sennacherib, a very capable king of Assyria, by concluding his story in death...
God’s Promise and its Fulfilment
2 Kings 19:32-37 One of the most incredible things about Assyria’s defeat is that the history books actually attest to the impossibility...
God’s Vindication
2 Kings 19:20-31 “I have Heard Your Prayer.” Remember how we were tracing the usage of the word hear (Heb. Shema) throughout the...
SHEMA: Living by Faith
2 Kings 19:8-19 The fact that we need to hear God’s word has been mentioned previously. But I would like to once again bring your...
Faith: Seeking The Lord
2 Kings 19:1-7 As soon as king Hezekiah heard the words of Rabshakeh, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went...
Who Do You Listen To?
2 Kings 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s initial response to the Assyrian’s threat did not produce the outcome he expected. Sennacherib has proven...
A Weak Faith
2 Kings 18:13-16 The story of the life of king Hezekiah is begun with a high commendation of his faith in the Lord, his commitment to...
God’s Grace in Our Imperfection
2 Chronicles 30:17-20 As the nation experienced sudden spiritual reformation, many people came and participated in celebrating Passover...
A Wholehearted Spiritual Reformation
2 Chronicles 30:13-31:1 Upon receiving the invitation, some of the people of Israel joined the people of Judah and came to Jerusalem to...
Pride and Humility
2 Chronicles 30:10-12 As Hezekiah intends to reconcile the divided nation and reunite them to return to the Lord by coming to Jerusalem...
National Repentance
2 Chronicles 30:6-9 Repentance is directional – it carries with it the idea of a turning back. In fact, the Greek word Metanoia means...
National Celebration of Passover
2 Chronicles 30:1-6 In our scripture reading for today, we will see that: Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah (30:1) They decided...
Passover
2 Chronicles 30:1; Exodus 12:1-30 Hezekiah’s insistence for an urgent reformation showed his acute understanding of the Law. And this...
Public Worship
2 Chronicles 29:31-36 Today’s scripture reading summarizes what Hezekiah has been trying to do: a restoration of temple worship. In verse...
Confession of Sin
2 Chronicles 29:20-24 As the temple, the priests and the Levites have been consecrated, it is ready for the rededication of the Temple....
Readiness For Worship
2 Chronicles 29:4-15 The task for the consecration of the Temple must be performed by the priests and Levites. However, the priests and...
Restoration of Worship
2 Chronicles 29:3-36 True worship is at the heart of covenant restoration. Hezekiah reversed all of the spiritual bankruptcy and severed...
Covenant Restoration
2 Chronicles 29:3-10 Hezekiah witnessed the fall of Northern Israel to the hands of Assyria; and how cruel the Assyrians were to Northern...
The Commendation of Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 29:1-2 begins by giving us a general assessment of Hezekiah’s reign; and he was a good king; and one who was like...