In Sickness and in Wealth In Sickness and in Wealth "Satan was determined to bring about both the death of Hezekiah and the fall of Jerusalem, reasoning no doubt that if Hezekiah were out of the way, his efforts at reform would cease and the fall of Jerusalem could be the more readily accomplished."— The Read More

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The Rest of the Story The Rest of the Story is told in the bible about what happened with Hezikiah and Sennacherib. What is the rest of the story? (Isa. 37:21–37.) We read yesterday how Hezekiah expressed great grief over the propaganda of Sennacherib. Hezekiah and his officials clothed themselves in sackcloth and prayed to God Read More

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Shaken but not forsaken. shaken but not forsaken How did the clever oratory of the rabshakeh affect Hezekiah and his officials? (2 Kings 18:37–19:4, Isa. 36:21–37:4.) The people put on sackcloth. The words of Rabshakeh shook both Hezekiah and his officials. Al the officials and Hezekiah put on sackcloth, but Hezekiah also tore his clothes and put Read More

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Propaganda What arguments did the rabshakeh use to intimidate Judah? (Isa. 36:2–20, see also 2 Kings 18:17–35, 2 Chron. 32:9–19.) Rabshakeh first wants to disrupt the confidence that Hezekiah has in his God. He then goes to attack his alliance with Egypt by minimizing their strength. He says that Sennacherib will give you 200 hundred horses but will Read More

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Strings Attached Why Trusting in the king of Assyria was a bad idea for Ahaz. What happened to Judah? (2 Kings 18:13, 2 Chron. 32:1, Isa. 36:1.) A few weeks ago, we read about how Ahaz was being threatened by the northern kings of Syria and Isreal, and rather than trusting in the Lord, he made a foolish Read More

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