Hezekiah’s Surprising Salvation Isaiah 38 Featuring… 2 Kings 20 & 2 Chronicles 32
Prayer only true if before Isaiah 36 Wealth only exists before Assyrian assault (2 Kings 18:13f, Isaiah 39)
2 Kings 18 Removed and destroyed pagan artifacts and places of worship (v4) Trusted God fully (v5) Rebelled against Assyria (v7)
+ Samaria Jerusalem + ISRAEL JUDAH ASSYRIA BABYLON
Hezekiah’s Timeline Becomes King 25 y.o Samaria Besieged 3 rd year Israel falls to Assyria 6 th year Rejects the rule of Assyria Relative peace Dies aged 54 Hezekiah’s 14 th year (Isaiah 38) Sickness/ Healing Babylon envoys Hezekiah offers Assyria payment (Isaiah ) Assyria comes
Hezekiah’s illness Hezekiah and Isaiah Prayer and a quick response A promise and a sign
Hezekiah’s Psalm A lament (vv 10 – 14) Response to salvation (vv 15 – 20) –Praise God!
Our Song We too, have been saved So sing a song of praise A never-ending song