1. King Hezekiah
2. An Urgent Gathering

2. An Urgent Gathering
The temple restoration wasn’t enough. Its service was to bring the nations into communion with the One True God
(John 4:25-26)

3. An Urgent Gathering Messengers sent with the King’s Call (1-12)
Massive Gathering of Repentance (13-20)
Overwhelming Joy (21-27)

4. An Urgent Gathering Messengers sent with the King’s Call (1-12)
Massive Gathering of Repentance (13-20)
Overwhelming Joy (21-27)
John 10:10 "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly,” Jesus.

5. 1. Messengers sent with the King’s Call

6. 1. Messengers sent with the King’s Call
Surrender or Stiffen! (6-7)

7. 1. Messengers sent with the King’s Call
Surrender or Stiffen! (6-7)
Yield, Come, Serve (8)

8. 1. Messengers sent with the King’s Call
For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him (9)

9. 1. Messengers sent with the King’s Call
For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him (9)
Compassion, deep love

10. 2. Massive Gathering of Repentance

11. 2. Massive Gathering of Repentance
There is no greater priority for every soul than to yield to God! No time to delay! No justifiable reason to continue stiff necked

12. 2. Massive Gathering of Repentance
There is no greater priority for every soul than to yield to God! No time to delay! No justifiable reason to continue stiff necked
“May the good LORD pardon everyone who sets his heart to seek God…And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people” (18-19)

13. 3. Overwhelming Joy

14. 3. Overwhelming Joy
So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon … there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. (26)

15. 3. Overwhelming Joy
So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon … there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. (26) that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. (1 John 1:3-4)

16. Those who return to Yhwh find...
They'd not kept the Passover
They'd been stiff-necked
They'd laughed and mocked
They were ashamed and unprepared
And rejoiced like never before

17. Those who return to Yhwh find...
They'd not kept the Passover
They'd been stiff-necked
They'd laughed and mocked
They were ashamed and unprepared
And rejoiced like never before
He provides the Passover (5)
He is compassionate and merciful (9)
He gives the power of faith (12)
He answers their search for forgiveness (20)
He welcomes their prayers in Heaven (27)