Chapter 324 of 1163

2 KINGS 20

Verse 6 suggests that this event took place while Jerusalem was under siege by Assyria. It was bad enough that Judah was in danger, but the king was about to die. Sometimes it seems that troubles come in packs! Death is the last enemy we face (1 Cor. 15:26), and only God can give us victory over death.

Hezekiah was delivered because he prayed and used the means God provided for healing. Believing prayer can move God even to alter things in His universe just to meet our needs.

Hezekiah escaped the lion (1 Pet. 5:8) but succumbed to the serpent (vv. 12–19). He let the enemy know his secrets! Again, it was pride: “my house, my treasures, my days.” His great victory over Assyria gave him false confidence as he entertained the Babylonians. He mortgaged his people’s future by what he did and was thankful the defeat would not come in his own day.

Your decisions today will affect others tomorrow. Make the right decisions!

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