Hezekiah, Continued. II Chronicles 30-32

 II Chronicles 30 - 32 Hezekiah cont.

 

Hezekiah sends an invitation to the northern kingdom to come and worship God. Because his dad Ahaz had recently had them captured, there was many who rejected and ridiculed the invitation. Still many responded and came to keep the Passover with their brethren.

They had come from all over Israel, and some of them were not sanctified.

The northern kingdom was a place of idolatry, and yet they had a hunger and a desire to serve God and obey. They went ahead and ate the Passover without knowing that they should have been cleansed. Hezekiah prayed for them.

The Lord listened to the prayer of Hezekiah and healed the people. This reveals that the form and the ceremony are not the important things, God is interested in the condition of the hearts of the people.

They were having such a wonderful time, that they decided to extend the feast for another week. This was a joyous return to the Lord and His Word.

Afterwards, Hezekiah begins to rid the land of the idols.  

chapter 31

There was a great period of reformation that Hezekiah led in all of this.  Hezekiah was not only a man of faith, but he was also a man of prayer and he changed the kingdom.

Chapter 32

Hezekiah took steps to strengthen and fortify the city, but his confidence was in God. He encouraged his people to trust in Him.

Sennacherib of Assyria sent representatives to intimidate the people ad break down their morale and confidence in God. He sent letters to demoralize them.

When Hezekiah received the letters, he went into the temple and spread the letters out before God. He depended on the Lord for help and was delivered in a miraculous way. An angel cast off the enemies.

Then Hezekiah got sick, and he faced the wall and prayed to God. God answered his prayer by giving him another 15 years.

During those 15 years, Hezekiah showed his treasure to Babylon, which caused great trouble in their future. Hezekiah became very proud, and it led to wrath upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. It may have been better if Hezekiah had died at God’s appointed time.

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.