Week 7: Hezekiah and Isaiah

Hezekiah and Isaiah: 2 Kings 18-20

Objective: 

• Amaziah vs

  Hezekiah JehoashReigns in Judah

• Isaiah Assures Hezekiah

• Sennacherib’s Threat and Hezekiah’s Prayer

• Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death

• Death of Hezekiah

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary
• Catena Bible Commentary
• Fr Dawoud Lamie Bible study (Arabic)

Reading:

• • 2 Kings 14:18:1-2025
  • 2 Kings 17:19:1-4120, 35-37
  • 2 Kings 20:1-21

Key verse(s):

• “They served idols, of which theThe Lord hadwas saidwith tohim; them,he “Youprospered shallwherever nothe do this thing.”went” 2 Kings 17:1218:7

Comments:

• Unfortunately,Hezekiah was one of the Israelites'best spiritualkings lifein wasJudah. soWe bad tosee the pointfaith thatclearly theyin startedhis tolife. fightWe eachsee other.this in 2 Kings 18:4-8.

• Jehoash

  Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord and threatens Hezekiah. Sennacherib is the king of Israelthe wentAssyrians and Rabshakeh is the army leader. At this time, the Assyrians took over Isreal and wanted to take Judah into captivity as well.

• King Hezekiah humbled himself against AmaziahGod kingand ofprayed. Judah.Isaiah Thethe twoprophet kingdoms,came to him and told him that God heard his prayer and will be with him. This is the same Isaiah who originallywrote werethe one nation, are going against each other. Judah was defeated by Israel. Amaziah was defeated by Jehoash.prophecy.
• InGod Chapterheard 17,Hezekiah's weprayer seeand thesaved Norththem Kingdomfrom going into captivity under the Assyrians.
The
• Judah reasondid isnot clear.go Itinto captivity as an angel came and killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of the Assyrians.
• God listened to Hezekiah's prayer again and extended his life.
• Hezekiah was not supposed to show them the silver and gold for two reasons:
  • He did this as a punishment from God becauseway of theirshowing actions.off
  • The Babylonians will take this gold and defile God's house. We see this clearly with Belshazzar the Babylonian king.

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

1. What was thedifferent messageabout sentHezekiah by Amaziahcompared to Jehoash?all the kings of Judah that preceded him?
2. What did Sennacherib boast about?
3. Show how Hezekiah had faith in God.
4. Who wongave inHezekiah the warmessage Amaziahfrom or Jehoash?God?
5. WhoHow many years did the Lord sendadd to testifyHezekiah’s against Israel and Judah?
6. What was the message sent by the Lord through all His prophets?life?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. JehoashHezekiah foughtdid withwhat Amaziah.was Whoright won?in the sight of the Lord. True or false?
2. The King of Assyria asked Hezekiah to give him:
   a) his kingdom b) Judah c) silver and gold d) a great army
3. LORD our God, I _______, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the _______ may know that You are the ______ God, You ________."
4. Who didgave Hezekiah the Lordmessage sendfrom to testify against Israel and Judah? God?
   a) the prophetsking of Assyria b) the priestsIsaiah c) the LevitesSennacherib d) the kingshigh priest
5. "TurnI fromhave heard your ___________ and keephave Myseen ___________your and________; Mysurely _________.I will ________ you.
6. How many years were added to Hezekiah’s life?
   a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20