Week 8: Manasseh - Josiah - Judah going into captivity

Manasseh-Josiah-Judah going into captivity: 2 Kings 21-25

Objective: 

• Manasseh Reigns in Judah after Hezekiah

• Josiah Reigns in Judah

• IsaiahJosiah AssuresRestores Hezekiah

  True

  Worship

• Sennacherib’sJosiah ThreatDies andin Hezekiah’s PrayerBattle

• Sennacherib’sThe Defeat and Death

• DeathReign of Hezekiahthe Babylonians

Resources:

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

Reading:

• • 2 Kings 18:21:1-2518
  • 2 Kings 19:22:1-20, 35-3720
  • 2 Kings 20:23:1-2130
  • 2 Kings 24:10-12
  • 2 Kings 25: Worth mentioning that at this time both north and south kingdoms were taken into the Babylonian captivity.

Key verse(s):

• “TheGo, inquire of the Lord wasfor withme, him;for hethe prosperedpeople whereverand hefor went”all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book” 2 Kings 18:722:13

Comments:

• HezekiahJosiah was onethe last Godly king. He restored the worship and lead a spiritual reformation after he heard the words of the bestBook of the Law.

• He knew that the people drifted away from the words of this book, and that's why God was not happy with them.
  
• He worked a lot in eliminating all that is evil.
• After his death, more evil kings in Judah. We see the faith clearly in his life. We see this in 2 Kings 18:4-8.
  reigned.

• Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord and threatens Hezekiah. Sennacherib is theNebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians 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 God and prayed. Isaiah the prophet came to him and told him that God heard his prayer and will be with him. This is the same Isaiah who wrote the prophecy.
• God heard Hezekiah's prayer and saved them from going into captivity under the Assyrians.
• Judah did not go into captivity as an angelBabylon came and killeddestroyed one hundredJudah and eighty-five thousand of the Assyrians.
• God listened to Hezekiah's prayer againTemple and extended his life.
• Hezekiah was not supposed to showtook them theinto silver and gold for two reasons:
  • He did this as a way of showing off
  • The Babylonians will take this gold and defile God's house. We see this clearly with Belshazzar the Babylonian king.
  captivity.

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

1. WhatWas wasManasseh differentas aboutgood Hezekiahas comparedhis father?
2. Why did Josiah tear his clothes when he heard the words of the book of the Law?
3. How did Huldah give comfort to all the kings of Judah that preceded him?
4. What did Sennacherib boast about?
5. Show how Hezekiah had faith in God.Josiah?
6. Who gave Hezekiah the message from God?
7. How many years did theNebuchadnezzar Lord add to Hezekiah’s life?exile?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. HezekiahManasseh didkilled whatmany was right in the sight of the Lord.people. True or false?
2. TheHuldah was:
   a) a queen b) the wife of Josiah c) the mother of Hilkiah d) a prophetess 
3. Shaphan read to Josiah from:
   a) the Holy Bible b) the book of the Law c) the book of history d) the newspaper
4. Josiah made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord with all his _______ and all his ________.
   Which feast was held on the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign?
   a) Christmas b) Easter c) Passover d) Epiphany
5. Name the King of AssyriaBabylon askedwho Hezekiahcame toagainst giveJudah: him:
   a) his kingdomNebuchadnezzar b) JudahJehoiakim c) silver and goldJudah d) a great army
6. LORD our God, I _______, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the _______ may know that You are the ______ God, You ________."
7. Who gave Hezekiah the message from God?
   a) the king of Assyria b) Isaiah c) Sennacherib d) the high priest
8. I have heard your ______ and have seen your ________; surely I will ________ you.
9. How many years were added to Hezekiah’s life?
   a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20Manasseh