by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
II Kings 19:2 “And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.” Hezekiah has gone by himself to the temple, to present himself before...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
II Kings 18:28 “Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!” What a great picture we have here. The Rabshakeh (chief officer) of the Assyrian army is outside the gates of...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
II Kings 19:1 As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. In II Chronicles 29:3 right at the start of the story of Hezekiah there, we read “In the first year of his reign,...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
II Kings 18:33 ” Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?” The problem initially for us as the reader is that there is truth in this statement. We know from history that already 46 cities in...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
II Kings 18:36 “But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was “Do not answer him”. As soon as I read this scripture my mind went to Matt 27:13-14 “Then Pilate said to him ‘Do you not hear how...