Ultimately Hezekiah and his people relied upon God, for He was, and He remains, and ever shall be, reliable. God answers the prayer, and He honors the faith that He had put into Hezekiah and his people. He begins by acknowledging His own people, not casting them off. What an encouragement to those who had heard with dismay the claims […]

We see in verses 14 through 20 a reliance on prayer. What Sennacherib had to say in his letter was truly horrific blasphemy. Hezekiah goes to the temple again. Again, he is the mediator for his people, acting as a type of Christ in both his royal and priestly offices. He basically says, ‘You are the great God. You are […]

In this chapter we see the people of God relying on Him. We see reliance upon His word in the first 13 verses. For when Hezekiah heard about what the Assyrians said, what did he do? He first went to the temple, but he also sent men to Isaiah to get the word from God. While he is sending these […]