Hezekiah is now the King of Judah. He was a great man of God and king. He quickly reforms the kingdom, purging as much idolatry out of Judah as he can. But in his first confrontation with the Assyrian world power he caves in and pays tribute. Years later Assyria comes to him again, intending to do to Judah as it did to Israel; carry them out of the land. This time Hezekiah stands up to them, but not before Assyria’s field commander broadcast his propaganda mocking the God of the Jews, it is the voice of Satan with all its blaspheme, error, intimidation and vulgarity.
Our Flesh is a Foe
Wholehearted
The Voice of Satan
The Loss of a Kingdom
Hoshea, the last king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel), takes steps with Egypt to escape paying tribute to Assyria. Assyria finds out and imprisons him and that is last we hear of the last King of the North. Then Assyria besieges the capital city, finally conquers it and takes away all of the northern kingdom’s people to foreign lands. It is because of their idolatry, and disobedience, including child sacrifice, that God judged them using Assyria. The historian in this chapter unleashes a scathing sermon rebuking the loss of the kingdom because of their astounding apostasy for the sake of future generations.
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