DELIVERANCE FOR KING HEZEKIAH AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD (2 KINGS 18:13-2 KINGS 19) (2 CHRONICLES 32)
IN THE 14TH YEAR OF KING HEZEKIAHS REIGN,SENNACHERIB,KING OF ASSYRIA ATTACKED JUDAH AND CAPTURED THE FORTIFIED CITIES.KING HEZEKIAH TRIED TO PACIFY HIM BY GIVING GOLD AND SILVER.THE ENEMY KING AND HIS OFFICIALS TEASED AND INSULTED HEZEKIAH ,BOASTING OF THEIR BATTLE PROWESS AND VICTORIES.HEZEKIAH TORE HIS CLOTHES,PUT ON SACK CLOTH AND WENT INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD.HE HOPED GOD WOULD JUDGE THE EVIL KING FOR HIS BLASPHEMOUS WORDS.
ISAIAH,THE PROPHET,PROPHESIED ASSURANCE FROM GOD TO HEZEKIAH AND JUDGEMENT FROM GOD UPON THE SYRIAN KING.
SENNACHERIB THEN SENT A THREATENING LETTER TO HEZEKIAH,WHO SPREAD IT BEFORE THE LORD IN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD.
HEZEKIAH PRAYED TO GOD FERVENTLY AND GOD SENT HIM A MESSAGE FROM ISAIAH THAT HE HAD HEARD HIS PRAYER AND WAS GOING TO DESTROY SENNACHERIB.
ISAIAH SPECIFICALLY PROPHESIED,
HE WILL NOT ENTER THIS CITY OR SHOOT AN ARROW HERE.BY THE WAY THAT HE CAME HE WILL RETURN,HE WILL NOT ENTER THIS CITY..I (GOD) WILL DEFEND THIS CITY AND SAVE IT..(2 KINGS 19:32-34)
THAT NIGHT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD WENT OUT AND PUT TO DEATH 1,85,000 MEN IN THE ASSYRIAN CAMP.
SENNACHERIB WITHDREWAND RETURNED HOME TO NINEVEH.ONE DAY WHILE HE WAS WORSHIPPING IN THE TEMPLE OF HIS GOD,HIS OWN SONS KILLED HIM WITH A SWORD.
THE BIBLE SAYS,
FOR HE WILL DELIVER THE NEEDY WHO CRY OUT,THE AFFLICTED WHO HAVE NO ONE TO HELP.(PSALM 72:12)
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY!
REMEMBER,OUR GOD IS A PRAYER ANSWERING GOD.HOPE IN HIM FOR YOUR DELIVERANCE.
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