The Life of King Hezekiah, Lesson 3

For the past two weeks, we've looked at the life of King Hezekiah as he has called his nation back to God and was threatened by a strong enemy empire. This week, we explore what happened in the encounter between King Hezekiah and Sennacherib. The hand of God was undeniable in this event in history, as evidenced by the Bible and even records accounted by the Assyrians themselves. The Bible we believe in is real--its truth is all around us. Hezekiah prayed and God defended his city, for His own namesake. If you look at that map of the Assyrian empire in the PowerPoint slides, you'll know God was present in this fight.

Next week, this study on the life of King Hezekiah will conclude with a study of Hezekiah's illness close to his death and how God was with him through it all. Sennacherib is out of the picture here, so this class may have a different feel to it. If you have any questions or comments over this week's lesson or next week's to come, feel free to leave a comment.

The Life of King Hezekiah, Lesson 2

We had our second class yesterday on Wednesday, August 18th on the Life of King Hezekiah. In this class, we discussed the preparations King Hezekiah made to protect his land from what seemed to be a imminent painful destruction. But King Hezekiah was no fool. The man prayed and prepared. In this lesson, we discuss the preparations King Hezekiah took, some of which can still be seen today.

In the life of this man, we see a king who fought against impossible odds, but still had faith. I think this verse says it all in 2 Chronicles 32:8, "With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles." (NIV)

Again, if you have any comments or questions feel free to leave them in the comments space below. I'll do my best to answer them here or in the next teaching. If you'd like to see the powerpoints, view the handout, and/or listen to the teaching, click the folder below for this week's lesson and last week's lesson.

The Life of King Hezekiah

This entry isn't necessarily a blog, but really just to give you a chance to listen to a bible study I'm conducting at Full Gospel Church in Livingston, NJ. It's on Wednesday Nights from 7:15-8:15pm, with my lesson being roughly a half hour. Since most of you who read this blog are not in the immediate area, I'd like to give you a chance to participate in this class if you're interested in hearing my teaching.

This class is on the Life of King Hezekiah. His life is accounted in 2 Chronicles 29-32, 2 Kings 18-20, and Isaiah 36-38. King Hezekiah doesn't traditionally get much attention in Christian circles because, well, he's not usually considered on of the heavy hitters like Paul, David, Joseph, Moses, Abraham, etc. But I will tell you this--this man made an impact on my life and I hope to share his life with you. He inherited a land that had fallen away from God while an enemy empire threatens his nation from the outside while he's trying to save it from the inside. This man is a man of prayer, wisdom, and military prowess. And he's a man I look up to. I hope after hearing the lessons you can see why.

If you're interested in following this series on "The Life of King Hezekiah", it will be updated weekly on the link at the end of this entry. Just click the folder and download the audio recording with supplemental PowerPoint slides and worksheets. If you have any questions while listening, feel free to write them as comments to this blog and I'll do my best to answer them in the next recording or I'll comment right on to the page.

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy "The Life of King Hezekiah".