March 25, 2025, 2 Kings 19:1-7
March 25, 2025, 2 Kings 19:1-7
19 As soon
as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself
with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. 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. 3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, This
day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the
point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. 4 It
may be that the Lord your
God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria
has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore
lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.” 5 When
the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah
said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have
heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled
me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so
that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make
him fall by the sword in his own land.’”
In this passage we see
that Hezekiah is greatly disturbed by the words of the messenger from Assyria.
Hezekiah sends his messengers to inquire of the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah assures
the group with these words from God: ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the
words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria
have reviled me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit
in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I
will make him fall by the sword in his own land.’”
What a mighty God we
serve! Will you, will I, allow God to rule in our lives and take care of our
every need? Thank God today for all he does for us, even when we don’t realize
we need His protection.
Debbie Walker
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