1. I. What Made Hezekiah Great Was Not… A. …His Parents.  His father Ahaz was very wicked (2 Kings 16:1-4). B. …His Children.  His son Manasseh was very wicked (2 Kings 21:1-2).

2. I. What Made Hezekiah Great Was Not… C. …His Age.  He ascended the throne at twenty-five (2 Kings 18:2). D. …His Wise Judgment.  He showed the riches of the kingdom to the envoys from Babylon (2 Kings 20:12- 19).

3. II. What Made Him Great Was… A. …His Faith.  “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel” (2 Kings 18:5). B. …His Commitment.  “He held fast to the Lord” (2 Kings 18:6). C. …His Obedience.  “He did what was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 18:3).  “…Kept His commandments” (2 Kings 18:6).

4. II. What Made Him Great Was… D. …His Uncompromising Loyalty.  “It is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel” (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chron. 29:1- 11). E. …His Prayerfulness.  “Hezekiah prayed before the Lord” (2 Kings 19:14-19; 20:1-3).

5. III. We May Be Equally Great If We… A. …Strive to be right in God’s Sight (Col. 1:21-23). B. …Trust in the Lord (Prov. 3:5). C. …Keep the Lord’s Commandments (John 14:21).