1. Kings of Judah 1. Rehoboam 2. Abijah 3. Asa 4. Jehoshaphat 5. Jehoram
6. Ahaziah
7. Joash
8. Amaziah
9. Uzziah
10. Jotham
11. Ahaz
12. Hezekiah
13. Manasseh
14. Amon
15. Josiah
16. Jehoahaz
17. Jehoiakim
18. Jehoiachin
19. Zedekiah

2. King Hezekiah began to reign at age 25 reigned 29 years
2 Kings
2 Chronicles
Isaiah

3. Hezekiah’s godly reign
did right in the sight of the LORD
trusted in the LORD
none like him among all the kings of Judah
clung to the LORD
did not depart from following Him
kept His commandments
the LORD was with him
wherever he went he prospered

4. Hezekiah’s father – Ahaz
walked in the way of the kings of Israel
made molten images for the Baals
made his son pass through the fire
erected a copy of a pagan altar
sacrificed and burned incense on the “high places” to pagan deities
closed the doors of the temple
was buried without honor

5. Hezekiah’s reforms temple repaired and consecrated
priests and Levites returned to service
tithing resumed
sacrifice and worship of Jehovah restored
Passover observed
idols, high places, sacred pillars torn down

6. Assyrian invasion Hezekiah paid large tribute to Sennacherib
Sennacherib invaded Judah, captured many cities and besieged Jerusalem
Rabshakeh’s blasphemous threats
Hezekiah and Isaiah prayed for deliverance
God miraculously answered their prayer

7. clay prism of Sennacherib Oriental Institute Museum
Chicago

8. Sennacherib’s prism :
As for Hezekiah the Judahite, who did not submit to my yoke: forty-six of his strong, walled cities, as well as the small towns without number, I besieged and took . . .
(Hezekiah) himself, like a caged bird I shut up in Jerusalem, his royal city . . .
the terrifying splendor of my majesty overcame him . . .
to pay tribute and to accept servitude, he dispatched his messengers

9. 2 Chronicles 32
Hezekiah:
cut off the water supply from the springs outside Jerusalem
stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David
Hezekiah’s tunnel

10. hewn from both ends simultaneously !
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
1750 feet long
hewn from both ends simultaneously !

11. Siloam Inscription
(Istanbul Museum)
discovered 1880

12. Siloam Inscription
“The tunneling was completed while the hewers wielded the ax, each man toward his fellow there was heard a man's voice calling to his fellow the hewers hacked each toward the other, ax against ax, and the water flowed from the spring to the pool, a distance of 1,200 cubits.”

13. God’s answer to Hezekiah’s prayer
the angel of the LORD struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians
early in the morning all were dead
Sennacherib returned to Nineveh

14. Sennacherib’s death I will make him fall by the sword in his own land
2 Kings 19:7 ( Isaiah to Hezekiah’s servants ) he shall return to his own land
I will make him fall by the sword in his own land
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verse as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

15. ( Assyrian clay tablet )
Sennacherib’s death
( Assyrian clay tablet )
“On the twentieth day of the month Tebet Sennacherib king of Assyria his son slew him in rebellion Esarhaddon his son sat on the throne of Assyria.”

16. Hezekiah’s sickness and recovery
Hezekiah became mortally ill
Isaiah: “Set your house in order”
Hezekiah wept and prayed
God granted him 15 more years
sign: sun’s shadow moved backward 10 steps

17. Hezekiah’s foolish pride
Babylonian envoys brought presents
Hezekiah showed them all his treasure
Isaiah: “What have they seen in your house?”
Hezekiah: “Everything !”
Isaiah: treasure will be carried to Babylon
your descendants will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon

18. Hezekiah’s son – Manasseh
rebuilt high places Hezekiah had destroyed
erected altars for Baal, made an Asherah
worshipped the host of heaven
placed pagan altars and images in the temple
made his son pass through the fire
practiced witchcraft and divination
martyrdom of Isaiah ?

19. Lessons from the life of Hezekiah
individual accountability
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son . . .
Ezekiel 18:20

20. Lessons from the life of Hezekiah
great things can be done in a short time with . . .
zeal
cooperation
hard work
God’s blessing

21. Lessons from the life of Hezekiah
prayer can change the course of events
The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
James 5:16

22. Lessons from the life of Hezekiah
even a faithful servant of God can become guilty of pride