Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service episode seventy three.
Speaker 1: I'm your host, Josh Amada. If you know me, I'm
Speaker 1: a Christian rapper, devoted husband, father, and Army veteran. And
Speaker 1: this has brought you by Cope of Conspiracy Podcast. Thank
Speaker 1: you so much for joining me. So we are going
Speaker 1: to be going over Second Kings chapters nineteen through probably
Speaker 1: twenty two. I believe we can get through twenty two.
Speaker 1: Last week we had a great show and great Wednesday
Speaker 1: Service show and Sunday Service show last week. So let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and give some shout outs to those that commented.
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Speaker 1: God bless you brother. I think that. Yeah, it's not
Speaker 1: the fact that it's me on the podcast, the best
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Speaker 1: Word of God, right, So I think I do agree
Speaker 1: with that, so let's go ahead and go to Sunday
Speaker 1: Service and see who we have. All right, So we
Speaker 1: have MDMP twenty two once again. Thank you much, love
Speaker 1: to you. Jordan Richmyer, thank you so much, brother, and
Speaker 1: Angela Kelly, thank you. V Wills, what's up, brother, congrats
Speaker 1: on your trip up. Yes, thank you and then b
Speaker 1: thank you. So V Wills actually listens to my show.
Speaker 1: So he's over here on Sunday Service now too, so
Speaker 1: great stuff, you know over here Sunday Service on a
Speaker 1: cult conspiracy. So the trip that he's mentioning is going
Speaker 1: to be my trip to Edmonton, Canada, which is fifty
Speaker 1: three degrees north. I'm going to be filming the sun
Speaker 1: from sunset, our sunrise to sunset, and we're gonna, you know,
Speaker 1: check the degrees all that stuff and see how the
Speaker 1: sun is traveling at fifty three degrees north. And then
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go down to Puta Arena and is Chili.
Speaker 1: So just January or June twenty first is the day
Speaker 1: that I'm going to fifty three degrees north, which is Edmonton, Canada.
Speaker 1: And then December twenty first, which is exactly six months later,
Speaker 1: we'll be filming the sun at putzsa Arenas, Chili at
Speaker 1: fifty three degrees south. So that's the trip that he's mentioning.
Speaker 1: And I went and hopped on a show today with
Speaker 1: Jaren from Jaredism. He's a guy that I've been cool with,
Speaker 1: you know, the whole entire time that he took his
Speaker 1: Antarctica trip, and I've been talking to him and keeping
Speaker 1: you know, basically just kind of chatting with him, you know,
Speaker 1: asking him his thoughts and everything. And he went from
Speaker 1: being a flat Earth believer to a globe believer, you know.
Speaker 1: So now I'm gonna take him or we're gonna meet
Speaker 1: there in Edmonton, Canada, and we're gonna do these observations, right,
Speaker 1: and then we're gonna go down to puta Arenas in
Speaker 1: December and do the observation. So I'm doing it with
Speaker 1: him so that there's a globe person there and then
Speaker 1: someone that believes flat right. So I believe in biblical cosmology,
Speaker 1: and what I want to do is I want to
Speaker 1: find out if I'm teaching correctly. So what do I do.
Speaker 1: I'm going to go down there and see if the
Speaker 1: sun makes the Earth seem symmetrical. It's just an observation,
Speaker 1: you know, does it? And then they already did an
Speaker 1: observation in Antarctica where they did a twenty for our Son,
Speaker 1: so that's kind of what kind of and they and
Speaker 1: then we already know there's a twenty four our Son
Speaker 1: in the Arctic and then the Antarctic. Now, so we're
Speaker 1: going to see what it looks like at fifty three
Speaker 1: degrees nor fifty three degrees south. And it's a claim
Speaker 1: by the globe that it's symmetrical, that the sun's going
Speaker 1: to be the same exact sunset and degrees everything, but reversed.
Speaker 1: So we'll see if that's true. We're going to go
Speaker 1: down there and find out. So that's the trip I'm
Speaker 1: going to go on. Also another thing that I have
Speaker 1: this Saturday, there's a guy named culture Cats. He goes
Speaker 1: by conspiracy Cats. I think he's out of if I'm
Speaker 1: not mistaken, hopefully doesn't get offended. I think he's out
Speaker 1: of England. But he's going to debate me on whether
Speaker 1: Christianity is good for society. So I'm gonna be doing
Speaker 1: that on Saturday. He asked me randomly, just hey, I
Speaker 1: want to debate you on this subject. So he asked me,
Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go in there and do my very
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Speaker 1: so that's what's going on with me. That's my housekeeping
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Speaker 1: like thirty four thousand subscribers and a lot of them
Speaker 1: are atheists and they don't believe in God, right, so
Speaker 1: obviously the chat's going to be going haywire on the
Speaker 1: stuff that I'm saying. But you know, it does as
Speaker 1: matter because I represent the truth, the whole truth, and
Speaker 1: nothing but the truth, and I believe the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: will speak through me when I'm doing the debate, So
Speaker 1: please pray for me. Will you be able to pray
Speaker 1: for me? This is going to come out Sunday. You
Speaker 1: know what, I'm doing the debate on Saturday morning. Never mind,
Speaker 1: don't you don't need to pray for me, but do
Speaker 1: pray for me about other stuff. But obviously this is
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Speaker 1: let's go ahead and jump to let me share the
Speaker 1: screen Second Kings. We're going to be Second King's nineteen.
Speaker 1: We ended last week at Second King's eighteen, so let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and go to Second King's nineteen. Perfect. Let's
Speaker 1: go all right, and I do have my notes pulled
Speaker 1: up here, and then my other notes are gonna be here,
Speaker 1: do I need yep. I should probably plug this in
Speaker 1: because it will start to die.
Speaker 2: I have a screen up in the whole time. Good stuff,
Speaker 2: all right, let's go all right.
Speaker 1: Just kind of getting stuff situated here, all right. So
Speaker 1: Second King's nineteen Isaiah assures deliverance. Okay, so let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and check this out. And it was when King
Speaker 1: Hezekiah heard it that he tore his Oh you know what,
Speaker 1: WHOA did? I almost do that without doing the introduction.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and slow down and do the introduction first.
Speaker 1: Give me one second here, okay, so s nope, introduction
Speaker 1: Introduction to Second Kings nineteen, let's do that. Second King's
Speaker 1: nineteen recounts a critical period in Israel's history when the
Speaker 1: Powerfulessyrian king shene Chereb threatened the Kingdom of Judah. This
Speaker 1: chapter beautifully illustrates God's response to blasphemy through King Hezekiah's
Speaker 1: faith in prayer, the prophecy of Isaiah, and the divine
Speaker 1: intervention that saved Jerusalem saves Jerusalem from Assyria's invasion. All right,
Speaker 1: so that's pretty cool. The prophet Isaiah is involved in
Speaker 1: this one, so really cool stuff. So obviously they're going
Speaker 1: over different times when people ruled, and there'll be different
Speaker 1: prophets that are mentioned, you know, like Isaiah here. That's
Speaker 1: cool that we get to see something that talks about Isaiah.
Speaker 1: That's not just the Book of Isaiah, right, So it's
Speaker 1: like an extra evidence of the prophet Isaiah here. So
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and read one through four and then
Speaker 1: we'll check the notes on what we have here. So
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and do that. Isaiah assures deliverance, and
Speaker 1: it was, and so it was when King Hezekiah heard it,
Speaker 1: that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and
Speaker 1: went into the house of the Lord. Then he sent
Speaker 1: Ili Kim Iliakim Ilya Kim who was over the household Shebnah,
Speaker 1: the scribe, and the elders of the priest, covered with sackcloth,
Speaker 1: to Isaiah, the prophet, the son of Amaz. And they
Speaker 1: said to him, thus says Hezekiah, this day is a
Speaker 1: day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy. For the children
Speaker 1: have came to birth, but there is no strength to
Speaker 1: bring them forth. It may be that the Lord your
Speaker 1: God will hear all the words of the rap Shaka,
Speaker 1: whom the master, the king of Assyria has sent to
Speaker 1: reapproach the Living God and will rebuke the words which
Speaker 1: the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up your
Speaker 1: prayer for the remnant that is left. Stop there quick,
Speaker 1: you know. We'll continue. We'll finish five through seven, and
Speaker 1: then we'll get to the notes. Five says So the
Speaker 1: servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, and Isaiah said
Speaker 1: to them, thus you shall say to your master, thus
Speaker 1: says the Lord. Do not be afraid of the words
Speaker 1: which you have heard, with which the servants of the
Speaker 1: King of Assyria have blasphemed me. Surely I will send
Speaker 1: a spirit upon them, and he shall hear a rumor
Speaker 1: and return to his own land, and I will cause
Speaker 1: him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Speaker 1: All right. So in verse one, it says Hezekiah's distressed
Speaker 1: and humility. When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes,
Speaker 1: put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's immediate response to the threat was one of humility
Speaker 1: and seeking God, demonstrating the importance of turning to God
Speaker 1: in times of trouble. Hezekiah, the son of a has
Speaker 1: and the thirteenth King of Judah is a prominent figure
Speaker 1: in the Hebrew Bible, known for his faithfulness to God
Speaker 1: and his efforts to restore the proper worship in the kingdom.
Speaker 1: His reign is marked by significant religious reforms and a
Speaker 1: notable demonstration of humility and reliance on God during times
Speaker 1: of distress. Hezekiah ascended to the throne of Judah around
Speaker 1: seven point fifty BC during a period of spiritual decline
Speaker 1: and political instability. His father, AHAs had led the nation
Speaker 1: into idolatry formed alliances with foreign powers, compromising Judah's spiritual integrity.
Speaker 1: In contrast, Hezekiah is described as a king who did
Speaker 1: what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just
Speaker 1: as his father David had done. In Tewod Kings eighteen,
Speaker 1: verse three. He initiated a series of reforms to purify
Speaker 1: the temple, restore the observation to Passover, and eliminate idolterous practices.
Speaker 1: That way, you guys kind of get an idea what
Speaker 1: was going on in eighteen just in case you missed it.
Speaker 1: The most nificant period of distress during Hezekiah's reign occurred
Speaker 1: on the Assyrian king Shenna Cherub invaded Judah. The Assyrian
Speaker 1: Empire was a dominant military power in its campaign against Judah,
Speaker 1: post an existential threat. Sheena Cherub captured many fortified cities
Speaker 1: of Judah and laid siege to Jerusalem Second Kings, eighteen,
Speaker 1: verse thirteen. In response to the dire situation, Hezekiah sawt
Speaker 1: to the Council of the Prophet Isaiah in turn to
Speaker 1: God in prayer. Hezekiah's prayer is recorded in Second Kings nineteen,
Speaker 1: verses fifteen through nineteen, where he acknowledges God's sovereignty and
Speaker 1: pleads for deliverance. I'm not going to read that because
Speaker 1: that's kind of a spoiler alert, and then if you continue,
Speaker 1: if I continued reading these notes, then it would kind
Speaker 1: of be spoiler alerts as well. So I'm just going
Speaker 1: to go down to the bottom and then we'll read
Speaker 1: through these, and then I know, as we're reading the verses,
Speaker 1: it would kind of be the same as these notes
Speaker 1: because that's what they go over. They kind of go
Speaker 1: over what I'm gonna talk about in Second Kings nineteen
Speaker 1: thirty four, nineteen thirty five, thirty six, and then twenty
Speaker 1: two through three, and then Second Kings five through eleven,
Speaker 1: So Hezekiah's reign is a powerful example of how humility
Speaker 1: and faith in God can lead to divine intervention and deliverance.
Speaker 1: His life demonstrates the importance of seeking God's guidance in
Speaker 1: times of distress and the blessings that come from a
Speaker 1: heart fully devoted to the Lord despite his human frailties.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's legacy is one of the faithfulness and alliance on God,
Speaker 1: serving as an enduring model for believers. All right, so
Speaker 1: pretty good stuff there. And then we see in Second
Speaker 1: Kings nineteen verses two through five, which we just read,
Speaker 1: Hezekiah sent messengers to the prophet Isaiah seeking divine guidance.
Speaker 1: This highlights the value of seeking wisdom from godly leaders
Speaker 1: and the importance of community and facing challenges. Seeking godly
Speaker 1: counsel is a vital practice for believers who desire to
Speaker 1: live according to God's will and wisdom. The Bible emphasizes
Speaker 1: the importance of seeking advice from those who are grounded
Speaker 1: in scripture and possessed spiritual maturity. This practice is rooted
Speaker 1: in the understanding that human wisdom is limited and divine
Speaker 1: guidance is essential for making decisions. The Biblical foundation for
Speaker 1: doing this is in Proverbs eleven fourteen. There's numerous examples
Speaker 1: actually of this, but one of them would be Proverbs
Speaker 1: eleven fourteen, and then also Proverbs fifteen twenty two and
Speaker 1: Proverbs eleven fourteen. It states, where there is no guidance,
Speaker 1: a people falls, but in the abundance of counselors there
Speaker 1: is safety. This verse highlights the protective nature of seeking
Speaker 1: advice from multiple wise sources. Similarly, in Proverbs fifteen twenty two,
Speaker 1: it says plans fail for lack of counsel book, but
Speaker 1: with many advisors they succeed these passages. This passage underscores.
Speaker 1: These passages underscore the value of collective wisdom and the
Speaker 1: role of counselors in achieving success. And then Psalms one
Speaker 1: nineteen twenty four is also another one that says your
Speaker 1: testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors. And then
Speaker 1: we also have James three verse seventeen, which says first peer,
Speaker 1: then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy, and good fruit,
Speaker 1: imparcel and sincere. These qualities are indictive of a counselor
Speaker 1: who is led by the Holy Spirit. All right, so
Speaker 1: the role of the Holy Spirit. When seeking counsel, believers
Speaker 1: are encouraged to rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance.
Speaker 1: John sixteen, verse thirteen promises, but when he the Spirit
Speaker 1: of Truth comes, he will guide you in all truth.
Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in illuminating scripture
Speaker 1: and providing personal direction. In practical terms, seeking God the
Speaker 1: counsel evolves prayer for the identifying individuals who exhibit spiritual
Speaker 1: maturity and a strong understanding of scripture. It requires humility
Speaker 1: and a willingness to listen and consider advice, and when
Speaker 1: it challenges personal preferences, believers are encouraged to weigh weigh
Speaker 1: counsel against the truth of God's word and seek confirmation
Speaker 1: through prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Ultimately,
Speaker 1: seeking godly counsel is an expression of trust in God's
Speaker 1: wisdom and provision. It reflects a commitment to living a
Speaker 1: life that honors Him and aligns with His purposes. Okay,
Speaker 1: perfect so, and then six through seven is another one
Speaker 1: we have here God's assurance through Isaiah. It says, do
Speaker 1: not be afraid of the words you have heard. I
Speaker 1: will put his spirit in him so that he will
Speaker 1: hear a rumor and return to his own land. God's
Speaker 1: message to Isaiah reassures Hezekiah, reminding us that God is
Speaker 1: in control and his plans will prevail. Okay, yeah, so
Speaker 1: that's that's all I have for that part. Hezekiah's prayer
Speaker 1: in verse nineteen. Let me see if there's anything. Okay,
Speaker 1: let's let's go over this real quick, and then I'll
Speaker 1: go over, like you know, details of one through seven,
Speaker 1: and then we'll go to the next verse. The Book
Speaker 1: of Isaiah, one of the major prophetic books of the
Speaker 1: Old Testament, is a profound source of God's assurance to
Speaker 1: his people. Isaiah's whose name means the Lord is Salvation,
Speaker 1: serve as a prophet in Judah during the reigns of Isaiah, Jotham, AHAs,
Speaker 1: and Hezekiah. That's why I wanted to read this, so
Speaker 1: you guys see that Isaiah was the prophet during these reigns,
Speaker 1: and we're going over these kings, you know, so it's perfect.
Speaker 1: His message is delivered during a time of political turmoil
Speaker 1: and spiritual decline, are rich with promises of God's faithfulness, redemption,
Speaker 1: and a future glory and future glory sorry. One of
Speaker 1: the central themes in Isaiah is the assurance of God's
Speaker 1: presence and protection. In Isaiah forty one, verse ten, God
Speaker 1: speaks through the problem it's saying, do not fear, for
Speaker 1: I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I
Speaker 1: am your God. I will strengthen you. I will surely
Speaker 1: help you. I will uphold with my righteous hand, with
Speaker 1: my righteous right hand. This verse encapsulates the promise that
Speaker 1: God is ever present with his people, offering strength and
Speaker 1: support in times of fear and uncertainty. Isaiah also provides
Speaker 1: assurance of redemption and forgiveness. In Isaiah one, Pint. Eighteen,
Speaker 1: the Lord invites his people to reason together, saying, through
Speaker 1: your sin, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall
Speaker 1: be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson,
Speaker 1: they shall become like wool. This promise highlights God's willingness
Speaker 1: to forgive and cleanse his people from their sins, emphasizing
Speaker 1: his mercy and grace, and then in Isaiah nine six
Speaker 1: and seven, it's assurance of a future hope. Prophecies come
Speaker 1: of the Messiah child, who would be called Wonderful counselor
Speaker 1: Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. This prophecy
Speaker 1: assures the peace people of the future ruler who will
Speaker 1: establish justice and righteousness. Furthermore, Isaiah eleven six nine paints
Speaker 1: a picture of restored creation where peace and harmony prevail,
Speaker 1: symbolizing the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises. And then so
Speaker 1: through the prophetic ministry of Isaiah, God offers profound assurances
Speaker 1: of his people, addresses their fears, promising redemption, and pointing
Speaker 1: to a future filled with hope and restoration. These assurances
Speaker 1: continue to resonate with believers today, affirming God's faithfulness and
Speaker 1: sovereignty throughout history. All right, perfect, So let's go over
Speaker 1: a brief description of what we've read in Second Kings
Speaker 1: nineteen verses one through seven. Second Kings nineteen one through
Speaker 1: seven details King Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem,
Speaker 1: humbling himself in sacloth, praying in the temple, and consulting
Speaker 1: the prophet Isaiah. The passage shows that in moments of
Speaker 1: utter despair, a day of desay, stress, rebuke, and disgrace,
Speaker 1: true faith turns to God for deliverance, receiving hope against
Speaker 1: impossible odds, humility in crisis. When Hezekiah hears the blasphemous
Speaker 1: threats of Assyrian rab Shakha, He tears his cloths and
Speaker 1: wears sackcloth. This signifies deep mourning, humiliation, and a recognition
Speaker 1: that only God can save them. Let me move this
Speaker 1: closer just in case. Turning to spiritual guidance verses two
Speaker 1: through four, instead of focusing solely on military strategy, Hezekiah
Speaker 1: sends to the prophet Isaiah. He recognizes his own helplessness,
Speaker 1: likening to a mother with no strength to deliver a baby,
Speaker 1: and ask for prayer to defend God's honor. And then
Speaker 1: in verse four, Hezekiah believes God will hear the insults
Speaker 1: and rebuke the Assyrians. He demonstrates faith that the covenant
Speaker 1: God of Israel is superior to the Assyrian Gods divine
Speaker 1: assurance in verses six through seven, Isaiah responds with God's comfort,
Speaker 1: do not be a frad God promises to intervene, revealing
Speaker 1: that he will cause Shena Cherub to hear a rumor
Speaker 1: return to his own land and fall by the sword
Speaker 1: God's sovereignty over arrogance. In verse seven, the Assyrian pride
Speaker 1: will be brought down by God, highlighting that God intervenes
Speaker 1: against those who blasphem me him. This passage acts as
Speaker 1: a lesson in trusting the divine power rather than human
Speaker 1: strength when facing impossible circumstances. Let's go ahead and go
Speaker 1: down to verse eight. Now shena Cherb's threat and Hezekiah's prayer.
Speaker 1: Then the rab Shaka returned and found the King of
Speaker 1: Assyria warring against Lebnah. For he heard that he had
Speaker 1: departed from Lashish. The king heard concerning Terkiah, king of Ethiopia. Look,
Speaker 1: he has come to make war with you. So he
Speaker 1: again sent messengers to Isekiah, saying, thus you shall speak
Speaker 1: to Hezekiah, King of Judah, saying do not let your God,
Speaker 1: in whom you trust, deceive you, saying Jerusalem shall not
Speaker 1: be given in to the hand of the King of Assyria.
Speaker 1: Look you have heard what the kings of Assyria have
Speaker 1: done to all the lands by utterly destroying them. And
Speaker 1: shall and shall you be delivered? Have the gods of
Speaker 1: the nations delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered
Speaker 1: Those whom my fathers have destroyed goes In and Haran
Speaker 1: and Rezab Rezep, and the people of Eden who were
Speaker 1: in tell Us Aar. Where is the king of Hamath,
Speaker 1: the king of Arpad, and the king city of Saravim,
Speaker 1: Keina and Evah. All right, let's stop there real quick. Nope.
Speaker 1: My next notes is on fifteen through nineteen. Okay, And Hezekiah,
Speaker 1: this is a verse fourteen. And Hezekiah received the letter
Speaker 1: from the hand of the messengers and read it. And
Speaker 1: Hezekiah went up to those went up to the house
Speaker 1: of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. And
Speaker 1: Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, O, Lord, God
Speaker 1: of Israel, the one who dwells between the CHERUBO you
Speaker 1: are God, you alone of all the kingdoms of the earth.
Speaker 1: You have made heaven and earth. Incline your ear, O Lord,
Speaker 1: and here upon your open your eyes, oh Lord, see
Speaker 1: and hear the words of Senecherub, which he has sent
Speaker 1: to reapproach to living God. Truly, Lord, the kings of
Speaker 1: Assyria have laid waste, and the nations weighed lace. Oh Sorry,
Speaker 1: laid waste the nations and their lands, and have cast
Speaker 1: their gods into the fire. For they were not gods,
Speaker 1: but the work of man's hands, wood and stone. Therefore
Speaker 1: they destroyed them. Now therefore, oh Lord, Oh God, I
Speaker 1: pray save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms
Speaker 1: of the earth may know that you are the Lord God,
Speaker 1: You alone, Amen. So that's Hezekiah's prayer. Hezekiah's prayer in
Speaker 1: verse fifteen through nineteen is a model of faith and
Speaker 1: reliance on God, acknowledging his sovereignty and asking for deliverance
Speaker 1: in his name. Hezekiah's prayer is a significant event recorded
Speaker 1: in the Old Testament, highlighting the faith and reliance on
Speaker 1: God by King Hezekiah of Judah. This prayer is found
Speaker 1: in two main contexts, his plea for deliverance from a
Speaker 1: serious threat and his personal supplication for healing from terminal illness.
Speaker 1: These prayers are documented in the Books of Second Kings
Speaker 1: and Second Chronicles and Isaiah. Hezekiah reign is the king
Speaker 1: of Judah for approximately seven hundred and fifteen to six
Speaker 1: eighty six BC. He is noted for his religious reforms,
Speaker 1: including the removal of high places, the destruction of idols,
Speaker 1: and the restoration of temple worship. His reign is marked
Speaker 1: by a significant threat from the Assyrian Empire, which sought
Speaker 1: to conquer Jerusalem. Hezekiah's prayer for deliverance the first notable
Speaker 1: instance of Hezekiah's prayer occurs during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem. Senecherub,
Speaker 1: the king of Assyria, sent a message to Hezekiah mocking
Speaker 1: his trust in God and demanding surrender. In response, Hezekiah
Speaker 1: went to the temple and spread the letter before the Lord,
Speaker 1: praying earnestly for deliverancecond Kings nineteen fifteen through nineteen records
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's prayer, which we already went over. The divine response
Speaker 1: will be recorded in second Kings nineteen thirty five through
Speaker 1: thirty six. So we will go ahead and go over
Speaker 1: that soon. And I'll just go over the significance of this.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's prayer are exemplary of sincere faith and reliance on
Speaker 1: God in times of crisis. His prayers demonstrate a deep
Speaker 1: trust in God's sovereignty and power over all earthly matters.
Speaker 1: The accounts of his prayers and God's response serve as
Speaker 1: a testament to efficiency, efficiency of earnest prayer, and the
Speaker 1: faithfulness of God to his people. The next one's that
Speaker 1: we'll have some notes for us. I guess thirty five there,
Speaker 1: so nineteen thirty five, all right, well, perfect, So we
Speaker 1: went over that. Did we read the whole thing? Ye?
Speaker 1: We did read the whole thing. So let me go
Speaker 1: over a brief description of what we just read. Second
Speaker 1: Kings nineteen, verses eight through nineteen depicts King Haszekia, I
Speaker 1: have Judah facing severe threats from the Assyrian army, respond
Speaker 1: responding not with panic but by taking Shenna Cherub's taunting
Speaker 1: letters directly to the temple to pray. Hezekiah acknowledges God's
Speaker 1: supreme power over all earthly kingdoms, pleading for divine deliverance
Speaker 1: so that all nations might know that Yahweh alone is God.
Speaker 1: Key aspects of Second Kings nineteen eight through nineteen threat
Speaker 1: verses eight through thirteen. Shenna Cherub, king of Assyria, have
Speaker 1: already conquered nearby territories and other nations, sends messengers with
Speaker 1: a letter designed to intimidate Hezekiah. The letter mocks God,
Speaker 1: arguing that just another just as other nations Gods could
Speaker 1: not save them from Assyria, Yahweh cannot save Jerusalem. Big mistake, right.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's faith response, Let me see this is I think
Speaker 1: the light might be down too far, but it's all right.
Speaker 1: Hopefully you guys can see me. Hezekiah's faith response and
Speaker 1: verses nine fourteen through nineteen. Instead of surrendering or relying
Speaker 1: on human alliances, Hezekiah goes to the House of the
Speaker 1: Lord and spreads the letter before God. The content of
Speaker 1: the prayer acknowledgment of God's sovereignty. Hezekiah addresses God as
Speaker 1: the entrone Lord and the one and the only true God,
Speaker 1: creator of heaven and earth. It says, dwells between the cheruboom,
Speaker 1: contrasting God with idols. He highlights that the gods of
Speaker 1: the nations destroyed by Assyria were merely wood and stone,
Speaker 1: whereas Yahweh is the living God the ultimate purpose. Hezekiah
Speaker 1: does not just ask for safety, but that God would
Speaker 1: say them that all the nations of the earth may
Speaker 1: know that thou art the Lord God, even though even
Speaker 1: thou only excuse me. This past emphasizes that prayer is
Speaker 1: the ultimate resource for the faithful when facing overwhelming crisis.
Speaker 1: It demonstrates that God's honor is paramount in prayer and
Speaker 1: true faith recognizes that while earthly powers may boost of
Speaker 1: their strength, there are nothing compared. They are nothing compared
Speaker 1: to the Creator. Sorry perfect all right, So let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and read verses twenty through what is it thirty
Speaker 1: four yep. Twenty through thirty four. Then Isaiah, the son
Speaker 1: of Amaz, sent to Hezekiah saying, thus, says the Lord,
Speaker 1: God of Israel, because you have prayed to me against
Speaker 1: Shenna Cherub, king of Assyria, I have heard. This is
Speaker 1: the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him. The Virgin,
Speaker 1: the daughter of Zion, has despised you, laughter you to scorn.
Speaker 1: The Daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head behind your back.
Speaker 1: Whom have you reapproached and blasphemed against whom you have
Speaker 1: raised your voice and lifted up your eyes on high,
Speaker 1: against the Holy One of Israel. By your messengers, you
Speaker 1: have reapproached the Lord and said, by the multitude of
Speaker 1: my chariots, I have come up to the height of
Speaker 1: the mountains, to the limits of Lebanon. I will cut
Speaker 1: down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees. I
Speaker 1: will enter the extremity of the borders to the fruitful forest.
Speaker 1: I have dug and drunk strange water. I have dug
Speaker 1: and drunk strange water, And with the soles of my
Speaker 1: feet I have dried up all the books of defense.
Speaker 1: Did you not hear long ago how I made it?
Speaker 1: From ancient times that I formed it. Now I have
Speaker 1: brought it to pass that you should but for crushing
Speaker 1: fortified cities in the heaps of ruins. Therefore your inhabitants
Speaker 1: had little power. They have dismayed and confounded. They were
Speaker 1: as grass to the field, and the green herb as
Speaker 1: the grass of the housetops, and grain blighted before it's grown,
Speaker 1: before it has grown. But I know your dwelling place.
Speaker 1: You're going out, and you're coming in, and your rage
Speaker 1: against me, because you're age against me, and your tolment
Speaker 1: have come up to my ears. Therefore I have put
Speaker 1: my hook in your nose and my brindle in your lips,
Speaker 1: and I will turn. I will turn you back by
Speaker 1: the way which you came. Then shall be a sign
Speaker 1: to you. You shall eat this year such as grows
Speaker 1: of itself, and in the second year what springs from
Speaker 1: the same. Also in the third year, so and reap
Speaker 1: plant beneyards, eat the fruit of them. And the remnant
Speaker 1: who have escaped to the house of Judas shall again
Speaker 1: take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of
Speaker 1: Jerusalem shall go a remnant for those who escape from
Speaker 1: Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will
Speaker 1: do this. Thus, Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the
Speaker 1: King of Assyria, he shall come into the city, nor
Speaker 1: shoot an arrow there, nor come before it and shield,
Speaker 1: Nor because a siege mount against it by the way
Speaker 1: that he came by the same shall he return. And
Speaker 1: he shall not come into this city, says the Lord.
Speaker 1: For I will defend the city to save it for
Speaker 1: my own sake and for my servant David's sake. Let's
Speaker 1: go all right, let's go ahead and check out. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's go over a brief description of what we
Speaker 1: just read. Brad gillis, what's up, brother, I just got
Speaker 1: a text message from you. It's eight thirty eight. I
Speaker 1: just want to keep throwing. I was about to read
Speaker 1: it to you guys on tripping for me that I
Speaker 1: show the gospel. Bulldo that cool man. I'll have to
Speaker 1: read this in a moment here. Once I get down
Speaker 1: with this, I'll check it out. Brad. You just text
Speaker 1: me at eight forty eight. I know you're probably listening
Speaker 1: to this. Brad, so God bless you, Bro. I'll pray
Speaker 1: for you. I know something's just saying something about praying
Speaker 1: for you. But I want to make sure that I
Speaker 1: read this all the way through so I can pray
Speaker 1: for you properly. All right, So we finished twenty four,
Speaker 1: so let's go over a brief description we just read.
Speaker 1: And guys, I have a lot of energy, you know why,
Speaker 1: because today I got to kind of rest a little bit,
Speaker 1: so I feel really good. I feel really good today,
Speaker 1: so I feel like I'm reading better and I'm feeling
Speaker 1: like i'm kind of I have a lot more energy.
Speaker 1: I started the podcast a little bit early, so I
Speaker 1: feel pretty good right now. So just letting you guys know.
Speaker 1: Tewod King's nineteen twenty through thirty four records God's direct
Speaker 1: response through the prophet Isaiah to King Hezekiah's prayer promising
Speaker 1: that Jerusalem would not fall to the invading Assyrian army.
Speaker 1: God rebukes Assyria's pride, vows to protect the city of
Speaker 1: his own sake and David's sake, and assures that the
Speaker 1: enemy will not even enter, shoot an arrow or build
Speaker 1: a siege wrap against it. So key themes and meanings.
Speaker 1: So God's God hears prayer nineteen, verse nineteen sorry, chapter
Speaker 1: nineteen verse twenty, the promise begins with because you have
Speaker 1: prayed to me, highlighting the God's response responds to humble,
Speaker 1: faithful prayer. During Rebuke of Pride in verses twenty two
Speaker 1: through twenty eight, God mocks shene Cherub's arrogance, stating that
Speaker 1: the assyrians conquests were actually ordained by God, but now
Speaker 1: God will turn him back because of his blaspheming against
Speaker 1: the Holy One of Israel. And then in verses nineteen
Speaker 1: or sorry Yeah thirty two through thirty four, God promises
Speaker 1: total protections, saying Assyria will not enter Jerusalem, shoot an arrow,
Speaker 1: or build a siege mound. This demonstrates that God can
Speaker 1: protect his people without them needing to fight. For God's
Speaker 1: own sake. God defends Jerusalem to uphold his honor and
Speaker 1: fulfill his covenant with David, proving that he is the
Speaker 1: living God, unlike the idols of other nations. The passage
Speaker 1: describes a desperate situation where Assyria, having conquered many nations,
Speaker 1: surrounded Jerusalem. Hezekiah, having spread the defiant letters from Assyria
Speaker 1: before the Lord, has promised that the city will be spared.
Speaker 1: This prophecy sets this stage for the dramatic, miraculous destruction
Speaker 1: of the Syrian army. In the following the Assyrian army. Okay,
Speaker 1: so now we'll go ahead and read thirty five through
Speaker 1: thirty seven Shanna Cherab's defeat and death. And this is
Speaker 1: verse thirty five. And it came to pass on a
Speaker 1: certain night that the Angel of the Lord went out
Speaker 1: and killed in the camp of Assyrians one hundred and
Speaker 1: eighty five thousand. Wow. And when people arose early in
Speaker 1: the morning, there were corpses all dead. So Shena Cherib,
Speaker 1: king of Assyria, departed and went away, returned home and
Speaker 1: remained in Nineveh. Now it came to pass, as he
Speaker 1: was worshiping in the temple of Nisrath his God, that
Speaker 1: his sons Admiral Melek, Admirelek and Shahrazir struck struck him
Speaker 1: down with the sword. They escaped into the land of Ararat.
Speaker 1: The Aris shout on his son reigned in his place.
Speaker 1: So wow. So first of all, this is the Angel
Speaker 1: of the Lord. Okay. So that's interesting. This is he
Speaker 1: killed one hundred and eighty five thousand Assyrians. Okay. So
Speaker 1: you know, obviously, as trinitarians, a lot of us believe
Speaker 1: that that is that the Angel of the Lord and
Speaker 1: the Old Testament is Jesus. Okay, that's what some people believe.
Speaker 1: Some people don't believe that, you know, because angel doesn't
Speaker 1: mean like physical angel or cherubroom all the time. Uh.
Speaker 1: In Hebrew, angel can mean messenger of the Lord, right,
Speaker 1: So they say, you know, Jesus is the Word of God,
Speaker 1: so they would say that this is the you know,
Speaker 1: some people would say that this is Jesus. Quite interesting
Speaker 1: though that it's not capitalized. So usually when they're mentioning
Speaker 1: the Angel of the Lord, it's usually capitalized. So let
Speaker 1: me see what that says there, or Angel in nineteen
Speaker 1: thirty five. Let's see d d is. Oh, they actually
Speaker 1: do capitalize it down here in the footnotes. It says
Speaker 1: second King's nineteen thirty five or angel. So this is
Speaker 1: actually the reason why it's capitalized here is they're trying
Speaker 1: to show you that that's what they mean. So that's interesting,
Speaker 1: you know, if that is Jesus. Did Jesus come and
Speaker 1: kill one hundred and eighty five thousand men for God
Speaker 1: the Father? Kind of an interesting uh thing there? Okay,
Speaker 1: if this is just the Angel of the Lord and
Speaker 1: it's just like it is one of God's angels. God,
Speaker 1: you know, it killed in the camp of the Syrians
Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty five thousand men. So you can
Speaker 1: imagine a lot of people try to say, oh, well,
Speaker 1: angels are the same fallen angels are the same as demons,
Speaker 1: you know. But for me, an angel cannot inhabit a human.
Speaker 1: And I would say, an angel doesn't need a body
Speaker 1: to inhabit. You know, an angel has a body, right,
Speaker 1: So even when you talk about sodom Megamora, nowhere in
Speaker 1: the in sodom Megamora does it say that those two
Speaker 1: angels inhabited some human body and then left that human body. No,
Speaker 1: they had human bodies. So what they do is they
Speaker 1: shed their okaitarian, which is talked about in the Book
Speaker 1: of Jude. The okatarian is their heavenly bodies, and they
Speaker 1: come down to earth in a earthly body, and it's
Speaker 1: a human body. They look like humans and they walk
Speaker 1: the earth. So my whole point here is what's my
Speaker 1: whole point here? Don't remember how I was gonna land
Speaker 1: that plane the Angel of the Lord. Oh, I was
Speaker 1: just talking about how some people would say that angels
Speaker 1: are the you know that angels, fallen angels are the
Speaker 1: same as demons. But I mean, look at this, if
Speaker 1: this is an angel here Jesus, because I know that
Speaker 1: some people would say it is, some people will say
Speaker 1: it isn't. If it isn't and it is just an angel,
Speaker 1: imagine if a fallen angel was able to get into
Speaker 1: a human body, then you know, they could take out
Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty five thousand men at once. So
Speaker 1: I think that fallen angels and demons are two completely
Speaker 1: separate things. Okay, So for those that try to say that,
Speaker 1: I challenge you to understand that angels are very powerful.
Speaker 1: I don't believe that they would inhabit a human body,
Speaker 1: and you would just be like, well, you know, like
Speaker 1: how people are when they're you know, when they're demon possessed,
Speaker 1: they would probably be very intelligent, very smart, and they
Speaker 1: would probably you know, be able to take over stuff.
Speaker 1: You know, So who knows, you know, I don't. I
Speaker 1: just think that they're you know, I don't think an
Speaker 1: angel needs a body doing habit. That's why it says
Speaker 1: in Hebrews thirteen two that you entertain strangers because you
Speaker 1: never know when you're entertaining an angel and aware. Right,
Speaker 1: it's very interesting verse. But anyways, that probably has nothing
Speaker 1: to do with what we're talking about, but I thought
Speaker 1: it was interesting. But the part that I thought was
Speaker 1: very interesting is that he killed one hundred and eighty
Speaker 1: five thousand men. That is an army ready to attack.
Speaker 1: They've already tooken out a bunch of cities and they're there,
Speaker 1: they're all ready to go, and then all of a
Speaker 1: sudden boom, just all corpses. Very powerful, very powerful. Let's
Speaker 1: go over a little brief description of what we just read.
Speaker 1: God details Sorry, this details how God's supernatural intervention to
Speaker 1: save Jerusalem from the Assyrian army, fulfilling a promise to
Speaker 1: protect the city of his own sake and for King
Speaker 1: David's an angel. It says here an angel destroys one
Speaker 1: hundred and eighty five thousand Assyrian soldiers in one night,
Speaker 1: causing Snecherub to flee and later his sons to assassinate,
Speaker 1: improving God's sovereignty. Meaning sovereignty means that God gets involved
Speaker 1: in our lives, in human lives or earthly life. Right,
Speaker 1: God promises to defend Jerusalem personally, preventing the Assyrian king
Speaker 1: from entering the city, shooting an arrow or building a
Speaker 1: siege ramp. This action was to vindicate his name after
Speaker 1: shared Cherub Shenna Cherub's blasphemous tons. The Angel of the
Speaker 1: Lord destroys one hundred and eighty five thousand Syrian soldiers
Speaker 1: in a single night, delivering a swift, miraculous, and decisive
Speaker 1: defeat to the overwhelming army. Prophecy fulfillment a prophecy Shena Cherub,
Speaker 1: forced to abandon his siege, returns to Nineveh. While worshiping
Speaker 1: his false god. He is killed by his own son,
Speaker 1: by his own sons, confirming the prophecy that he would
Speaker 1: not succeed in taking Jerusalem and would perish in his
Speaker 1: own land. Sovereignty over history. This passage served as a
Speaker 1: reminder that God holds power over earthly empires, humbling proud
Speaker 1: pagan leaders to protect his people and covenant. Wow, so
Speaker 1: that's just amazing, and God's power is just miraculous, right,
Speaker 1: so God, God's deliverance the Knight, the Angel of the
Speaker 1: Lord went out and struck down one hundred and eighty
Speaker 1: five thousand men in the camp of Assyrians. This miraculous
Speaker 1: deliverance underscores God's power to save and his faithfulness to
Speaker 1: those who trust in him. So God's deliverance is talked.
Speaker 1: You know, it's talked about throughout the Old Testament. Some
Speaker 1: verses would be obviously Exodus fourteen thirteen through fourteen were.
Speaker 1: It records Moses's assurance to the Israelites. Right, So in
Speaker 1: this event is a foundational symbol of God's saving power
Speaker 1: and faithfulness. So it says God's deliverance promptly displayed in
Speaker 1: the Exodus narrative where God liberates the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.
Speaker 1: That's a good one. Then they have Psalms thirty four,
Speaker 1: verse seventeen. The righteous cry out the Lord hears he
Speaker 1: delivers them from all their troubles. And then similarly in
Speaker 1: Psalms eighteen to two, it says, the Lord is my rock,
Speaker 1: my fortress, and my deliver My God is my rock,
Speaker 1: and whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn
Speaker 1: of my salvation. And then we have Isaiah forty three,
Speaker 1: verses one through two, which says, but thus says the Lord,
Speaker 1: he who created you, oh Jacob, and he formed you,
Speaker 1: oh Israel, do not fear, for I have redeemed you
Speaker 1: I have called you by your name. You are mine.
Speaker 1: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.
Speaker 1: When you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
Speaker 1: When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Speaker 1: and the flames will not set you a blaze. And
Speaker 1: then we have some examples in the New Testament of
Speaker 1: God's deliverance. Matthew one twenty one states, she will give
Speaker 1: birth to a son, and you will give him the
Speaker 1: name of Jesus, because he will save his people from
Speaker 1: their sins. And the New Testament God's deliverance is most
Speaker 1: fully realized in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Then,
Speaker 1: the apostle Paul frequently writes about delivery in his epistles,
Speaker 1: emphasizing the spiritual liberation believers experience through Christ. In Colossians one,
Speaker 1: verses thirteen through fourteen, Paul writes, He has rescued us
Speaker 1: from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the
Speaker 1: kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption,
Speaker 1: the forgiveness of sins. Paul speaks of deliverance from physical
Speaker 1: danger and persecution, as seen in tewod Corinthians one, verse ten.
Speaker 1: He has delivered us from such deadly praeril, that he
Speaker 1: will deliver us. In him, we have placed our hope
Speaker 1: and will yet again deliver us. So for believers, the
Speaker 1: assurance of God's deliverance provides comfort and strengthen times of trouble.
Speaker 1: It encourages trust in God's promises and faithfulness, fostering a
Speaker 1: life of prayer, worship, and obedience. The reality of deliverance
Speaker 1: also CAUs believers to be agents of God's deliverance in
Speaker 1: the world, working for justice, peace, and the proclamation of
Speaker 1: the Gospel perfect. So now that we're done with nineteen,
Speaker 1: let's go over some practical applications. Turn to God first.
Speaker 1: In times of crisis, our first response should be seek
Speaker 1: God in prayer and humility, justice Aszekiah did. Surely seek
Speaker 1: God the wisdom. Surround yourself with wise godly counsel who
Speaker 1: can provide guidance and support during difficult times. Trust in
Speaker 1: God's sovereignty. Remember that God is in control even when
Speaker 1: circumstances seem overwhelming. Trust in His plans and timing, and
Speaker 1: then pray with faith. Approach God with prayers that acknowledge
Speaker 1: his greatness and seek his will, trusting in his ability
Speaker 1: to deliver so perfect. And let's go over some additional
Speaker 1: scriptures that connect. We have Philippians four, verses six through seven.
Speaker 1: Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition,
Speaker 1: with thanksgiving, present your request to God Isaiah forty one
Speaker 1: to ten. Do not fear, for I am with you.
Speaker 1: Do not be dismayed, for I am your Lord. Then
Speaker 1: we have James five sixteen. The prayer of a righteous
Speaker 1: man has great power to prevail. Okay, so we are
Speaker 1: done with chapter nineteen. Let's go now to chapter twenty,
Speaker 1: and let me just go over a brief introduction to
Speaker 1: Second King's twenty. Second King's twenty documents a period of
Speaker 1: crisis and recovery in the life of King Hezekiah. The
Speaker 1: chapter unfolds with Hezekiah's grave illness and his miraculous recovery,
Speaker 1: instigated by his fervent prayers and God's response through Prophet Isaiah.
Speaker 1: This healing is coupled with extraordinary event, with an extraordinary event,
Speaker 1: the reversal of time. However, the chapter concludes with a
Speaker 1: looming prophecy that the downfall of Jerusalem because of Hezekiah's
Speaker 1: prideful actions. So even though he does rely on God.
Speaker 1: Looks like he's gonna have some prideful actions, sir. Let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and check that out. And I think I
Speaker 1: do believe. I bring if it's talking about the sun
Speaker 1: moving backwards ten degrees. Actually I do go over this
Speaker 1: in biblical cosmology where I talk about how the sun moves. Okay,
Speaker 1: which whether it's flat or globe can still be true.
Speaker 2: Right.
Speaker 1: Geocentric is something that a lot of people do believe,
Speaker 1: and not a lot of people, but people do believe.
Speaker 1: Even scientists do believe that. So that's what I do believe. Biblically,
Speaker 1: I believe the sun is moving and that the earth
Speaker 1: is fixed and immovable. Let's go ahead and read Second Kings,
Speaker 1: verse twenty. In those days, Hezekiah was sick and near death,
Speaker 1: and Isaiah, the prophet, the son of Amas, went to
Speaker 1: him and said to him, thus says the Lord set
Speaker 1: your house in order, for you shall die and not live.
Speaker 1: Then he turned his face toward the wall and prayed
Speaker 1: to the Lord, saying, remember, now, o Lord, I pray
Speaker 1: why I have before you in truth with a loyal heart,
Speaker 1: and have done what was good in your sight. And
Speaker 1: Hezekiah wept bitterly. And it happened before Isaiah had gone
Speaker 1: on to the middle of the court, that the word
Speaker 1: of the Lord came to him, and saying, return and
Speaker 1: tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Thus says the Lord,
Speaker 1: the God of David, your father, I have heard your prayer.
Speaker 1: I have seen your tears. Surely I will heal you.
Speaker 1: On the third day, you shall go up to the
Speaker 1: house of the Lord, and I will add to your
Speaker 1: days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city
Speaker 1: from the hand of the King of Assyria. I will
Speaker 1: defend this city for my own sake and for the
Speaker 1: sake of my servant David. Then Isaiah said, take a
Speaker 1: lump of figs, so that so they took and laid
Speaker 1: it on the boil, and he recovered. And Hezekiah said
Speaker 1: to Isaiah, what is the sign that the Lord will
Speaker 1: heal me? Heal me that I shall go up to
Speaker 1: the house of the Lord the third day. And Isaiah said,
Speaker 1: this is the sign to you from the Lord, that
Speaker 1: the Lord will do the thing which he has spoken.
Speaker 1: Shall the shadow of shall this shadow go forward ten
Speaker 1: degrees or go backward ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered, it
Speaker 1: is easy for the shadow to go down ten degrees,
Speaker 1: but but not let the shadow go backward ten degrees.
Speaker 1: So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and
Speaker 1: he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it
Speaker 1: had gone down on the sundial of has. Okay, so
Speaker 1: he's basically bringing the sun backwards ten degrees. That's very interesting.
Speaker 1: So instead of it going forward, he said that it'd
Speaker 1: be easy for that to go forward, but hard for
Speaker 1: it to go backwards. So that's what he's saying. So
Speaker 1: God said, all right, I'll bring it backwards ten degrees
Speaker 1: for which it had gone down on the sundial of Haz.
Speaker 1: Very interesting stuff right there, right, So we'll go over
Speaker 1: some notes on that. So Hezekiah's illness and prayer in
Speaker 1: those days, Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet is son
Speaker 1: of Amas, came to him and said, this is what
Speaker 1: the Lord says. Put your house in order, for you
Speaker 1: are about to die and you will not recover Second
Speaker 1: King's twenty verse one. Despite the grim prognosis, Hezekiah turns
Speaker 1: to God in prayer, demonstrating his faith and dependence on
Speaker 1: the Lord. Okay, So the illness in the fourteenth year
Speaker 1: of his reign, Hezekiah became gravely ill. The prophet Isaiah,
Speaker 1: son of Amas, came to him with the message from
Speaker 1: the Lord. Put your house in order, for you are
Speaker 1: about to die and you will not recover. This pronouncement
Speaker 1: was a test of Hezekiah's faith in reliance on God.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's prayer. Upon receiving the dire message, Hezekiah turned his
Speaker 1: faith to the wall and prayed to the Lord the
Speaker 1: earnestly pleaded, Please, Oh Lord, remember how I have walked
Speaker 1: before you faithfully, with wholehearted devotion. I have done what
Speaker 1: is good in your sight. Hezekiah's prayer was marked by
Speaker 1: a humility and a sincere appeal to God's mercy, reflecting
Speaker 1: his deep personal relationship with the Lord God's response. Before
Speaker 1: i Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of
Speaker 1: the Lord came to him again, instructing him to return
Speaker 1: to Hezekiah with a new message. I have heard your prayer.
Speaker 1: I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you
Speaker 1: on the third day. For now you will go up
Speaker 1: to the house of the Lord. I will add fifteen
Speaker 1: years to your life. This divine intervention highlights God's response
Speaker 1: to sincere prayer and his power to alter the course
Speaker 1: of human events. The sign of the sundal is a
Speaker 1: sign of his purpose. God provided a miraculous sign. He
Speaker 1: causes sundow on the shadow on the sun dial of
Speaker 1: a house to go back ten steps, a supernatural event
Speaker 1: that confirmed his word to Hezekiah. This served as a
Speaker 1: tangible assurance of God's faithfulness and his control over creation.
Speaker 1: All right, so, in response to his healing, Hezekiah proposed
Speaker 1: a psalm of thanksgiving record in Isaiah thirty eight, Verses
Speaker 1: nine through twenty. He praised God for his deliverance and
Speaker 1: expressed his renewed commitment to live faithfully. Hezekiah acknowledged the
Speaker 1: Lord's mercy, stating the living the only the living, only
Speaker 1: the living can thank you as I do today. Fathers,
Speaker 1: tell your children about your faithfulness. Lessons from Hezekiah's illness
Speaker 1: and prayer. Hezekiah's experience underscores the power of prayer and
Speaker 1: the importance of faithfulness to God. His account serves as
Speaker 1: a reminder that God is attentive to the prayers of
Speaker 1: his people and is capable of performing miracles in response
Speaker 1: to their faith. Hezekiah's life was extended, and his reign
Speaker 1: continued to be marked by efforts to lead you to
Speaker 1: and righteousness and devotion to the Lord. All right, let's
Speaker 1: go back back to the notes.
Speaker 2: Sh so you have.
Speaker 1: God's response to the prayer. Before Isaiah had left the
Speaker 1: middle courtyard, the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
Speaker 1: go back into Isekiah, the leader of my people. This
Speaker 1: is what the Lord, the God your father David says,
Speaker 1: I have heard your prayer. I've seen your tears. Behold,
Speaker 1: I will heal you. God hears the prayer and grants
Speaker 1: him additional fifteen years, showing his compassion and willingness to intervene. Okay,
Speaker 1: so we have that the sign on the shadow on
Speaker 1: the son's shadow, This is the sign to you from
Speaker 1: the Lord that he will do what he has promised.
Speaker 1: I will make this shadow cast by the son go
Speaker 1: back the steps ten steps as it descended on the
Speaker 1: stairway of a Haas Second Kings twenty verse nine through eleven.
Speaker 1: God provides a miraculous sign to confirm his promise, emphasizing
Speaker 1: his control over creation and his faithfulness to his word.
Speaker 1: The sign of the Son's shadow is a miraculous event
Speaker 1: recording the Old Testament. Specifically in the books of Second
Speaker 1: Kings in Isaiah, this event is associated with King Hezekiah
Speaker 1: of Judah and serves as a divine confirmation of God's
Speaker 1: promise to extend the king's life. Accounts of the sign
Speaker 1: of the Sun's shadow was found in Second Kings twenty
Speaker 1: verses eight to eleven and Isaiah seven and eight thirty eight,
Speaker 1: seven and eight and these passages, King Hezekiah falls gravely ill,
Speaker 1: and the prophet Isaiah is sent by God to inform
Speaker 1: him that he will not recover. However, upon Hezekiah's fervent
Speaker 1: prayer and repentance, God decides to heal him and adds
Speaker 1: fifteen years to his life. To confirm the promise, God
Speaker 1: offers Hezekiah a sign. Hezekiah's given a choice. The shadow
Speaker 1: on the stairway or sundow of a ass can either
Speaker 1: move forward ten steps or backward than ten steps. Hezekiah
Speaker 1: chooses the latter, reasoning that it is more difficult and unmistakable. Sign.
Speaker 1: In response, hold on, I just got an alarm. Heck, sorry, guys,
Speaker 1: God offers hezekiahs sign. Hezekiah is given a choice, the
Speaker 1: shadow of ten degrees backwards. Hezekia chooses the latter, reasoning
Speaker 1: that is more difficult than unmistakable sign and response. God
Speaker 1: causes the sun the shadow to move backward ten steps,
Speaker 1: a supernatural event that defies the natural order and serves
Speaker 1: as a powerful testament to God's sovereignty and faithfulness. The
Speaker 1: sign of the Sign of the Sun's Shadow is significant
Speaker 1: for several reasons. Firstly, it underscores God's control over creation.
Speaker 1: By altering the natural progression of the Sun's shadow, God
Speaker 1: demonstrates his authority over time and space, reinforcing the belief
Speaker 1: in his omnipotence. Secondly, the event highlights the power of
Speaker 1: prayer and repentance. Hezekiah's sincere prayer and humble repentance lead
Speaker 1: to a divine intervention that only heals him, but also
Speaker 1: provides a miraculous sign. This emphasizes the importance of a
Speaker 1: personal relationship with God and the efficiency of prayer in
Speaker 1: the life of a belief. Thirdly, the sign serves as
Speaker 1: a confirmation of God's promises in the context of Hezekiah's illness.
Speaker 1: The backward movement of the shadow is a tangible assurance
Speaker 1: of God's word to extend the king's life. This reinforces
Speaker 1: reliability of God's promises and his faithfulness to his covenant people.
Speaker 1: The sundial or stereoy of a has mentioned in the
Speaker 1: account is believed to be a form of timekeeping device
Speaker 1: used in ancient Judah. The exact nature of this device
Speaker 1: is not detailed in the biblical texts, but it likely
Speaker 1: involves a series of steps or a structure that cast
Speaker 1: a shadow to indicate the time of the day. In
Speaker 1: the ancient Near Eastern context, celestial phenomena were often interpreted
Speaker 1: as omens or signs from the divine realm. The miraculous
Speaker 1: alteration of the sun's shadow would have been perceived as
Speaker 1: a significant and awe inspiring event, further validating the divine
Speaker 1: message derived by Isaiah. The sign of the sun's shadow
Speaker 1: is theometrically theomatically thema the meticularly I don't know thema
Speaker 1: thematically linked to other biblical accounts of miraculous signs and wonders,
Speaker 1: such as the parting of the Red Sea in Exodus
Speaker 1: fourteen twenty one through twenty four and the stopping of
Speaker 1: the sun in the sky during Joshua's battle at Gibbeon
Speaker 1: Joshua ten verses twelve through fourteen. These events collectively illustrate
Speaker 1: God's intervention in human's history and his ability to manipulate
Speaker 1: natural laws for his purposes. Additionally, the event of a
Speaker 1: precursor to the New Testament emphasizes on signs and wonders
Speaker 1: accompanying the mystery of Jesus Christ and the Apostles, serving
Speaker 1: as evidence of divine authority and the breaking of God's kingdom.
Speaker 1: The sign of the sun Shadows remains a profound testament
Speaker 1: to God's power, faithfulness, and transformative potential of prayer. It
Speaker 1: continues to inspire believers to trust in God's promises and
Speaker 1: seek his intervention in times of need. Very interesting, guys,
Speaker 1: I love that part because it's like, man, it's miraculous.
Speaker 1: I don't know what the sun dial look like, or
Speaker 1: if it was like steps and maybe like as the
Speaker 1: steps moved up, you know, the shadow moved up, maybe
Speaker 1: like they would count the steps and know the time.
Speaker 1: I don't know what it looked like. But really, what
Speaker 1: it seems to me is God actually moved the sun.
Speaker 1: Had the sun moved backwards ten degrees. I don't know
Speaker 1: what that really means because I don't know what the
Speaker 1: sun dial look like. But I do know that that's
Speaker 1: very interesting. It seems that the Sun is moving and
Speaker 1: not the Earth. That's what I perceive from it. But
Speaker 1: like I said, I'm gonna go search and see what's
Speaker 1: going on with the Earth. And you know, I'm gonna
Speaker 1: go instead of just talking on a podcast like we
Speaker 1: all do. I want to go out there and actually
Speaker 1: find out what's really happening. But just because if I
Speaker 1: do see the sun, do that and let's say, like
Speaker 1: some crazy thing it is a globe, what I would
Speaker 1: say is now I have to look into geocentricity, you know,
Speaker 1: like I gotta look into that. I gotta look in
Speaker 1: that deep, you know, because I'm I gotta see what's
Speaker 1: going on with geocentricity now at that point, because because
Speaker 1: the verses like this, because the versus like Joshua ten
Speaker 1: to twelve, where he says he stops the moon in
Speaker 1: the sun from moving, whether they avenge their enemies in
Speaker 1: the Valley of AHAs you know, or Edgi I think
Speaker 1: it is, I can't remember. But anyways, so just stuff
Speaker 1: like that that's just so interesting to me. So all right,
Speaker 1: I went over some of the teaching points and let
Speaker 1: me just go over a brief description of what we
Speaker 1: just read. In Second Kings twenty verses one through eleven,
Speaker 1: it recounts King Hezekiah's mortal illness, his fervent prayer for life,
Speaker 1: and God's promised to heal him in add fifteen years
Speaker 1: to his life. God validates this promise through a miraculous sign,
Speaker 1: moving the shadow on backward on a half sun dial,
Speaker 1: showcasing his sovereignty over time, illness, and assyria key meanings
Speaker 1: and lessons. Hezekiahs weeping prayer prompted God to change the
Speaker 1: immediate outcome, demonstrating God's God hears and responds to desperate,
Speaker 1: faithful intercession, God's grace and sovereignty. Despite the initial prophecy
Speaker 1: of death, God granted an extension of life, showing mercy.
Speaker 1: God's command to put your house in order implies the
Speaker 1: importance of spiritual and practical preparation for death, ensuring affairs
Speaker 1: are settled. The Sundial miracle demonstrated that God is in
Speaker 1: control of creation, offering assurance of his word. The narrative
Speaker 1: emphasized relying on God during national distress. The Syrian threat
Speaker 1: of personal integrity or personal tragedy Hezekiah was ultimately healed
Speaker 1: and God confirmed his promise. Sorry, let me put this
Speaker 1: back in here. It just came out. Come on, there
Speaker 1: we go. Okay, Hezekiah was ultimately healed and God confirmed
Speaker 1: his promise, reflecting both judgment and grace was the illness,
Speaker 1: and grace was the healing. All right, So let me
Speaker 1: take a drink some water. Thank you. All right, let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and start reading verses twelve through nineteen. Now,
Speaker 1: Babylonian envoys at that time Barro doc Baladain, the son
Speaker 1: of Baladan, King of Babylon, sent letters and he present
Speaker 1: to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
Speaker 1: And Hezekiah was attentive to them, and showed them all
Speaker 1: the house of his treasures, the silver and gold, the
Speaker 1: spices and precious ointment, and all his armory, all that
Speaker 1: was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his
Speaker 1: house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not
Speaker 1: show them. Then Hezekiah the Prophet went to King Hezekiah
Speaker 1: and said to them, then a lot. Then Isaiah the
Speaker 1: Prophet went to King Hezekiah and said to him, what
Speaker 1: did these men say? And from from where did they
Speaker 1: come to you. So Hezekiah said, they came from a
Speaker 1: far country from Babylon. And he said, and he said that.
Speaker 1: He said, they came from a far country from Babylon.
Speaker 1: And he said, what have they seen in your house?
Speaker 1: So Hezekiah answered, they have seen all that is in
Speaker 1: my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I
Speaker 1: have not shown them. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, hear
Speaker 1: the word of the Lord. Behold, the days are coming
Speaker 1: when all that is in your house and which your
Speaker 1: fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon.
Speaker 1: Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. And they shall
Speaker 1: take away some of your sons who will descend from you,
Speaker 1: whom you will begat they shall they shall be eunuchs
Speaker 1: in the palace of the King of Babylon. So Hezekiah
Speaker 1: said to Isaiah, the word of the Lord which you
Speaker 1: have spoken, is good. For he said, whether it be not,
Speaker 1: whether or not, be peace and truth, and at last
Speaker 1: in these days, okay. So Hezekiah's pride and Consequences. Later
Speaker 1: in the chapter, Hezekiah's pride leads him to show his
Speaker 1: treasures to the envoys from Babylon, resulting in a prophecy
Speaker 1: of future exile for Judah. This serves as a cautionary
Speaker 1: tale about the dangers of pride and complacency. Hezekiah, the
Speaker 1: son of a Has was the thirteenth King of Judah
Speaker 1: and reign during a period marked by both spiritual revival
Speaker 1: and personal failure. His account personal failure. His account is
Speaker 1: primarily recorded in Second Kings eighteen through twenty Second Chronicles
Speaker 1: twenty nine through thirty two in Isaiah thirty six through
Speaker 1: thirty nine. Hezekiah and is often remembered for his faithfulness
Speaker 1: to God, his reforms in his miraculous healing. However, his
Speaker 1: life also serves as a consternary tale about the dangers
Speaker 1: of pride and its consequences. Hezekiah ascended to the throne
Speaker 1: of Judah at the age of twenty five and reigned
Speaker 1: for twenty nine years. He has noted for his zealous
Speaker 1: first to restore the worship of Yahweh persihing idolatry from
Speaker 1: the land and reinstating the passover. Second Chronicles thirty verses
Speaker 1: one through twenty seven is where that's talked about. His
Speaker 1: trust in God was evident when he faced the Assyrian
Speaker 1: threat under King Shennecherb. Hezekiah's prayer of reliance on God
Speaker 1: led to her miraculous deliverance, which we talked about earlier
Speaker 1: in Second King's nineteen thirty five The Incident of pride.
Speaker 1: Despite his faithfulness, Hezekiah la Later years he married he
Speaker 1: marred by an ancient incident of pride. After his miraculous
Speaker 1: recovery from a terminal illness, Hezekiah received envoys from Babylon.
Speaker 1: In a moment of pride and vanity, he showed them
Speaker 1: all the treasures of his kingdom. This act of indiscretion
Speaker 1: was a display of self glorification rather than giving glory
Speaker 1: to God. The prophet Isaiah confronted Hezekiah, delivering a message
Speaker 1: of impeding judgment. In Second Kings twenty verse seventeen, which
Speaker 1: we went over what are the consequences of pride? Has
Speaker 1: aek Hezekiah's pride had significant consequences for the future of Judah,
Speaker 1: Although the judgment was postponed during his lifetime, The prophecy
Speaker 1: foretold the babylon exile, which would occur several generations later.
Speaker 1: This serves as a sobering reminder of how personal pride
Speaker 1: can can have far reaching efforts beyond his own life.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's repentance he is talked about in Second Chronicles thirty two,
Speaker 1: Verse twenty six says, upon hearing Isaiah's prophecy, hezekile humble
Speaker 1: himself before the Lord. Then Hezekiah repented of the pride
Speaker 1: of his heart, as did the Lord of Jerusalem, so
Speaker 1: the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them
Speaker 1: during the days of Hezekiah. His repentance delayed the judgment,
Speaker 1: demonstrating God's mercy and the power of genuine contrition. Hezekiah's
Speaker 1: life illustrates the importance of humility and the dangers of pride.
Speaker 1: While while he was king who sought to honor God,
Speaker 1: moment of pride serves as a warning to all believers.
Speaker 1: The narrative underscores the biblical principle that pride goes before
Speaker 1: destruction and hatty before the fall Proverbs sixteen, verse eighteen.
Speaker 1: Hezekia's accounting courage the believers to remain vigilant with their
Speaker 1: walk with God, continually seeking his glory above their own. Yes,
Speaker 1: that's one thing. So that's right. When someone tells you, like, hey,
Speaker 1: good job, or you know, hey, that that was great,
Speaker 1: whatever you always say, well, all glory to God, you know,
Speaker 1: because you don't want to have pride. Pride is something
Speaker 1: that can come upon people like pastors teachers of the word.
Speaker 1: But what people got to understand is that pastors or
Speaker 1: everybody is they're all the same, you know, They're just
Speaker 1: that's their gift. God has given them a gift to teach, right,
Speaker 1: and a gift to be a pastor. But they're no,
Speaker 1: they're not. They're nothing better than than somebody that's being
Speaker 1: a usher at a church, or somebody that's you know,
Speaker 1: doing children's ministry, or someone that is spreading the gospel
Speaker 1: and evangelizing or doing any of the gifts of the spirit.
Speaker 1: They're the same. And what happens is some people they build, uh,
Speaker 1: they build this this thing up with pastors where they're
Speaker 1: like they're trying to put them on a higher level
Speaker 1: than than other people. But they're actually just normal people.
Speaker 1: You know that. That's what we got to understand. I
Speaker 1: got the opportunity, I was blessed with the opportunity to
Speaker 1: during COVID my they shut down all the gyms you know,
Speaker 1: all around because of COVID, right, they're shutting the gyms down.
Speaker 1: So I have a gym in my garage. So I
Speaker 1: was able to spend some time with my pastor of
Speaker 1: Calbrid Chapel Fontana. It's a pastor, Daniel Vasquez, and and
Speaker 1: I really got to uh be with him on a
Speaker 1: different level, you know, where we're just talking as men,
Speaker 1: uh in the gym, working out, and I got to
Speaker 1: kind of learn, uh some things from him, you know
Speaker 1: that that that really will stick with me, you know.
Speaker 1: And one thing about it is is, uh, he is
Speaker 1: just he's just he's he's a man, just like all
Speaker 1: of us. You know. Pastors are just men, just like
Speaker 1: all of us. You know, so they do get judged,
Speaker 1: you know, seven times. You know, they get judged more.
Speaker 1: You know. It says that in the Book of James,
Speaker 1: like now, teaching is not for everybody. So it was
Speaker 1: just great to be able to spend some time with
Speaker 1: my pastor outside of church where we're actually just talking
Speaker 1: as men, and just to kind of see how he
Speaker 1: is outside of you know, the church atmosphere. So uh,
Speaker 1: it's cool to get to know people on that level, uh,
Speaker 1: and and not just the level of watching somebody up
Speaker 1: on a pulpit just teaching the whole time, you know,
Speaker 1: and uh, the cool thing about Pastor Daniel Vasquez is
Speaker 1: that he lives it, you know. He doesn't just talk.
Speaker 1: He lives it, you know, and it's amazing to see. So, uh,
Speaker 1: my whole point there is that we have to understand
Speaker 1: that everybody's just just people. They're they're men, just like
Speaker 1: everybody else. We shouldn't put people on pedestals because they're
Speaker 1: just men like all of us. They just have a
Speaker 1: different gift and God puts them in the situation to
Speaker 1: teach like that. So we need to make sure that
Speaker 1: we don't give too much glory to men. We got
Speaker 1: to give glory to God, right, So that's my whole
Speaker 1: point there. Let me go over a brief description of
Speaker 1: what we just read. So and second Kings twenty verses
Speaker 1: twelve through nineteen describes King Hezekiah's foolish mistake in showing
Speaker 1: all his treasures to Babylon to Babylonian envoys after his
Speaker 1: miraculous healing. This act of prideful vanity led to the
Speaker 1: prophet Isaiah to prophesy that all Judah's wealth and descendants
Speaker 1: would eventually be carried off to Babylon. It serves as
Speaker 1: a warning against selflessly trusting in worldly alliances over God's protection.
Speaker 1: Following his recovery, as Akia sought to impress Babylonian messengers
Speaker 1: representing your rising power by showcasing his wealth rather than
Speaker 1: glorifying God for his healing, feled stewardship. Instead of using
Speaker 1: his resources for God's purposes, Hezekiah viewed them as his
Speaker 1: own and displayed, leading to a loss of perspective. Isaiah
Speaker 1: predicts that the very notion Hezekia attempted to woo Babylon
Speaker 1: will later concur conquer Judah, take its treasures, and turn
Speaker 1: his descendants into eunuchs in the Babylonian Palace. Short sighted response.
Speaker 1: Hezekiah's response to the prophecy with a sense of relief
Speaker 1: that there would be a piece of security during his
Speaker 1: own lifetime, revealing a degree of apathy toward the future
Speaker 1: suffering of his descendants. The trap of success. This narrative
Speaker 1: illustrates how faithful leaders can falter after experiencing divine blessing,
Speaker 1: highlighting the temptation to take credit for God's gifts, which
Speaker 1: we shouldn't do. The envoys, the delegation that was sent
Speaker 1: by Meredoch Baladan, the king of Babylon, likely looking for
Speaker 1: allies against Assyria. The lesson the passage acts as a
Speaker 1: turning point, marking a shift toward the eventual Babylonian captivity.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and go to first King's twenty,
Speaker 1: verse twenty. Now the death of Hezekiah. Now the rest
Speaker 1: of the acts of Hezekiah, all his might and how
Speaker 1: he made a pool in a tunnel and brought the
Speaker 1: water into the city. They are not written in the
Speaker 1: book of Are they not written in the book of
Speaker 1: chronicles of the Kings of Judah. So Hezekiah rested with
Speaker 1: his father's then Manassai the sun reigned in his place. Okay,
Speaker 1: so that is the end of chapter twenty. Let's go
Speaker 1: over some practical applications turned to God in times of crisis.
Speaker 1: Like Hezekiah, we should bring our concerns and fears to
Speaker 1: God in prayer, trusting in his power and compassion. Next,
Speaker 1: trust in God's promises. God's faithfulness to his promises is unwavering.
Speaker 1: We can rely on his word and trust that he
Speaker 1: will fulfill what he has spoken. Next, guard against pride.
Speaker 1: We must remain humble and vigilant, recognizing that pride can
Speaker 1: lead to spiritual downfall and negative consequences. Seek God's signs
Speaker 1: and confirmation. While we should not demand signs, we can
Speaker 1: ask God for confirmation and guidance in our decisions and
Speaker 1: trust that He will lead us. Okay, now let's go
Speaker 1: over some additional scriptures that connect James five, verse sixteen.
Speaker 1: The prayer of righteous man has great power to prevail.
Speaker 1: This verse underscores the effectiveness of fervent prayer as demonstrated
Speaker 1: by Hezekiah. Next would be Proverbs sixteen, verse eighteen. Pride
Speaker 1: goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before the fall.
Speaker 1: The proverb aligns with Hezekiah's experience and serves as a
Speaker 1: warning against pride. And then the next one is Isaiah
Speaker 1: thirty eight, verses one through eight. These passages provide a
Speaker 1: parallel account of Hezekia's illness and recovery, offering additional insights
Speaker 1: into his prayer. In God's response, so one through eight,
Speaker 1: I'll read it real quick. It says, in those days
Speaker 1: Hezekiah became mortally ill. This is the verse one of
Speaker 1: Isaiah thirty eight. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amas, came
Speaker 1: to him and said, this is what the Lord says.
Speaker 1: Put your house in order and you, for you are
Speaker 1: about to die and you will not recover. Then Hazekai
Speaker 1: turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, please,
Speaker 1: oh Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully
Speaker 1: and with wholehearted devotion. I have done what is good
Speaker 1: in your sight. And has Aekaia wept bitterly. And then
Speaker 1: verse four it says, and the Lord of the and
Speaker 1: the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, go
Speaker 1: and tell Hazekaia that this is what the Lord, the
Speaker 1: God of your father David says. I have heard your
Speaker 1: prayer and I have seen your tears. Behold, I will
Speaker 1: add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver
Speaker 1: you to the city from the hand of the King
Speaker 1: of Assyria. I will defend the city. This will be
Speaker 1: a sign to you from the Lord, and he will
Speaker 1: go as he had promised. And I will make the
Speaker 1: sun's shadow that falls on the staway of a has
Speaker 1: go back ten steps. So the sunlight went back the
Speaker 1: ten steps it had descended, and it had descended. Okay,
Speaker 1: So that is one of the verses that they were
Speaker 1: giving an additional scripture to go to kind of similar
Speaker 1: to what we read, but you know, gives it, you know,
Speaker 1: just a little insight on it. So that is everything
Speaker 1: in for chapter twenty. Now let's go ahead and go
Speaker 1: to chapter twenty one. Let me just bring it up
Speaker 1: on the screen for those that are able to see.
Speaker 1: All right, so let's go over a brief introduction for
Speaker 1: chapter twenty one. So the twenty first chapter of Second
Speaker 1: Kings chronicles the reigns of Manassa and Amen, two kings
Speaker 1: of Judah who walked a path contrary to God's commandments.
Speaker 1: It's a tumultuous time of idolatry and divine prophetic warnings
Speaker 1: leading to account of great sin and missed opportunities for redemption.
Speaker 1: So yeah, they missed up. They missed opportunities for redemption,
Speaker 1: which is not good. So let's go ahead and start
Speaker 1: rating here. We'll read one through nine here and then
Speaker 1: I have some notes, and then we'll read ten through seventeen.
Speaker 1: After that, Manassai reigns in Judah. Manassai was twelve years
Speaker 1: old when he became king, and he reigned fifty five
Speaker 1: years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hefzibal, and he
Speaker 1: did evil in the side of the Lord. According to
Speaker 1: the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast
Speaker 1: out before the children of Israel. For he rebuilt the
Speaker 1: high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. He raised
Speaker 1: up altars for bail and made a wooden image, as Ahab,
Speaker 1: king of Israel, had done, and he worshiped all the
Speaker 1: hosts of Heaven and served them. He also built altars
Speaker 1: in the House of the Lord, of which the Lord
Speaker 1: had said, in Jerusalem, I will put my name. And
Speaker 1: he built altars for the host of Heaven and the
Speaker 1: two courts of the House of the Lord. Also he
Speaker 1: made his sons pass through the fire, practice sussaying, use witchcraft,
Speaker 1: and consulted spiritus and mediums. He did much evil in
Speaker 1: the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
Speaker 1: He even said a carved image of Astraau that he
Speaker 1: had made in the house of which the Lord had
Speaker 1: said to David and Solomon his son, in this house
Speaker 1: and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all
Speaker 1: the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
Speaker 1: And I will not make the feet of Israel wander
Speaker 1: anymore from the land which I gave to their fathers.
Speaker 1: Only if they are careful to do according to all
Speaker 1: that I commanded them, and according to all the law
Speaker 1: that my servant Moses commanded them. For they paid no attention,
Speaker 1: and Manassa seduced them to do even more evil than
Speaker 1: the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the chosen
Speaker 1: of Israel. You see what's happening here. Wow, So let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and stop there. So Manassa's reign and idolatry.
Speaker 1: Manassa was twelve years old when he became king. He
Speaker 1: reigned in Jerusalem fifty five years. I'm reading out of
Speaker 1: my notes now. His mother's name was Hevsibah. Despite his
Speaker 1: long regn si, Manassai's leadership was marked by evil practices,
Speaker 1: including reintroduction of idolatry and pagan worship in Judah. Manassai,
Speaker 1: the son of Hezekiah, was the fourteenth king of Judah
Speaker 1: and is often remembered for his extensive reign marked by
Speaker 1: idolatry and apostasy. His reign is detailed in the Biblical
Speaker 1: accounts of Second Kings and Second Chronicles, where he is
Speaker 1: depicted as a ruler who led Judah into a period
Speaker 1: of spiritual decline. Manassa's actions had profound implications for the
Speaker 1: spiritual state of the nation and its relationships with God.
Speaker 1: Manassai ascended to the throne at the tender age of twelve,
Speaker 1: following the death of his father Hezekiah, a king noted
Speaker 1: for his faithfulness to Yahweh and religious reforms. Manassai's reign
Speaker 1: lasted fifty five years, making it the longest of any
Speaker 1: king of Judah. Despite his father's legacy, Manassai's rule is
Speaker 1: characterized by stark departure from the worship of Yahweh, idolatry,
Speaker 1: and apostasy. Manassai's reign is infamous for his promotion of idolatry.
Speaker 1: He rebuilt the high place is that his father Haszekaia
Speaker 1: had destroyed, erected altars to bail, and made an astroth
Speaker 1: poll as Ahab, king of Israel, had done. He also
Speaker 1: worshiped all the kings and the hosts that served them
Speaker 1: Second Kings twenty one, verse three. The king's action were
Speaker 1: a direct violation of the first Commandment, which forbids the
Speaker 1: worship of other gods. Moreover, Manassai desecrated the temple of
Speaker 1: the Lord by building altars in its course. For all
Speaker 1: the hosts of heaven. So host of heaven are the
Speaker 1: armies of heaven, right, they're not talking about He's not
Speaker 1: building altars for the host of heaven like the angels
Speaker 1: in heaven. He's building altars for the host of heaven
Speaker 1: that are in high places that are talked about in
Speaker 1: Ephesians six, verses ten through eighteen. He's building altar to them. Okay,
Speaker 1: so give me one second. I don't know why, but
Speaker 1: give me one moment. So all right, guys, that was
Speaker 1: actually my calling, letting me know that somebody's in the
Speaker 1: neighborhood right now riding around. You want to make sure
Speaker 1: that I locked my car. So he was just giving
Speaker 1: me a warning. So that was an important call to take. Okay,
Speaker 1: And I know he's only calls for those kind of things,
Speaker 1: but okay, let's go out and continue. So moreover, an
Speaker 1: ass I dessecrated the temple of the Lord by building
Speaker 1: altars and its course for all the host of heaven.
Speaker 1: And what I was saying is that is not taught.
Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. There's principalities of evil in high places, right,
Speaker 1: So he's building altars to them, right, that's what he's
Speaker 1: talking about. And then in a second King's twenty one,
Speaker 1: verse five, Okay, and then he practiced witchcraft, divination, and
Speaker 1: consulted mediums and spiritualists, further provoking the Lord to anger. Okay,
Speaker 1: So we know that that's forbidden obviously in any of
Speaker 1: that stuff. And it's interesting he's practicing witchcraft, you know,
Speaker 1: divination and consulting mediums and spiritists, you know. As we
Speaker 1: know with Saul, he also did that right to try
Speaker 1: to bring Samuel up, the prophet, right, and he did
Speaker 1: talk to a spirited a divination and the woman brought
Speaker 1: up Samuel, and then all of a sudden, the next
Speaker 1: day Saul gets killed him and his son. And that's
Speaker 1: what Samuel told them, tomorrow, You're going to die on
Speaker 1: the battlefield with you and your son. So that happened
Speaker 1: with Saul as well. Right, So it says the king
Speaker 1: even sacrifices his own son to the fire, detestable practice
Speaker 1: associated with the worship of the ammonite god Moloch. So
Speaker 1: he's doing that as well. So impact on Judah. Manasa's
Speaker 1: idolatry led Judah into a period of moral and spiritual decay.
Speaker 1: The king's action did not influence the people to not
Speaker 1: only influence people to sin, but also set a president
Speaker 1: for future generations. The Bible records that Manassa led Judah
Speaker 1: and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, causing them to do
Speaker 1: more evil than the nations of the Lord had destroyed before.
Speaker 1: The Israelites. Second Chronicles thirty three, verse nine spoke through
Speaker 1: his prophet's warning of impeding judgment to manassize abominationshet the
Speaker 1: prophets declared that God would bring such disaster upon Jerusalem
Speaker 1: and Judah with the ears of those who hear, who
Speaker 1: hear it would tingle second Second Kings twenty one, verse twelve.
Speaker 1: Despite these warnings of Manassai continued in his ways, leading
Speaker 1: to the eventual downfall of Judah. All right, so repentance
Speaker 1: and restoration and surprising turn of events, Manassai experience a
Speaker 1: personal transformation later in his life. I don't want to
Speaker 1: give you any spoiler alerts, so we'll just go down
Speaker 1: to the bottom, and says legacy. Manassa's reign serves as
Speaker 1: a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from
Speaker 1: God and potential for redemption through repentance. His life illustrates
Speaker 1: the profound impact a leader can have on a nation's
Speaker 1: spiritual direction and the enduring mercy of God towards those
Speaker 1: who earnestly seek him. Despite his late late repentance, the
Speaker 1: seeds of idolatry sown during Manassai's reign contributed to the
Speaker 1: eventual judgment and exile of Judah. All right, so next
Speaker 1: we'll talk about the desecration of the temple. Manassa defiled
Speaker 1: the Temple of the Lord by setting up altars to
Speaker 1: bel an Asteroth even within the temple courts, which was
Speaker 1: a direct violation of God's commandments. So the descration of
Speaker 1: temple is a significant theme in Biblical history, symbolizing the
Speaker 1: violation of sacred space dedicated to the worship of God.
Speaker 1: This act is often associated with idolatry, sacrilege, and the
Speaker 1: defilement of what is holy. The Temple in Jerusalem, originally
Speaker 1: built by King Solomon, served as the central place of
Speaker 1: worship for the Israelites and was considered the dwelling place
Speaker 1: of God's presence on earth. Historical instances of this One
Speaker 1: of the most notorious instances the temple desecration occurred during
Speaker 1: the reign of Antioch Epiphus Helies Hellenistic king of the
Speaker 1: Seleucid Empire. As part of his campaign to Hellenize the
Speaker 1: Jewish people, Antios erected an altar to Zeus and the
Speaker 1: Temple and sacrifice swine on it, an act of profound
Speaker 1: sacrilege to the Jewish faith. This event is detailed in
Speaker 1: the apocryphal books of First and Second Macapees and is
Speaker 1: referred to as the abomination of desolation in the Book
Speaker 1: of Daniel eleven thirty one, which states his forces will
Speaker 1: rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish
Speaker 1: the daily sacrifice and set up abomination of desolation. That's
Speaker 1: what some people refer to as the abomination of desolation.
Speaker 1: Not all people, but some. And then the Roman desecration
Speaker 1: in eighty seventy. The Roman discretion destruction of the Second
Speaker 1: Temple in eighty seventy is another pivotal moment of desecration.
Speaker 1: Following a Jewish revolt, Roman forces led by General Titus,
Speaker 1: besieges Jerusalem, ultimately destroying the temple. This event has fulfilled
Speaker 1: Jesus prophecy in the New Testament, where he warned the
Speaker 1: Temple's impeding destruction twenty four to two, where he says,
Speaker 1: do you see all these things? Truly? I tell you,
Speaker 1: not one stone will be left on another. Everyone will
Speaker 1: be thrown down. Okay, So restoration and hope Despite the desecration,
Speaker 1: the Bible also speaks of restoration and hope. The Maccabeing
Speaker 1: revolt led to the rededication of the temple, celebrating the
Speaker 1: Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Similarly, prophetic visions in Isaiah and
Speaker 1: Revelations speak of a future restored temple, symbolizing God's ultimate
Speaker 1: victory and establishment of his eternal kingdom. Ezekiel thirty seven
Speaker 1: twenty eight declares, then the nations will know that I
Speaker 1: am the Lord, make Israel holy when my sanctuary is
Speaker 1: among them forever. Okay. So that's just talking about desecration
Speaker 1: of temple in other parts of history, okay. And then
Speaker 1: in verse nine it says Manassa led them astray, so
Speaker 1: they did more evil than the nations of the Lord
Speaker 1: had destroyed before the Israelites. His actions have profound negative
Speaker 1: influences on the people Judah, leading them further away from God.
Speaker 1: Influences on the nation. The concept of influence on a
Speaker 1: nation is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, whereas the
Speaker 1: individual leaders and entire communities impact the spiritual morale and
Speaker 1: political direction of their societies. This influence can be seen
Speaker 1: in a positive both positive and negative lights, as the
Speaker 1: actions of faithfulness of God's people often determine the blessings
Speaker 1: of judgments that befall on a nation. Positive influence has happened,
Speaker 1: like Joseph in Egypt in Genesis thirty nine through forty one.
Speaker 1: Also Daniel and babylon Is unworthy in faith and wisdom
Speaker 1: had a profound impact on the Babylonian Persian empires and
Speaker 1: Daniel six twenty six through twenty seven. Then Esther in Persia,
Speaker 1: Esther's courage and strategic influence save the Jewish people from annihilation.
Speaker 1: Her position as queen allowed her to advocate for her people,
Speaker 1: demonstrating how God can use individuals and positions of influence
Speaker 1: to fulfill his purposes. The negative influence of biblical examples
Speaker 1: would be Jerebom's idolatry. Jereboom, the first king of the
Speaker 1: Northern Kingdom of Issuel, led the nation in idology by
Speaker 1: establishing golden cast for worship and first Kings twelve twenty
Speaker 1: eight through thirty Ahab and Jezebel. King Ahab and his
Speaker 1: wife Jezebel had a determinatial influence on Israel by promoting
Speaker 1: the worship of Bail and persecuting the prophets of God.
Speaker 1: Their reign is marked by moral and spiritual decline, which
Speaker 1: brought about severe consequences for the nation. First King sixteen
Speaker 1: thirty thirty three. Then the influence of false prophets throughout
Speaker 1: the Old Testament. False prophets often led the people astray
Speaker 1: of Israel austray, encouraging them to forsake God's commandments and
Speaker 1: follow other gods. This negative influence contributed to the nation's
Speaker 1: downfall and exile in Jeremiah twenty three, sixteen through seventeen.
Speaker 1: In summary, the Bible presents a comprehensive view of how
Speaker 1: individuals and leaders can influence the nation for better or
Speaker 1: for worse. Therefore, through examples of both righteous and unrighteous influenced,
Speaker 1: scripture underscores the importance of aligning with God's will to
Speaker 1: ensure the spiritual morale health of a nation. All right,
Speaker 1: there we go. Next up, we're gonna read ten through seventeen.
Speaker 1: Tewod King's twenty one ten says and the Lord spoke
Speaker 1: by his servants the prophets, saying, because Manassai, king of Judah,
Speaker 1: has done these abominations, he has acted more wikedly than
Speaker 1: all the Amorites who were before him, and he has
Speaker 1: also made Judas sin with his idols. Therefore, thus says
Speaker 1: the Lord is the verse twelve, God of Israel. Behold,
Speaker 1: I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that
Speaker 1: whoever hears it, both his ears will tingle, and I
Speaker 1: will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and
Speaker 1: the plummet of the House of Ahab. I will wipe
Speaker 1: Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning
Speaker 1: it upside down. So I will forsake the remnant of
Speaker 1: my inheritance and deliver them into the hand of the enemies.
Speaker 1: And they shall become victims of plunder to the enemies,
Speaker 1: because they have done evil in my sight and have
Speaker 1: provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came
Speaker 1: to Egypt, even to this day. Moreover, this is verse sixteen.
Speaker 1: Manassai shed very much in innocent blood till he had
Speaker 1: filled Jerusalem from one end to the other. Besides his
Speaker 1: sins by which he made judas sin in doing evil
Speaker 1: in the side of the Lord verse seventeen. Now the
Speaker 1: rest of the acts of Manassai and all he did
Speaker 1: and the sin that he committed, are they not written
Speaker 1: in the book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
Speaker 1: So Manassai rested with his fathers and was buried in
Speaker 1: the garden of his own house and the garden of Uza,
Speaker 1: and his son Amon reigned in his place. Okay, so
Speaker 1: let's go over a brief description of what we just read.
Speaker 1: Tewod king Is twenty one one through seventeen details the
Speaker 1: exceedingly wicked fifty five year reign of King Manassai, who
Speaker 1: reversed his father Hezekiah's reforms by establishing rampant rampant idolatry,
Speaker 1: engaging in a cult practice of sacrificing his children, placing
Speaker 1: pagan idols inside the Jerusalem Temple. This systematic desecration and
Speaker 1: shedding of innocent blood caused God to declare judgment on Judah,
Speaker 1: promising to destroy Jerusalem for their sins. Unprecedented wickedness. Manassai
Speaker 1: did evil in the sight of the Lord following the
Speaker 1: abomination of the nations of God. Had driven out, going
Speaker 1: further than any predecessor, defiling the temple, he rebuilt high places,
Speaker 1: worshiped the host of Heaven, and placed a carved image
Speaker 1: of Astroot inside the temple, turning it into a place
Speaker 1: of false worship, occult and bloodshed. Manassi practiced sorcery, consulted mediums,
Speaker 1: and sacrificed his own son to Moloch. Judgment pronounced God
Speaker 1: likened the coming punishment of the destruction of Samaria the
Speaker 1: Northern kingdom, and declared that he would wipe Jerusalem as
Speaker 1: a man wipe at a dish final accountability. Because of
Speaker 1: Manassa's actions, Judah was led into greater sin than the Heathens,
Speaker 1: making the eventual exile inevitable, despite later reforms by his
Speaker 1: grandson Josephah. All right, so interesting stuff. Now let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and jump to amen Amen's reign and death. So
Speaker 1: Verse nineteen says Amen was twenty two years old when
Speaker 1: he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
Speaker 1: His mother's name was meth Suma meth meth Shulameth, the
Speaker 1: daughter of Haraz of Jatbah, and he did evil in
Speaker 1: the side of the lord. His father, Manassa had done so,
Speaker 1: he walked in all the ways that his father had walked,
Speaker 1: and he served the idols that his father had served,
Speaker 1: and worshiped them. He forsook the Lord God of his
Speaker 1: father's and he did not walk in the way of
Speaker 1: the Lord. Then the servants, then the servants of Amen,
Speaker 1: conspired against him and killed the king of his own house.
Speaker 1: But the people of the land executed all those who
Speaker 1: had conspired against King Amen. Then the people of the
Speaker 1: land made his son, Josiah, king of his place. Now
Speaker 1: the rest of the acts of Amen which he did
Speaker 1: are they not written in the book of Chronicles the
Speaker 1: Kings of Judah. And he was buried in his tomb
Speaker 1: in the garden of Uzah. Then Josiah, his son reigned
Speaker 1: in his place. So let me go to my teaching points.
Speaker 1: Aimen's short reign. Amon, the son of Manassaia and the
Speaker 1: grandson of Hezekiah, was the fifteenth king of Judah. His
Speaker 1: reign is recorded in the Old Testament, specifically in Second
Speaker 1: Kings twenty one nineteen through twenty six and Second Chronicles
Speaker 1: thirty three twenty one through twenty five. Amen ascended to
Speaker 1: the throne at the age of twenty two and reigned
Speaker 1: for a brief period of two years in Jerusalem. Aimen's father, Manassai,
Speaker 1: was known for his long reign and for leading Judah
Speaker 1: anti idolatry, Although he repented later in life, Amen, however,
Speaker 1: did not follow on the footstep of his grandffather Hezekiah,
Speaker 1: who is a reformer and a devout follower of Yahweh. Instead,
Speaker 1: Aimen continued the idolatrous practices initiated by his father before
Speaker 1: his repentance. He did evil in the side of the Lord,
Speaker 1: and his father of Manassa had done Second King's twenty
Speaker 1: Verse twenty one twenty. Religious practices in idolatry. Amen's reign
Speaker 1: was marked by a contribution of the pagan practices that
Speaker 1: had been prevalent during the early years of Manassa's rule.
Speaker 1: He worshiped the idols that his father had served and
Speaker 1: did not humble himself before the Lord. The chronicler notes
Speaker 1: he did not humble himself before the Lord as his
Speaker 1: father Manassa had done. Instead, Aimen increased his guilt Second
Speaker 1: Chronicles or thirty three twenty three. This persistent and idolagy
Speaker 1: and rejection of the covenant with Yahweh contributed to the
Speaker 1: moral and spiritual decline of Judah during his reign, assassination,
Speaker 1: and aftermath. Amen's reign came to an abrupt end when
Speaker 1: he was assassinated by his own officials in his place
Speaker 1: in his palace. The reasons for the conspirator The reasons
Speaker 1: for this conspiracy are not detailed in the biblical texts,
Speaker 1: but it reflects the instability and dissatisfaction was within the kingdom.
Speaker 1: Following his assassination, the people of the land executed those
Speaker 1: who had conspired against him and placed to send Josiah
Speaker 1: on the throne. This account in Second King's twenty one
Speaker 1: twenty four states, then the people of the land killed
Speaker 1: all who had conspired against King Amen, and they made
Speaker 1: his son Josiah king in this place legacy. Aimin's short
Speaker 1: reign is often overshadowed by the subsequent reign of his
Speaker 1: son Josiah, who became one of King's most righteous kings,
Speaker 1: which we're going to read about soon. Amen's failure to
Speaker 1: lead Judah in the ways of the Lord serves as
Speaker 1: a cautionary tale of the consequences of idolatry and disobedience
Speaker 1: to God's commands. His reign is a reminder of the
Speaker 1: importance of faithfulness to the covenant and the impact of
Speaker 1: leadership on the spiritual direction of the nation. All right,
Speaker 1: so let's go over a brief description of what we
Speaker 1: just read. Second Kings twenty one, twenty nine through twenty
Speaker 1: six details the short, wicked, two year reign of King
Speaker 1: Amon of Judah, son of Manassa. Amon perpetrated the idolatry
Speaker 1: of the abandonment of God initiated by his father. His
Speaker 1: refusal to His refusal to repent led to his assassination
Speaker 1: by his servants, followed by the people instilling his son
Speaker 1: Josiah as king. Unlike his father Manassa, who repented late
Speaker 1: in life, Aimen fully embraced the sinful practice of his
Speaker 1: father early father's early earlier years, forsaking the Lord completely
Speaker 1: and worshiping idols. Aimon profaned God's house with idols, and
Speaker 1: consequently his own house pallace, was defiled by his blood.
Speaker 1: The premature end to his reign demonstrates the consequences of
Speaker 1: persistent disobedience political instability. The conspiracy of his own by
Speaker 1: his own servants highlights the internal corruption and the lack
Speaker 1: of security that stemmed from his unright tous leadership transition
Speaker 1: to reform the people's action to kill the conspirators and
Speaker 1: elevate Josiah, who became a righteous king, indicated a desire
Speaker 1: for stability and turning point away from the wickedness of
Speaker 1: Manassai and Amin. Okay, so there we go, and we
Speaker 1: will We have enough time to do chapter twenty two,
Speaker 1: so we'll go ahead and knock that out. Let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and read some practical applications guard against idolatry. Reflect
Speaker 1: on the idols in your life that may be taking
Speaker 1: precedents over your relationship with God. Are there areas where
Speaker 1: you need to realign your priorities influence matters. Consider the
Speaker 1: impact of your actions and leadership on those around you.
Speaker 1: Are you leading others toward God or away from Him? Next,
Speaker 1: heed God's warnings. Be attentive to the ways of God.
Speaker 1: Be attentive to the ways of God, maybe speaking to
Speaker 1: you through His word, prayer, and the council of others.
Speaker 1: Are there warnings you need to heed? Repentance and restoration.
Speaker 1: Remember that no matter how far one strays, God offers
Speaker 1: forgiveness and restoration to those who genuinely repent. Okay, let's
Speaker 1: go over some additional scriptures that connect. We have Deuteronomy
Speaker 1: twelve twenty nine through thirty one, God's warning against adopting
Speaker 1: the practices of the nations around Israel, Second Chronicles thirty
Speaker 1: three twelve through thirteen, and Nassas. Eventual repentance in God's
Speaker 1: mercy is in is in Second Chronicles twelve and thirteen,
Speaker 1: and then Second Chronicles thirty three twelve through thirteen, and
Speaker 1: then Romans Won twenty one through twenty three. The consequences
Speaker 1: of exchanging the truth of God for a lie and
Speaker 1: worshiping created things. So that is very important, right to
Speaker 1: the consequences of exchanging the truth of God for a
Speaker 1: lie and worshiping created things. That is something that I
Speaker 1: think that that happens, right, Things become idols in our life. Right,
Speaker 1: So all right, so we are gonna jump to chapter
Speaker 1: twenty two. I think it just goes let me jump
Speaker 1: there real quick. I think twenty two just goes one
Speaker 1: and two, and then we're gonna do three through twenty Okay, perfect, yeah,
Speaker 1: we could we can knock that out. Let me just
Speaker 1: do a brief introduction to the chapter. So Second King
Speaker 1: Is twenty two unfolds the account of King Josiah, a
Speaker 1: young and righteous king who seeks to repair the temple,
Speaker 1: and it inadvirtually unearthed the Book of the Law. This
Speaker 1: discovery triggers a religious reformation in Judah, informed by the
Speaker 1: words of the prophetess Huldah. And let me get to
Speaker 1: my teaching points here. All right, let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: read Second King's twenty two. We'll read one through two
Speaker 1: real quick. Josiah's reign in Judah. Wow, he was eight,
Speaker 1: but he became king. Okay, So it says. Verse one
Speaker 1: says Josiah was eight years old and he became king,
Speaker 1: and he reigned thirty one years in Jerusalem. His mother's
Speaker 1: name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adiah of boss Kapp.
Speaker 1: And he did what was right in the side of
Speaker 1: the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David.
Speaker 1: He did not turn aside to the right hand or
Speaker 1: to the left. Hill Ka finds the Book of the
Speaker 1: Law Hilkai Okay. Second King's twenty two. Verse three says,
Speaker 1: now it came to pass in the eighteenth year of
Speaker 1: King Josiah. The king sent sa Safan describe the son
Speaker 1: of Azeliah, the son of to the house of the
Speaker 1: Lord saying, go up to Hilkai the high priests, that
Speaker 1: he may count the money which has been brought into
Speaker 1: the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers had gathered
Speaker 1: from the people, and let them deliver it into the
Speaker 1: hand of those doing the work, who are the overseers
Speaker 1: in the house of the Lord. Let them give it
Speaker 1: to those who are in the house of the Lord
Speaker 1: doing the work to repair the damages of the house,
Speaker 1: to carpenters and builders and masons, and to buy timber
Speaker 1: and hon the hewnstone to repair the house. However they
Speaker 1: need to be accounted, they need however, they need to
Speaker 1: be no accounting made with them of the money delivered
Speaker 1: into their hand, because they deal faithfully. Let's stop there
Speaker 1: real quick. So Josiah's early reign. Josiah became king at
Speaker 1: a young age, and he did what was right in
Speaker 1: the side of the Lord, and walked in the ways
Speaker 1: of his father David, not turning aside to the right
Speaker 1: or to the left. His commitment to righteousness set the
Speaker 1: stage for national reform. And then in uh, we're gonna yeah,
Speaker 1: we're not going to do verse eleven there, so we'll continue,
Speaker 1: all right, Let's continue verse eight. It says, then has
Speaker 1: then uh Hilkiah, the high priest, said to Sephon the scribe,
Speaker 1: I have found the Book of the Law in the
Speaker 1: house of the Lord. And Hilkai gave the book to Sefon,
Speaker 1: and he read it. So Sefan the Scribe went to
Speaker 1: the King, bringing the king words, saying, your servants have
Speaker 1: gathered the money that was found in the house and
Speaker 1: have delivered into the hand of those who do work
Speaker 1: who oversee the house of the Lord. Then Sefon the
Speaker 1: Scribe showed the king, saying, he'll call the priest has
Speaker 1: given me a book, and Safon read it before the king.
Speaker 1: Now what happened when the king heard the words of
Speaker 1: the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.
Speaker 1: The King command, and he'll call the priest. A came
Speaker 1: the son of sefen Akbor, the son of Macaiah, the
Speaker 1: Sefan the scribe, and Isaiah I a Siah, a servant
Speaker 1: of the king, saying, go inquire to the Lord for me,
Speaker 1: for the people, for the people, and for all Judah
Speaker 1: concerning the words of this book that has been found.
Speaker 1: For great is the wrath of the Lord that is
Speaker 1: aroused against us because our fathers have not obeyed the
Speaker 1: words of this book, do to do according to all
Speaker 1: that is written concerning us. So he'll call the priest.
Speaker 1: So he'll call the priest Achaiam Agbor Safan. And Siah
Speaker 1: went to Hilda, the prophetess, the wife of Shaloum, the
Speaker 1: son of Tikvam, the son of Harness, keeper of the Wardrobe.
Speaker 1: She dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter, and they
Speaker 1: spoke with her. Then she said to them, thus says
Speaker 1: the Lord God of Israel. Tell the men who sent
Speaker 1: you to me, Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will
Speaker 1: bring calamity on this place and its inhabitants all the
Speaker 1: words of the book which the King of Judah has read,
Speaker 1: because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods,
Speaker 1: that they might provoke me to anger with all the
Speaker 1: works of their hands. Therefore, my wrath shall be aroused
Speaker 1: against this place and shall not be quenched. But as
Speaker 1: as for the King of Judah, who sent you to
Speaker 1: inquire for the Lord, in this manner, you shall speak
Speaker 1: to him, thus says the Lord God of Israel, concerning
Speaker 1: the words which you have heard. Because your heart was
Speaker 1: tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you
Speaker 1: heard what I spoke against this place, and it gets
Speaker 1: an inhabitants, as they would become a desolation and curse,
Speaker 1: and you tore your clothes and wept before me. I
Speaker 1: also have heard you, says the Lord. Surely, therefore I
Speaker 1: will gather you to your father's and you shall be
Speaker 1: gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall
Speaker 1: not see the calamity which I bring on this place.
Speaker 1: So they brought back the word to the king. Okay,
Speaker 1: so that's the end of chapter twenty two. So let
Speaker 1: me go over some notes that I have so Josiah's
Speaker 1: early reign. Josiah, the King of Amen, the grandson end
Speaker 1: of the Manassaiah, ascended to the throne of Judah at
Speaker 1: the tender age of eight, following the assassination of his father.
Speaker 1: His reign, which began six point forty BC, as noted
Speaker 1: for the significant religious reforms in a return to the
Speaker 1: worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel. Josiah's early reign
Speaker 1: is characterized by his commitment to restoring the covenanial relationship
Speaker 1: between God and his people, as outlined in the Torah.
Speaker 1: Josiah's reign came at the time when Judah was steeped
Speaker 1: in idolatry and moral decay, a legacy left by his predecessors,
Speaker 1: particularly Manassai, who was introduced various forms of pagan worship.
Speaker 1: The political landscape was also shifting with the Assyrian empire weakening,
Speaker 1: which allowed Josiah more freedom to implement his reforms without
Speaker 1: external interference. Josiah's early reign is marked by a profound
Speaker 1: religious awakening. At the age of sixteen, Josiah began to
Speaker 1: seek God, the God of his ancestors David. By the
Speaker 1: time he was twenty, he initiated a campaign to purge
Speaker 1: Judah and Jerusalem of high places as roth polls, carved idols,
Speaker 1: and cast images. This was recorded in Second Chronicles thirty
Speaker 1: four three through four. In the eighteenth year of his reign,
Speaker 1: while he was still young, Josiah began to seek God
Speaker 1: for the God of his father David. In the twelfth year,
Speaker 1: he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high
Speaker 1: places the astraph polls to carve images and cast images.
Speaker 1: Carved idols and cast images. Then A pivotal moment of
Speaker 1: Josiah's early reign was the discovery of the book of
Speaker 1: the Law, which we read about when it was temple
Speaker 1: was repaired. As the temple was being repaired. This event
Speaker 1: is detailed in Second Kings twenty two eight through ten,
Speaker 1: which we just read. Upon hearing the words of the Law,
Speaker 1: Josiah towards close in distress. Recognizing the extent of Judah's
Speaker 1: disobedience in the appending judgment, He immediately sought guidance of
Speaker 1: the prophetess Hildal, who confirmed that the disaster would come
Speaker 1: upon Judah, but assured Josiah would not occur during his
Speaker 1: lifetime due to his humility and repentance. In response to
Speaker 1: the discovery of the Book of the Law, Josiah convent
Speaker 1: convened all the people of Judah and Jerusalem for the
Speaker 1: least of the Greatest, and read the words of the
Speaker 1: Covenant to them. He renewed the Covenant in the presence
Speaker 1: of the Lord committing committing himself to the people, which
Speaker 1: is going to be in Second Kings twenty three one
Speaker 1: through three, which I don't want to give you guys
Speaker 1: any spoiler alerts. So conclusion, Josiah's early reign is a
Speaker 1: testament to his dedication to restoring true worship in Judah
Speaker 1: and his desire to lead his people back to the
Speaker 1: covenant to faithfulness required by God. His refirms set a
Speaker 1: spiritual benchmark for the nation, even as the shadow of
Speaker 1: impeding judgment loomed over Judah due to the sins of
Speaker 1: previous generations. Then we have that part of the discovery
Speaker 1: of the Book of the Law. During temple repairs, He'll
Speaker 1: call the high priests found the Book of the Law,
Speaker 1: And when the king heard the words of the Book
Speaker 1: of the Law, he tore his clothes, signifying his deep
Speaker 1: conviction and repentance. Discovery of the Book of Law as
Speaker 1: a significant event in history of ancient Israel, recording in
Speaker 1: the recorded in the Old Testament, specifically in Second Kings
Speaker 1: twenty two and Second Chronicles thirty four. This event took
Speaker 1: place during the reign of King Josiah of Judah, a
Speaker 1: monarch noted for his commitment to religious reform and restoration
Speaker 1: of proper worship practices in the kingdom. So the Book
Speaker 1: of Laws generally understood to a form of the Torah,
Speaker 1: possibly the Book of Deuteronomy, or a collection of laws
Speaker 1: and commandments given by God to Moses. Its discovery was
Speaker 1: a monumentous occasion, as it revealed the extent which the
Speaker 1: people of Judah had strayed from the covenantial laws. Upon
Speaker 1: hearing the words of the Book of the Law, King
Speaker 1: Josiah was deeply moved and distressed, and Second King Is
Speaker 1: twenty two eleven states when the king heard the words
Speaker 1: of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
Speaker 1: This act of tearing his garments was a traditional expression
Speaker 1: of mourning and repentance, indicating Josiah's recognition of the nation's
Speaker 1: sin and the personal commitment to rectify in the situation.
Speaker 1: Josiah immediately sought guidance from the Lord, sending a delegation
Speaker 1: to consult the Prophetess Hilda, which we've talked about already,
Speaker 1: and then religious reforms end up happening in Second Kings
Speaker 1: twenty three, which we're gonna get to. So this event
Speaker 1: emphasizes the role of the leaders in guiding their people
Speaker 1: back to the faithfulness and the blessings that come from
Speaker 1: obedience to God's commands. Josiah's rain through ultimately, though ultimately
Speaker 1: unable to avert the eventual judgment of Judah, stands as
Speaker 1: a testament to the impact of godly leadership and the
Speaker 1: enduring relevance of divine revelation. Okay, So, leadership and reform.
Speaker 1: Jrsiah's leadership was marked by decisive action. He initiated a
Speaker 1: religious reforms, Persian idolagy and restoring the covenant with God.
Speaker 1: His actions demonstrate the influence of godly leadership and turning
Speaker 1: a nation back to God. Okay. So, Leadership and reform
Speaker 1: are pivotal themes throughout the Bible, reflecting God's desire for
Speaker 1: his people to be guided by righteous leaders who enact
Speaker 1: change according to his will. The scriptures provide numerous examples
Speaker 1: of individuals who were called to lead and reform, often
Speaker 1: in times of moral and spiritual decline. Examples of this
Speaker 1: would be Moses, one of the most prominent leaders in
Speaker 1: the Bible. Moses was chosen by God to lead Israelites
Speaker 1: out of egypt bondage. His leadership was marked by direct
Speaker 1: communication with God, as seen in Exodus three, verse ten. Next,
Speaker 1: we have Joshua as Moses's successor. Joshua was tasked with
Speaker 1: leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. His leadership was
Speaker 1: characterized by faithfulness and obedience to God's commands. In Joshua
Speaker 1: one seven and then we have King Josiah was the
Speaker 1: next one known for his reforms. King Josiah sought to
Speaker 1: restore true worship in Judah. Upon discovering the Book of
Speaker 1: the Law, he initiated series of religious informs to get
Speaker 1: rid of the Nate, to rid the nation of Idola,
Speaker 1: chain return to worship back to Yahweh New Testament examples.
Speaker 1: We have Jesus Christ, the ultimate leader and reformer. Jesus
Speaker 1: Christ came to fulfill the Law and the prophets, bringing
Speaker 1: a new covenant through his life, death and resurrection. His
Speaker 1: leadership was marked by servanthood, teaching, and sacrificial love. In
Speaker 1: Matthew twenty, verse twenty eight, Jesus states, just as the
Speaker 1: Son of Man did not come to be served, but
Speaker 1: to serve and to give his life as a ransom
Speaker 1: for many. Next, we have the Apostles. After Jesus' assension,
Speaker 1: the apostles were tasked with spreading the Gospel and established
Speaker 1: the early Church. Their leadership involved teaching, preaching, and reforming
Speaker 1: the understanding of God's kingdom. Acts two, verse forty two
Speaker 1: describes their commitment. They devoted themselves to the apostles, teaching
Speaker 1: and to the fellowship, to breaking of bread, and to prayer.
Speaker 1: Next we have Paul as a former persecutor of Christians.
Speaker 1: Paul's conversion and subsequent leadership were transformative for the early Church.
Speaker 1: His epistles were filled with teachings and reforms aimed at
Speaker 1: guiding the church in doction and practice. In One Corinthians eleven,
Speaker 1: verse one, Paul exhorts be imitators of me as I
Speaker 1: of Christ. Okay, So those are great examples of leadership
Speaker 1: and reform. So let's go over a brief description of
Speaker 1: what we just read before I go over the practical applications.
Speaker 1: So in Second Kings twenty two three through twenty recounts
Speaker 1: King Josiah's initiative to repair the temple leading to the
Speaker 1: discovery of the Book of the Law. Upon hearing the
Speaker 1: neglected commandments, a repentant Josiah tears his clothes, prompting the
Speaker 1: prophetess Hildal to foretel coming judgment on Judah, yet confirming
Speaker 1: mercy for Josiah because of his humble heart. So, in
Speaker 1: the referation through scripture, the discovery of the Law likely
Speaker 1: Deuteronomy highlights that true revival and reform are rooted in
Speaker 1: returning to God's word rather than just procedural actions, a
Speaker 1: contrite heart. When hearing the impeding judgment, Josiah's response of
Speaker 1: humbling himself, tearing his clothes, and crying out to God
Speaker 1: demonstrates a soft heart which God honors even the face
Speaker 1: of inevitable consequences for the nation. The weight of disobedience.
Speaker 1: The reaction of both the king and the priest indicates
Speaker 1: that for generations, Judah had neglected, if not forgotten, the
Speaker 1: explicit instructions to the covenant, leading to deserved judgment, mercy,
Speaker 1: and judgment. While God confirms that judgment on Judah is
Speaker 1: inevitable due to Manassai sins, Hilldog guarantees to Desiah that
Speaker 1: because of his repentance, he will go to the grave
Speaker 1: in peace and will not witness the destruction of Jerusalem.
Speaker 1: Proactive leadership, Josiah's initiative in cleaning and repairing the temple
Speaker 1: signifies his desire to restore proper worship, settling a precedent
Speaker 1: for leading with intentional covenantial obedience rather than passive rule.
Speaker 1: This passes acts as a pivotal point in kings, showing
Speaker 1: a young king trying to turn the nation back to God,
Speaker 1: highlighting the profound impact of rediscovering God's word on a
Speaker 1: person and a nation. Amazing. So let me just stop
Speaker 1: the screenshare here and we'll go over some practical applications
Speaker 1: value of God's word. Just as discovery of the Book
Speaker 1: of the Law transformed Josiah's rain, we should prioritize reading
Speaker 1: and applying scripture in our lives. It has a power
Speaker 1: to convict, guide and transform us. Number two repentance in humility.
Speaker 1: Josiah's response to God's word was one of humility and repentance.
Speaker 1: We should cultivate a heart that is quick to repent
Speaker 1: in a line with God's will. Then, influence of leadership,
Speaker 1: whether in our families, workplaces, or communities. We can lead
Speaker 1: by example, promoting righteousness and encouraging others to follow God.
Speaker 1: Seeking godly counsels the next one. Josiah sought guidance for
Speaker 1: the prophetess Hilda. We should seek wise godly counsel when
Speaker 1: making decisions, especially those with spiritual implications. All right, some
Speaker 1: additional scriptures that connect we have Psalms one nineteen one
Speaker 1: oh five. Your word is a lamp to my feet
Speaker 1: and a light to guide my path. This verse underscores
Speaker 1: the guiding power of scripture as seen Josiah's life. James
Speaker 1: one two be doers of the word, and not here
Speaker 1: is only deceiving yourselves. Josiah's exemplified by acting on the
Speaker 1: word of God. Proverbs eleven, verse fourteen. There is no guidance.
Speaker 1: A people falls, but in abundance of counselors there is safety.
Speaker 1: Josiah's consultation with Hilda reflects the wisdom of seeking counsel.
Speaker 1: So that's it. So that ends chapter twenty two. Let
Speaker 1: me see if I have anything else to go over.
Speaker 1: Actually I'm sorry. That ends. Yeah, chapter twenty two, and
Speaker 1: I think I went over everything that's in my notes,
Speaker 1: so awesome. Thank you guys for tuning in. That was
Speaker 1: a lot of information to digest. I know it's two
Speaker 1: hours of a whole bunch of information, but it's stuff
Speaker 1: that we can learn from and apply to our lives.
Speaker 1: Especially the practical applications are always good. And also kind
Speaker 1: of see how people react to situations and we need
Speaker 1: to know as Christians we need to react differently than them. Right,
Speaker 1: So very interesting stuff. So thank you guys for tuning in.
Speaker 1: Let me just go ahead and end this in prayer. So,
Speaker 1: Father God, in the name of Jesus, thank you so
Speaker 1: much for giving us this glorious time. And uh, we
Speaker 1: want to learn from all these kings that were that
Speaker 1: were in uh that were in power, and learn uh
Speaker 1: to not go back to idols and not go back
Speaker 1: to any kind of worship or not to worship the
Speaker 1: host of heaven, you know, the the spiritual host of wickedness.
Speaker 1: You know, we want to we want to worship you, Lord,
Speaker 1: and you only so thank you so much for giving
Speaker 1: us this glorious time. Anybody that's listening, like I said,
Speaker 1: anybody going through any kind of hardships or anything that
Speaker 1: I just want to ask you please uh system in
Speaker 1: their lives. Also, there's been a lot of stuff Lord
Speaker 1: that's going on with ice and people getting killed, and
Speaker 1: and we're seeing stuff that's on the news that it
Speaker 1: just it's getting crazy, you know. So I just asked
Speaker 1: that you protect all the people. You know, I mean,
Speaker 1: whether it's someone's an immigrant or or or American, we
Speaker 1: don't I don't care. I just want you to protect
Speaker 1: all people, Lord, and UH protect all these people that
Speaker 1: are going in war and you and in Russia. You know, Lord,
Speaker 1: please we just asked for peace in these wars in Russia,
Speaker 1: Ukraine and Israel and Iran and all these different people
Speaker 1: that are trying to heat up and try to go
Speaker 1: against each other. Lord, and we just asked for peace.
Speaker 1: Please assist us with that. Lord, Please be sovereign with
Speaker 1: us and give us peace. So thank you for everything
Speaker 1: you do. Lord, thank you for this Bible study. Hopefully
Speaker 1: it's assisting people's lives. And thank you for allowing me
Speaker 1: to teach.
Speaker 2: Lord.
Speaker 1: We love you in Jesus' name. Amen. All right, guys,
Speaker 1: thank you so much for tuning in. If you want
Speaker 1: to check out my show, it's Josh Monday Christian Conspiracy Podcast. Also,
Speaker 1: I will be doing a debate on Saturday, January twenty
Speaker 1: thirty first, and I will try to share with you
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Speaker 1: on once it does post. Okay, thank you guys so
Speaker 1: much for listening, and God bless