OT Characters: Hezekiah

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot38-hezekiahmp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Chizqiyyah, Chizqiyyahu, Yechizqiyya, </i>or <i>Yechizqiyyahu </i>(Hezekiah) -- “Yah has strengthened”</li></ul><p>About 125x in the Bible</p><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Passages covered in this podcast:<ul><li>2 Kings 18-20</li><li>Referred to in passing: 2 Kings 16:20; Numbers 21:4-9; 2 Chronicles 16:12; Judges 6, Isaiah 7, Matthew 4;</li></ul></li><li>Further:<ul><li>Parallel accounts: 2 Chronicles 29-32 and Isaiah 36-39</li><li>Hezekiah is also mentioned in the Assyrian records. Read the account from the <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/701sennach.html" target="_blank">Sennacherib Prism</a> (701 BC).</li><li>See also the Assyrian reliefs from the siege of Lachish, after whose conquest Jerusalem became the next target. Click <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bible-lands.info/wpe73.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bible-lands.info/Lachish.htm&usg=__0AXXyYCUETuXUerOfnWWnu7TDqE=&h=416&w=572&sz=47&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=YpA6SIanOg7lcM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlachish%2Bpanel%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26rlz%3D1I7ADFA_en%26um%3D1" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Read the Passover passage in 2 Chronicles 30:1-20. What do we learn about God in this passage? about his grace? his willingness to make exceptions?</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>When we trust and obey, God prepares us for significant service.</li><li>God is concerned for his honor. To him (alone) is the glory.</li><li>Sometimes God heals through physicians. Such recoveries are no less answered prayers simply because medicine is involved!</li><li>The Lord gives those who trust him comfort and direction, <i>through </i>spiritual men and women of God.</li><li>God responds to heartfelt prayer.</li></ul><p><strong>For kids: </strong>You will find