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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
2 Kings 19:1–7, “And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”
When Hezekiah heard the message that the Assyrians had sent to him, he immediately started to mourn for Judah and went straight to the Temple to pray. He sent some of his advisors to get Isaiah the prophet. The advisors told Isaiah that the king was afraid of the situation but that he hoped the Lord wold hear the challenge from the King of Assyria and his master Satan. Isaiah told them to tell the king that the Lord had heard the claim that the Assyrian king was “the great king” and the Lord was willing to accept this challenge.
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