HEZEKIAH

Hezekiah was the son of King Ahaz and Abijah, his mother.

b. 741 BC d, 687 BC

Hezekiah assumed the throne of Judah or Israel?

JudahAt what age was Hezekiah when he assumed the throne of Judah?

a. 15 b. 20 c. 25

d. 30

Hezekiah reigned for one year less than…….

a. 15 b. 20 c. 25 d. 30Who was his son that would succeed him?

a. Amaziahb. Manassehc. Azariahd. Josiah

a. Younger brother.b. Sonc. Brother-in-Lawd. Father.

What is Hezekiah’s relationship to King Ahaz of Judah?

Idol worship Idol worship

Moral Darkness covered the land, open apostasy, images of Baal, altars

and temples dedicated to idolatry.

The whole system of Law had fallen into complete neglect in Judah.

Judean JudeanNatural Hebrew Moses

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Sargon was the king of…….

a. Mediab. Greecec. Assyriad. Macedonia

c. Assyria

Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon's army in c.720BC.

The Lord sent this prophet to help and teach Hezekiah. Name him from the list above.

Isaiah Samuel JeremiahEzekiel

Hezekiah is caught in the middle of this inherited mess,

but with God’s teaching and help, through the prophet Isaiah, he set himself to revive the

whole system .

He purified the temple.

He repaired the temple.

He purged the idols.

He reformed the priesthood.

He centralized the worship of God

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The Passover was a commemoration of the Jewish peoples’ liberation by God from slavery in what nation?a. Egypt

b. Persiac. Syriad. Jerusalem

Egypt

The Accomplishments of Hezekiah….

He purified the temple.He repaired the temple.He purged the idols.He reformed the priesthood.He centralized the worship of God

to the temple in Jerusalem.He resumed the Passover pilgrimage.

Done within 16 days of his father’s (Ahaz) death.

Hezekiah’s father AhazA coalition of Syria and Palestine was formed to deal with the Assyrian threat.They pressured Ahaz to join them. The Assyrians were led by

a. Tiglath-Pileserb. Abel-Beth Maacahc, Sennacharibd. Pekahiah

Ahaz

But Ahaz had no use for Syria, its capitol Damascus, or its leadership.

What was Ahaz’ next move?a. He caved to the pressure and joined

them.b. He refused to join them and would

stand alone against the Assyrians.c. He negotiated a coalition with Egypt.d. He negotiated a coalition with Assyria.

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Under Tiglath-Pileser III it first split Israel's territory into several smaller units and then destroyed its capital, Samaria (722 BCE).

During the early part of Hezekiah’s reign, the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, “the king of Assyria had besieged Samaria and taken them away into captivity.”

Eight years later Assyria began the taking of the fenced cities, the frontier towns and garrisons in Judah.

As most of the cities of Judah had been taken by the Assyrians, Hezekiah would pay tribute to Sennacherib, gold and silver, to save Jerusalem.

Assyrian’s attack on the walled cities in Judah.

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Never before had such a mighty army been mobilized. Forty-five thousand princes

riding in golden and silver chariots led the way, followed by eighty thousand knights in

armor and sixty thousand swordsmen. More than two and a half million fine cavalrymen

made up the rest of the army.

Why had King Hezekiah paid such a huge price (his treasury was emptied) to maintain peace with the assurance of the Assyrian King Sennacherib that Jerusalem would be spared

a. Fear of the Assyrian army.b. He would gladly pay for peace.c. He knew he was outnumbered 5 to 1 by the

Assyrian army.d. Unable to defend the other cities in Judah

from the Assyrians he knew a siege of Jerusalem would be too difficult a proposition.

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What was Hezekiah’s reaction to the invasion?a. Send all his forces north to meet the invasion.b. Call all the members of the priesthood and the prophet

Isaiah for corporate prayer for God’s assistance.c. Call for Egypt’s assistance based on the earlier agreed to

coalition.d. Jerusalem is a well prepared defense. Let them come.

What did Egypt do in response the Hezekiah’s request?a. They did not send help.b. Honoring their coalition agreement, they sent all the troops available.c. They had secretly made a coalition with Sennacherib and invaded Judah from the south.d. Not a choice.

Are you confused yet?

A summary in Q and A form.

Who was the king of Judah before Hezekiah?Who was the king of Judah after Hezekiah?Who threatened Israel and Judah?Who was the king of Assyria?Who succeeded Tiglath-Pileser?When Assyria threatened Israel, what did Israel do?Who asked Israel to join them for protection against Assyria?Who asked Judah to join them for protection against Assyria?Who was asked by Judah to join them for protection against Assyria?What did the Assyrians do after invading Judah and before they put a siege on Jeruslaem,?Hezekiah Ahaz Sennacheri

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Egypt Tiglath-Pileser Judah Syria Mennasseh

Expected Egypt to helpSent a messenger to HezekiahNext: King Sennacherib sends a messenger to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem.

The new king of Assyria following Tiglath-Pileser, was Sennacherib.King Sennacherib had invaded northern Israel and threatened Judah.Hezekiah was aware of the Assyrian threat and had built what as a means to defend Jerusalem against an attack?

a. An underground tunnel system to bring water inside the walls.

b. A series of underground traps against massed troops which were dug outside the walls.

c. The newest technically advanced catapult machines.d. A huge moat to surround the walls of Jerusalem.

With Sennacherib and his Assyrian army surrounding Jerusalem, Hezekiah had already prepared.

With the tunnels he had constructed he had control of the water supply both inside the walls and the surrounding region.

He had rebuilt the broken parts of the wall.He had erected defensive towers.He had erected a second wall with towers.He had had many weapons and shields built.He had organized the military staffing for better efficiency.He had encouraged the military officers.

Hezekiah’s encouragement to his military officers,“Be strong and

courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria; for the

one with us is greater than the one with him. With him is only an arm of

flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight

our battles.”

And………………to generate a Q/A:

“In which book of the Bible is this passage?”

a. I Chronicles b. II Chronicles

c. Isaiah d. Jeremiah.

I I Chronicles 32:7

Who was this messenger of King Sennacherib?

a. A Priest b. The king’s son

c. General of the army.

d. The king’s court jester

Who went outside the walls of Jerusalem to meet the messenger?a. Head of the household

b. Hezekiah himselfc. A priest d. Hezekiah’s army

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The messenger is Rabshakeh

the general of Sennacherib’s army.

Hezekiah’s representative is the head of his household,

Eliakim

Rabshakeh’s shouting dishonored God; it was blasphemy!

He said to the troops on the wall, “Why do you have any confidence in your leader?He sarcastically insulted the troops for following Hezekiah who was paying tribute to Sennacherib anyway.

Rabshakeh also sent a letter to Hezekiah demanding his surrender or be completely annihilated.

a. He prayed before the Lord.b. He called for the prophet Isaiah.c. Without hesitation he gave the

messenger his plan to attack Sennacherib’s army.

d. He collapsed unconscious.

II Kings 19:19“Now therefore, O Lord our

God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of Sennacherib’s hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.”

II Kings 19:20 Isaiah said to Hezekiah,“Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, ‘That which thou hast prayed to Me against Sennacherib, king of Assyria, I have heard.’ “

II Kings 19: 34“For I will defend

this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant __________ sake.”

Fill in the blank:a. Hezekiah’sb. Isaiah’sc. David’sd. Moses’

David’s

“And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians 185,000: and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses.”

What became of King Sennacherib?a. He surrendered to Hezekiah.b. He died in the night with his army.c. He returned to Assyria.d. There is no mention of what happened to him.

What then?a. His sons killed him.b. He died of his wounds.c. He began to rebuild his army.d. He entered Jerusalem

disguised as one of Hezekiah’s soldiers.

Isaiah gave to Hezekiah a message from God:a. You will be healed.b. You will die.c. You will suffer for time.d. You must pray and pray and pray.

II Kings 20:37b “…Thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.”

“I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.” And Hezekiah wept sore.

“Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer. I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee….And I will add unto thy days fifteen years…and I will defend this city …”

Upon Hezekiah’s death, his son, Manasseh, became king.

The End.