Title Hezekiah's Prayer (Isaiah 37:14-20)
Content G.37:14-20)
Introduction: text background
1. Hezekiah
13th king of Judah in the Southern dynasty at the time of the prophet Isaiah. Son of King Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20)
In 715 BC, he became king at the age of 25 and ruled the southern dynasty of Judah for 29 years.
One of the kings of Judah who ruled according to God's will.
After becoming king, he received praise from God by overcoming idols and removing high places.
Main subject:
1. Hezekiah who met the crisis of absolute death (Isa. 36:1)
1) Invasion of the powerful Assyrian king Sennacherib
end. San Hyerib was the son of King Sargon and ruled Assyria from 705-681 BC.
I. After conquering Babylon in 701 B.C.
All. He led a large army and invaded Israel and conquered Samaria, the northern dynasty (2 Kings 18:10).
Finally, in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, he invaded Judah and captured all the strong cities of Judah. After that, he established a military headquarters in Lachish, a fortress city about 45 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, and paid tribute.
demand to dedicate.
D. was 300 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold (about 9000 kilograms of silver and about 300 kilograms of gold)
E. In order to offer this, King Hecaiah of Judah paid all the silver and gold in the treasury and even the pillars of the temple.
He took off all the gold he had covered and paid tribute (2 Kings 18:14-16).
F. However, San Hye-rib asks for help from Egypt, while Hisgaya seemingly pays tribute
When he prepares for a reinforcement war, his subordinate general wants to occupy all of Jerusalem, the capital city.
Rabshakeh and large troops were dispatched. (2 Kings.18;13. Isa.36;1-2)
2) Rabshakeh, who received the king's command, led a large army and advanced to Jerusalem, and placed them in the upper pool, along with the laundromat's site (Isa. 36:2).
A. Upper Pond, as the foundation of the laundromat: This is the place where Hezekiah’s father, King Ahaz, turned to Assyria instead of God to deal with the threats of the Northern Dynasty and the Syrian army.
Isaiah said to Ahaz not to be afraid, not to Assyria, but only to God
It was a place where people were warned (Isa.7:3-9)
3) Hezekiah, who was in crisis, sent Eliakim, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the officer there instead of the palace.
Attempts to negotiate (Isa.36;3)
4) Rabshakeh unilaterally conveyed San Hyerib’s words, mocking Judah and its allies Egypt and Hezekiah with all kinds of insults, even citing God’s name and falsely engaging in high-level psychological warfare.
( G.36;5-10)
5) Eliakim and Shebna Joah were concerned about the agitation of the people in the city, so they begged them not to speak in Aramaic and not in Jewish (Isaiah 36:11).
6) Assyrian general Rabshakeh refused at all, shouting aloud in the Jewish language and telling him to surrender immediately.
Request (Isa.36;13-20)
A) Hear the words of San Hyerib, king of Assyria, and tell him not to be deceived by the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
B) Hezekiah made you depend on God, but told him not to accept this.
C) If you surrender, you will be satisfied and you will be moved to a livable land with grain, wine, bread, and vineyards.
d) The nations they conquered also had gods, but no god could help them.
7) The three ministers of Hezekiah put on their clothes and went back to King Hezekiah and told the words of Rabshakeh (Isaiah 36:22).
2. Hezekiah's actions in the crisis of absolute extinction.
1) Get dressed, put on sackcloth, and go to the temple (Isa. 37:1)
It is an expression of extreme sadness and pain.
A mark of repentance for one's sins.
2) Send three ministers to the prophet Isaiah to tell him this and ask for prayer (Isa. 37:2-4)
Asking for the Spiritual Help of a Man of God
3) Praying in the temple (Isaiah 37:14-20)
end. The Meaning of the Temple of God in the Old Testament
3. Hezekiah's Prayer
1) Opened the document requesting unconditional surrender of King San Hyerib of Assyria before God (37:14).
2) Pray to God (37:15)
3) Praise God (37:16)
A. The God of Israel among the cherubim: God on the Ark of the Most Holy: The covenant-keeping God
God.
B. Jehovah of hosts: the God who owns and rules the hosts
C. The one and only God of all the nations: the one and only God; Absolute discrimination with idols.: Other than God
There is no God.
D. God who created heaven and earth: God who created heaven and earth: God who has absolute sovereignty.
4) Asking God (his faith in God) (37:17)
end. Please listen to me
I. Please open your eyes
All. Hear all the blasphemy against God.
5) Tell the enemy exactly what he did (37:18-19)
6) Pray for the glory of God (37:20)
7) He believed that God was completely different from idols (37:19)
8) Believe and pray that God will help you (37:20)
4. God's answer (Isa.37;5-7.37;36-38)
1) God sent an angel to kill 185,000 Assyrian troops (36)
2) The proud and wicked San Hyerib retreated and resided in Nineveh, the capital of Assyria (37)
3) When he worshiped idols in the temple of Nisrok, the god of marriage to his idol, he was the son of his concubine.
Assassinated by Adrammelech and Sarazel. (38)
conclusion:
1. When a person lives in the world, like Hezekiah, he can face a crisis of absolute death.
At this time, you should not complain, resentment, pessimism or despair.
2. Like Hezekiah, we must rely on God alone and pray to God.
3. God will help us clearly and surely in the will of God to rescue us from the crisis
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