Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

We just finished day 200 of our reading plan.

I'm blown away by all God is teaching us through this.

So let's jump in.

Asakaya, the son of King Ahaz, reigned in Judah after Ahaz died.

While Ahaz was terrible, one of his sons who survived his child sacrifices, Hezekiah,

turned out to be one of Judah's two best kings.

And we know this because he's one of the only two kings scripture says lived up to the level

of David.

We'll get to the other really great kings soon, but in the meantime, if you're a parent

and you feel that you're setting a bad example for your kids, take heart because Ahaz

the wicked was father to Hezekiah the great, so there's still hope for your kids.

So what did Hezekiah do that was so awesome?

Lots of stuff.

Right out of the gate, in year one of his reign, he starts making aggressive religious

reforms.

First, he restores the temple and reinstates the sacrificial system.

The people bring so many animals to sacrifice that the priests have to call for backup

to handle it all.

Hezekiah also reinstates the festivals, like Passover, which they hadn't really celebrated

regularly in a long time.

And this is important because remember how God had told them to do that every year as

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