Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Yesterday when we left off, the leaders of Assyria had come to Judah to

threaten all their people. Today we see how Judah's King Hezekiah responds

in light of these threats. The very first thing he does in the midst of his distress is go to God.

As soon as he hears the news, he goes to the temple. He also trusts God to intervene and rebuke the Assyrians for their words.

Meanwhile, he sends his staff to talk to Isaiah, and Isaiah tells them God is already

orchestrating everything to dethron the king of Assyria, just Hezakiah hoped and that he'll die by the sword.

Not long after that, the messengers of Assyria send another threatening mocking letter

to Hezakiah, and this time it's especially scary because it seems the Assyrians have already taken all of the major cities of Judah, and now their army surrounds Jerusalem.

And once again, Hezekiah doesn't issue a reply to them.

His first stop in the midst of despair

is the House of the Lord.

He spreads out the letter before God and asks God to intervene.

This is a man who knows what God is capable of.

He asks for God's deliverance not only because he desires it for himself but also because he

believes it will show that Yawe alone is the one true God. He asked God to save Judah for God's sake.

Then a really cool thing happens.

Hezakiah is in the temple praying and the next thing we know,

Isaiah sends him a message with God's response to that prayer.

This would be like, if I pray and ask God what color car I should buy, then my phone rings and it's

you calling to say, hey God told me to tell you silver with black interior, whatever that means.

I love it when God works like this.

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