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 dethrone the king of Assyria, just as Hezekiah hoped,

and that he'll die by the sword. Not long after that, the messengers of Assyria send another

threatening, mocking letter to Hezekiah, 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 Yahweh alone is the one true God.

He asked God to save Judah for God's sake.

Then a really cool thing happens.

Hezekiah 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,

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