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🗓️ 28 July 2025
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. |
0:12.7 | Today we revisited part of the story we first read on day 206, including Hezekiah's response to King |
0:19.0 | Sinakarib's threats. We're reminded of how humbly he responded |
0:23.0 | when troubles came his way. And since we've read this story before, you probably recall that after |
0:28.0 | this, when he's been blessed and his stockpiled fortunes and he gets to live an extra 15 years, |
0:33.3 | his heart arcs away from God. He becomes prideful, doubts God's words, and lives somewhat carelessly. |
0:40.2 | One of the things we didn't touch on when we first read this story a few days ago was the part |
0:44.8 | where God puts a spirit in Sinacra that will cause him to hear a lie. There are a few noteworthy |
0:50.1 | things about that. First, God is in charge of evil spirits. They're on a leash and they have to do what |
0:55.9 | he says and go where he commands. That's comforting. Second, God himself didn't mislead Sinaccharib. |
1:03.3 | Scripture tells us repeatedly that God cannot lie. Hebrews 618 says he's incapable of it. |
1:10.1 | It would be contrary to his nature, because according to John 14, one of his names is |
1:15.3 | the truth. |
1:16.6 | He is the truth. |
1:18.7 | But God certainly does use evil for his own purposes. |
1:22.5 | When Romans 828 says he works all things together for the good of those who love him, |
1:28.9 | evil is included in that list of all things, the good, the bad, and the ugly, the truth he speaks, and the rumors other speak. |
1:35.3 | So he allows Sinakurib to be misled. If you think that might be an unjust response, try to zoom out |
1:41.3 | and remember how Sinakurib has openly mocked Yahweh, and his leaders |
1:45.2 | tell the people of Judah that they shouldn't let Yahweh trick them into trusting him. |
1:49.3 | This is a merciful response based on what Sinacurib actually deserves from God. |
1:55.3 | Isaiah also tells Hezekiah that they will win this war without even putting gas in their |
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