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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. |
0:12.9 | Today we step into another perspective on the final days of King Hezekiah. Then we're done with him for good. |
0:18.9 | I'm bummed his story had to end like it did. I had such high |
0:22.1 | hopes for him. Yesterday we read about how God extended his life an extra 15 years, but he wasted |
0:27.9 | that blessing. Those personal details aren't included in this version of the story, because as we've |
0:33.6 | talked about before, chronicles his concern more with the high-level details, |
0:38.1 | not the behind-the-scenes information. |
0:40.8 | In the chapters immediately before today's reading, there are lots of stories of Hezekiah's |
0:44.9 | faithfulness. Then chapter 32 opens with an attack from an enemy nation, Assyria. |
0:50.7 | Just a reminder that we've read this before, so if it felt familiar to you, good. |
0:54.8 | That means you're retaining things. |
0:56.7 | At the start of today's reading, Hezekiah is still a wise leader. |
1:00.2 | His demise hasn't yet begun. |
1:02.6 | He's just living faithfully in Jerusalem and serving God and the people of Judah. |
1:07.1 | Then Assyria and its king Sinakurib decide to attack Jerusalem. Hezekiah makes a plan to outsmart him. |
1:15.0 | He cuts off the water supply to the city as a deterrent. He builds up the wall around the city, |
1:20.1 | fortifies their towers, stalks up on weapons, and organizes his army. Then he gives a pep talk to the |
1:26.2 | army, encouraging them with reminders that God is on their |
1:29.8 | side. He doesn't fixate on all the work he's done to defend the city or to prepare them for battle. |
1:35.6 | He centers his encouragement on the fact that God is with them. That is where their hope lies. |
1:43.2 | This is a big distinction we see in scripture versus what |
1:45.9 | the world teaches us. There's a lot of believe in yourself talk out there today. We don't see that |
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