2 Kings 20 - 21 (2nd August) - Sky

2 Kings 20

In this chapter we experience a miracle, Hezekiah a godly king is about to face death. He wept bitterly and prayed. Was he afraid of death? No, Israelites considered a long life to be a sign of God’s favor. Death in mid-life was therefore thought to show God’s judgment. Hezekiah seemed to hint at this view when he prayed, reminding God of how he had faithfully served HIM all his life. It wasn’t the idea of death that Hezekiah struggled with, but with the thought of being judged after a life of devotion to God’s service.

Hezekiah would not have been healed unless first he had prayed. Prayers moved God’s hand to intervene, in this case was Hezekiah’s illness

After being healed, Hezekiah showed the Babylons everything that he had. Both politics and pride may have motivated this display to impress his potential ally.

2 Kings 21

In this chapter u see the backsliding of the Kings and nation once again.

Manasseh succeeded his father Hezekiah as king, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord. He worshipped and brought idols to the Lord’s temple which brought disaster to Jerusalem.

Amon succeeded his father Manasseh as king, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord. He worshipped idols and brought upon his own death.

As u see the cycles of sin repeated in the ages, but that cycle still exists in our lives in and every one of us. Its how we choose to break out from it that separates us and the kings of past.