Hezekiah, a Great King

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Hezekiah, a Great King

• One period of history of interest is the United
  Kingdom (I Sam. 9 to ca. I Kgs. 11). This
  represents about 120 years (ca. B.C. 1095 B.C.
  975, Saul, David Solomon). This is followed by
  the Divided Kingdom (ca. I Kgs. 12 2 Kgs. 20,
  ca. B.C. 975 to B.C. 722, ca. 253 years).

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Hezekiah, a Great King

• The Divided Kingdom consisted of the Southern
  Kingdom (Judah) and the Northern Kingdom
  (Israel). During this period of 253 years,
  thirteen men reigned as king in Judah and
  nineteen in Israel. Hezekiah was king number
  thirteen in Judah.

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Hezekiah, a Great King

• How pleasant it is to read of such a life as
  his, after we have read of so many kings of Judah
  and Israel, that they did evil in the sight of
  the Lord. It is a pleasant contrast even to the
  life of Hezekiahs own father Ahaz. It is a
  somewhat strange thing that, brought up admid
  such evil surroundings, Hezekiah should have
  turned out so well. The chances were all against
  him (The Pulpit Commentary, Vol. 5, pg. 369,
  Homilies).

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Hezekiah, a Great King

• Hezekiahs greatness not because of
• Ancestry (2 Kgs. 16 2-4).
• Environment (cp. Ezek. 18 10-13).
• His children (2 Kgs. 21 1-7).
• Not his age (2 Kgs. 18 2).
• Not his pride (2 Kgs. 20 14-19).

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Hezekiah, a Great King

• Hezekiahs greatness was because
• He did what was right (2 Kgs. 18 3).
• He was uncompromising (2 Kgs. 18 4).
• Man of action (2 Chron. 29 3).
• Trusted in God (2 Kgs. 18 5).
• Clave to the Lord (2 Kgs. 18 6).
• Kept Gods law (2 Kgs. 18 6).
• He was prayerful (2 Kgs. 19 14-19).