Reading Assignment

• 2 Kings 17-19

Things To Consider

1. Sin is not measured by degree, but by holiness.
2. Hoshea's double cross cost the nation dearly – politics matter.
3. Ongoing patterns of disobedience bring increasing consequences.
4. Hezekiah brings reformation to the nation's religious practices.
5. Hezekiah is a man that lives by his convictions.
6. Hezekiah attempts to reach peace through diplomacy and financial considerations.
7. Hezekiah's faith is tested – walking with the Lord does not mean that your faith won't be tested.
8. Imagine what it must have been like when the angel kills 185,000...