The Man Who Was Afraid of Death
1. Read 2Kings 18:1-6. Was Hezekiah a good king?
Did he owe his Godliness to his father's example? (Read 2 Kings 16:2-4)
What lesson can you learn from that?
2. Read Gen. 3:1-5 and 2Kings 18:19-35. How was Satan's deception through the serpent and the "field commander" similar?
What can we learn about the ploys of Satan from this?
Hezekiah defeated the Assyrian army without "firing a shot". God did it all because Hezekiah called out to God for help. Before we give too much credit to Hezekiah, like other doubting kings before him, he tried to make a deal in 2 Kings 18:13-16. Other kings before him asked wicked countries to ally with them but Hezekiah didn't have that option as the Assyrians conquered all those countries already. This was more a victory where God stood up for His name. See 2 Kings 18:33-35, 19:5,6,22,23,27,34,35. Can you learn any lesson from this?
3. Read 2 Kings 20:1-6. What happened to Hezekiah?
As a result of his healing, what two bad things happened? (Read 2 Kings 20:12-19, 21:1-16)
Read 2Corinthians 5:8, Phil. 1:21-23, Heb. 2:14-15. What should our view of death be?
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