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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
2 Kings 18:13-25
Hezekiah has bravely taken his stand for the LORD. But his faith has not yet been put to the test. It is necessary for this to happen. And, just the same, each Christian must show sooner or later if his deeds are deeds of faith or if he has acted beyond the measure of his faith. As recounted in Isaiah, Hezekiah’s faith begins to waver before the formidable assault of the king of Assyria. He thinks to get out of trouble by sending an enormous sum as tribute money to Sennacherib. This is what Joash had done before. But God is going to teach him (and us at the same time) that deliverance and true peace are not obtained by making concessions. The Enemy always deceives and misleads. Sennacharib, far from calling off the action, dispatches great forces against Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He sends at the same time three dangerous envoys, each with his own special role: his general in chief to vanquish them, his chief minister to subdue them, his cup-bearer to seduce them if possible by flattering words. Let us distrust such people whom Satan sometimes sends to us with a mission of this nature! Their manner of speech will betray them!
Rab-shakeh begins to harangue them in a speech in which he openly ridicules their trust in the LORD.
