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Today's Bible Translation
Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 16 NIV; Ch. 17-20 NLV
Podcast Introduction
Today is History Tuesday. We’ll read 2 Kings 16-20. I’m calling the episode “Enough Is Enough.”
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Comments on 2 Kings 19 and 20
In 2 Kings 18, Rabshakeh the loudmouth sent by King Sennacherib had made some serious threats against King Hezekiah and the people, and he had slandered God. In today’s chapter 19, we see that when Hezekiah heard about what Rabshakeh said, he was distraught and went to the temple. And he sent messengers to the prophet Isaiah to go the the Lord in their behalf. God told Isaiah to tell them not to worry, that Sennacherib would not enter their city, and he would die by the sword in his own land.
And God’s message to Sennacherib through Isaiah is interesting. God said, “I’ve heard what you have said, your boasting about your triumphs. Don’t you know that I planned all of this? It is because of me that you have done these things. I know everything about you. In your anger and pride you have spoken against me, and now I am putting an end to it.”
And that night 185,000 of Sennacherib’s army was killed by an angel of the Lord, and he hightailed it back home, where he was killed while worshipping in the temple of the god Nisroch.
It was true then, and it is true now. God is patient, but there is a point where He says, “Enough is enough.”
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Steve Webb 0:00And then what happened?
Steve Webb 0:09Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring! One Year Bible, and podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. It's History Tuesday and our reading today is 2 Kings 16 through 20. I'm calling this episode "Enough Is Enough." Before we get started, let's pray. Our heavenly Father, we thank you for your Word. And we thank you for this time that we have to come together and read together. I pray you would bless this time in Jesus' name, amen. Okay, let's begin.
Steve Webb 0:432 Kings, chapter 16. In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God. He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree. Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem and besieged Ahaz, but they could not overpower him. At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day. Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” And Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. The king of Assyria complied by attacking Damascus and capturing it.