August 28, 2026
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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles, Psalms, & Proverbs? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Chronicles 32 (NIV)
Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem
1 After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. 2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem,……Continue Reading
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Sennacherib king of Assyria enacts quite a smear campaign against Hezekiah and Judah. However, the instruction to God’s people is still the same, be strong and courageous because God is on your side! There is no battle that cannot be won when God is on your side as is evident again here. Sennacherib learns the hard way that indeed God is not like other nation’s man made gods but in fact He is the one true, all-powerful God! Sad that we see some pride rear its head in Hezekiah’s final days. We must be sure to remember that when we see success, wealth, or advanced position the glory is God’s, the reason we are there is because God put us there and we should never think it was of our own actions. All things to His glory!
Sennacherib was pretty impressed with himself and thought the God of the Jews was like any of the others gods that Assyria had already defeated. Those in the world always think they are right until they are confronted with the power and reality of God. So in reality, he should have been the one who was afraid, not the people of Judah. But Hezekiah is wise to improve his military position, to encourage his men with the truth of Who is on their side, and to pray to God along with the prophet Isaiah. And although it was wrong for him to be prideful, it is good that he repented of that. It was also interesting that God’s victory drew the attention of Babylon, and I believe Hezekiah made the mistake of showing them his wealth….which drew their attention even more…eventually attacking Judah and taking them into exile.
Every time we read. Something else is shown. ONE Angel wipes out the entire Assyrian army. Hezekiah. When I think of him. Always reminded. God saw his tears and heard his cries. And gave him 15 more years. The power of prayer!!!!.
2 Chronicles 31 & 32
2 Chronicles 32
Job 18-20
Chronicles 32
We see here that Hezekiah humbles himself, later God withdraws to test him.
“Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.”
II Chronicles 32:26, 31 NKJV