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March 6, 2022

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Reading along with us in Isaiah? Here’s today’s reading:

Isaiah 39 (NIV)

Envoys From Babylon
1 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of his illness and recovery. 2 Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did those men say, and where did they come from?”
“From a distant land,” Hezekiah replied. “They came to me from Babylon.”..........Continue Reading

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  1. And the downfall of Hezekiah here is so sad. He had always been a humble king seeking God in all things and now he gets this miraculous healing, told of an impending victory, he has all this stuff so like many of us when times are good we don’t acknowledge God anymore and it becomes about ourselves. He showed off his health and his riches to Babylon like a run way model but it was actually like showing off the job a future thief casing the place!
    Pride is a slippery sin and we fall into it so easily as our worldly nature desires to be acknowledged, accepted by people and its easy to forget that we are nothing and have nothing without God!

  2. Read 39 but not sure of the consequences for showing them everything. Hezekiah says everything good for his remaining lifetime.

  3. Hezekiah. Trusting these guys from Babylon? Not really. But his pride is going to wipe out his kingdom. He shows them all his possessions. What did he think they were going to do after seeing all his possessions. Hezekiah did his best to get rid of idol worship. But vs 8. Sounds like once again Judah goes back idolatry

  4. I am not sure what is more sad: that Hezekiah shows these envoys from Babylon the stuff out of pride or ignorance? But whichever it is a grave mistake and done without any indication of seeking the counsel of God. So in some ways it is the beginning of the end for Judah. And although Hezekiah has shown great faith and obedience to God, he shows his shallowness here: glad that these bad things will happen to future generations of his and not to himself. It always impresses me about the Bible that God is willing to show the good, the bad and the ugly of His people to show that He is in the business of using broken vessels.

  5. Hezekiah was a good man before the Lord, unfortunately, he still had pride.

    His response in being happy having peace in his time made me think, what we are leaving for our children and grandchildren and what can we do to help stop the madness? What does God want us to do? Pray, of course, and maybe more.

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