# 2 Kings 19 đ: God Delivers Jerusalem
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lordâs temple.Â
[[#Verse 02.]] He sent Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, clothed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.Â
[[#Verse 03.]] They told him, âThis is what Hezekiah says: âThis is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. When the Lord your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. So pray for this remnant that remains.ââ
[[#Verse 05.]]Â When King Hezekiahâs servants came to Isaiah,Â
[[#Verse 06.]] Isaiah said to them, âTell your master this: âThis is what the Lord has said: âDonât be afraid because of the things you have heard, because the Assyrian kingâs officers have insulted me.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land.âââ
[[#Verse 08.]]Â When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.Â
[[#Verse 09.]] The king heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was marching out to fight him. He again sent messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them:Â
[[#Verse 10.]] âTell King Hezekiah of Judah this: âDonât let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, âJerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.âÂ
[[#Verse 11.]] Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?Â
[[#Verse 12.]] Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyedâthe nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassarârescued by their gods?Â
[[#Verse 13.]] Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?ââ
[[#Verse 14.]] Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lordâs temple and spread it out before the Lord.Â
[[#Verse 15.]] Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: âLord God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!Â
[[#Verse 17.]] It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.Â
[[#Verse 19.]] Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you, Lord, are the only God.â
[[#Verse 20.]] Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: âThis is what the Lord God of Israel has said: âI have heard your prayer concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria.Â
[[#Verse 21.]] This is what the Lord says about him:
ââThe virgin daughter Zion
despises you, she makes fun of you;
Daughter Jerusalem
shakes her head after you.
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?
At whom have you shouted,
and looked so arrogantly?
At the Holy One of Israel!
[[#Verse 23.]]Â Through your messengers you taunted the Sovereign Master,
âWith my many chariots
I climbed up the high mountains,
the slopes of Lebanon.
I cut down its tall cedars
and its best evergreens.
I invaded its most remote regions,
its thickest woods.
[[#Verse 24.]]Â I dug wells and drank
water in foreign lands.
With the soles of my feet I dried up
all the rivers of Egypt.â
[[#Verse 25.]]Â Certainly you must have heard!
Long ago I worked it out.
In ancient times I planned it;
and now I am bringing it to pass.
The plan is this:
Fortified cities will crash
into heaps of ruins.
> [!illustration] **THE LORD KNOWS IT ALL**
> Scripture: 1 Kings 19:25
> Summary: God tells the enemies of Assyria that they think they are awesome, but all they have done has been allowed by God.
> Point: God is aware and nothing takes Him by surprise.
> Tags: #illustration/God-Knows-It-All
> Used: no
[[#Verse 26.]]Â Their residents are powerless,
they are terrified and ashamed.
They are as short-lived as plants in the field,
or green vegetation.
They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops
when it is scorched by the east wind.
[[#Verse 27.]]Â I know where you live
and everything you do.
[[#Verse 28.]]Â Because you rage against me,
and the uproar you create has reached my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose,
and my bridle between your lips,
and I will lead you back the way
you came.â
[[#Verse 29.]]  ââThis will be your confirmation that I have spoken the truth: This year you will eat what grows wild, and next year what grows on its own from that. But in the third year you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce.Â
[[#Verse 30.]]Â Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.
[[#Verse 31.]]Â ââFor a remnant will leave Jerusalem;
survivors will come out of Mount Zion.
The zeal of the Lord of Heavenâs Armies will accomplish this.
[[#Verse 32.]] So this is what the Lord has said about the king of Assyria:
âHe will not enter this city,
nor will he shoot an arrow here.
He will not attack it with his shield-carrying warriors,
nor will he build siege works against it.
[[#Verse 33.]]Â He will go back the way he came.
He will not enter this city,â says the Lord.
[[#Verse 34.]]Â ââI will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.ââ
[[#Verse 35.]] That very night the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses.
[[#Verse 36.]]Â So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.Â
[[#Verse 37.]] One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Hezekiah spread Sennacherib's letter before the Lord in the temple (19:14).
2. Hezekiah's prayer confesses that the Lord alone is God over all the kingdoms of the earth (19:15, 19).
3. Tirhakah (19:9) was a Cushite ruler from the Nubian dynasty that ruled Egypt. He later became pharaoh.
4. Sennacherib moved his attack from Lachish to Libnah (19:8).
5. The phrase "the zeal of the Lord of Heaven's Armies will accomplish this" (19:31) is the same promise Isaiah gives about the coming Messiah's kingdom (Isaiah 9:7).
6. The angel of the Lord struck down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers (19:35).
7. Sennacherib's own records boast of trapping Hezekiah, but they never claim he captured Jerusalem.
8. Sennacherib was murdered by his sons (19:37) in 681 BC, an event also recorded in Babylonian sources.
9. The assassins fled to the land of Ararat (19:37), the region of Urartu in modern eastern Turkey and Armenia.
10. Esarhaddon, Sennacherib's son, became the next king of Assyria (19:37).
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lord who defeats the enemy we cannot. The angel of the Lord struck down the Assyrian army in a single night (19:35), and Jesus disarmed the powers of evil and triumphed over them through the cross (Colossians 2:15).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. Hezekiah took the threatening letter and spread it out before the Lord (19:14). What would it look like for you to lay your biggest problem before God?
2. Hezekiah asked God to act so that all the kingdoms of the earth would know He alone is God (19:19). How can our prayers be shaped by a concern for God's glory?
3. God's first word to Hezekiah was "Don't be afraid" (19:6). What fears do you need to hand over to Him today?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verses 6-7: Through Isaiah, the Lord tells Hezekiah not to be afraid.
- đ verses 14-15: Hezekiah spreads the letter before the Lord and prays.
- đ verse 35: The angel of the Lord strikes down the Assyrian army in one night.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Colossians 02#Verse 15.|Colossians 2:15]] - Christ triumphs over the powers through the cross.
- đ [[Psalm 46#Verse 01.|Psalm 46:1-3]] - God is our refuge and strength.
- đ [[Isaiah 37#Verse 36.|Isaiah 37:36]] - Isaiah's account of the angel striking the Assyrians.
- đ [[Philippians 04#Verse 06.|Philippians 4:6-7]] - Bring everything to God in prayer.
- đ [[Isaiah 09#Verse 07.|Isaiah 9:7]] - The zeal of the Lord will accomplish this.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[2 Kings 19 - SOAP|Donât Be Afraid]]
## đ Internal Notes