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2 Kings 18 · Grade 5

The Question of Trust

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Hezekiah is praised above all Judah's kings for trust. His reforms were bold. He even destroyed the bronze serpent from Moses' day, because it had become an idol. A good gift from God's past had become a snare. In the New Testament, Jesus says that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up (John 3:14).

Yet trust was tested. Sennacherib swept through Judah's fortified cities. Hezekiah first tried to buy peace, even stripping gold from the temple doors. The payment did not work. Assyria's army came to Jerusalem anyway.

The Rabshakeh's speech is a masterpiece of intimidation. The key word is trust, repeated again and again. He attacked every possible support: Egypt, Hezekiah, and even the Lord. He claimed that no god had saved any land from Assyria, placing the Lord among the idols of Hamath and Arpad. That was his fatal mistake. The people answered nothing, leaving the reply to God.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Hezekiah destroy the bronze serpent?

  2. What does Jesus say in John 3:14 in the New Testament?

  3. What did Hezekiah first try when Sennacherib came?

  4. What was the Rabshakeh's fatal mistake?

Crossword

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Across

  1. He also broke in pieces the bronze ____ that Moses had made.
  2. And gave it to the king of ____.
  3. Now in the fourteenth year of King ____.

Down

  1. But ____ said to them.
  2. He ____ in Yahweh.

Think About It

  1. The Rabshakeh attacked every support the people had. When your trust in God is mocked, how can you stand firm?

  2. Hezekiah tried to buy peace before fully trusting God. What do you tend to rely on before turning to God?

Memory Verse

“He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that after him was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.”

2 Kings 18:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being trustworthy. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can good things become more important to us than God?
  • When is it wise for you to stay quiet instead of arguing back?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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