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2 Kings 19 · Grade 4

Spread Before the Lord

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When Hezekiah heard the Rabshakeh's words, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord's house. He sent his officials to Isaiah. Isaiah answered that they should not be afraid of the words by which Assyria's servants had blasphemed the Lord. God would put a spirit in Sennacherib so he would hear a rumor and return to his own land.

Sennacherib sent a letter warning Hezekiah not to let his God deceive him. Hezekiah received it, went up to the Lord's house, and spread it before the Lord. He prayed to the Lord, enthroned above the cherubim, the God of all the kingdoms of the earth, who made heaven and earth. He admitted that Assyria had destroyed nations and their gods, for they were no gods but the work of men's hands. He asked the Lord to save them so all the kingdoms would know that He alone is God.

Isaiah sent the Lord's reply. The Lord had heard. Sennacherib would not enter the city, shoot an arrow there, or build a siege ramp. The Lord would defend the city for His own sake and for David's. That night the angel of the Lord struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. Sennacherib returned to Nineveh. There, while he worshiped in his god's temple, his sons killed him.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Hezekiah cover himself with?

  2. How did Hezekiah describe the gods of the nations?

  3. What would Sennacherib not build?

  4. How many did the angel of the Lord strike?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

HezekiahprayedangelGodIsaiah
  1. He sent his officials to .
  2. would put a spirit in Sennacherib so he would hear a rumor and return to his own land.
  3. Sennacherib sent a letter warning not to let his God deceive him.
  4. He to the Lord, enthroned above the cherubim, the God of all the kingdoms of the earth, who made heaven and earth.
  5. That night the of the Lord struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp.

Think About It

  1. Hezekiah spread the letter before the Lord. What problem could you lay before God in prayer today?

  2. Hezekiah prayed for God's glory, not just his own safety. How can your prayers include God's glory?

Memory Verse

Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone.”

2 Kings 19:19 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Hezekiah ask all the kingdoms to know?
  • For whose sake would God defend the city?

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