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2 Kings 20 · Grade 5

Healed but Not Humbled

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Hezekiah's illness brought him face to face with death. His prayer was simple and honest, and his tears were real. God's response was swift: Isaiah had not left the palace courts before he was sent back. God heard, saw, and answered. He added fifteen years and confirmed it by turning the shadow back ten steps, a sign that the Creator rules even time and light.

Yet Hezekiah's next test went poorly. When envoys came from Babylon, then a rising power, he showed them everything: treasures, armory, and storehouses. Second Chronicles says God left him to test him, to know all that was in his heart, and that his heart was proud (2 Chronicles 32:25, 31). He displayed his own glory rather than the Lord's.

Isaiah's prophecy was devastating: all would be carried to Babylon. Hezekiah's reply, that the word was good since there would be peace in his days, shows a troubling short-sightedness. A man who wept for his own life seemed less moved by his descendants' future. In the New Testament, Paul asks what we have that we did not receive, and if we received it, why we boast (1 Corinthians 4:7).

Show What You Know

  1. What did the shadow turning back show?

  2. According to 2 Chronicles 32, why did God leave Hezekiah?

  3. What did Hezekiah's reply to Isaiah show?

  4. What does Paul ask in 1 Corinthians 4:7 in the New Testament?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Then ____ the prophet came to King Hezekiah.
  2. In those days ____ was sick and dying.

Down

  1. I have seen your ____.
  2. What will be the sign that Yahweh will ____ me.
  3. I will add to your days ____ years.

Think About It

  1. God answered Hezekiah's tears quickly. What does this teach you about bringing your needs to God?

  2. Hezekiah cared about peace in his own days. How can you care about the generations after you?

Memory Verse

“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to Yahweh’s house.

2 Kings 20:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for healing. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did God want to know about Hezekiah's heart?
  • What does 1 Corinthians 4:7 say about boasting?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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