Salvation and a Son: Hezekiah Given Life Instead of Death

Dearly beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, we have already looked at four major tests in the life of Hezekiah, king of Judah. The text has reserved this story of his illness, which took place before the Assyrian siege, until last, in order to contribute to the narrative structure of the book as a whole. We’ve seen God’s saving work in the previous two chapters, but here, we see the continuing threat of exile. Judah, and Hezekiah, were both given reprieves — but those reprieves were temporary.

What we’ll see tonight is that our God tests His Anointed, saves His Anointed, and hears His Anointed. And, then, we will see how we ought to respond when God tests us.