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Good King Hezekiah. Assyria was conquering all the nations Israel (Northern Kingdom) 722 B.C. Judah is threatened (725-696: Hezekiah) 2 Kings 19:17-19 prayer of Hezekiah 32 God’s answer through Isaiah 35 The Assyrian Defeat. Manasseh 696-641
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Good King Hezekiah • Assyria was conquering all the nations • Israel (Northern Kingdom) 722 B.C. • Judah is threatened (725-696: Hezekiah) • 2 Kings 19:17-19 prayer of Hezekiah • 32 God’s answer through Isaiah • 35 The Assyrian Defeat
Manasseh 696-641 Evil: 2 Kgs. 21:2-9, 16 Punishment: 21:10-15 Reform was too late: 2 Chr. 33:10-16 Amon 641-640 Josiah 640-609 Amariah Gedaliah Cushi Zephaniah 630-625 Theme: The day of the Lord Good King Hezekiah
Josiah (640-609) • Began reigning at 8 years old 2 Kgs. 22:1 • Last good king of Judah 2 Kgs. 22:2 • Repaired the Temple 3-7 • Discovered the Law 8-11 • Inquired of the Lord 12-14 • The day of the Lord is coming 15-17 • Josiah will not have to see it 18-20
Josiah (640-609) • Committed to the Covenant: 2 Kgs. 23:1-3 • Removed Idols: 2 Kings 23:4-20 • from Ahaz and Manasseh (12) • from Solomon (13) • from Jeroboam of Israel (15) 1 Kings 13 • Kept the Passover 2 Kings 23:21-23 • Removed wizards and the like 24
Death of Josiah • 612 Nineveh (Assyria) falls to Babylon • 609 Last stand of Assyria is in Carchemish • Pharaoh-nechoh brings armies through Judah to enter the battle (2 Kings 23:29) • Josiah confronts them and dies in battle • 606 Babylon defeats Judah (1st captives) • 586 day of the Lord (Jerusalem’s destroyed)
The Punishment is Set • Goodness of Josiah could not stop the day of the Lord 2 Kings 23:25-26 • The evil influence Manasseh had could not be undone by his reforms or his grandson’s. • The character of a leader can save him but not his followers • There is a point of no return for a nation