DISCUSS REIGN OF HEZEKIAH

Question 1

TWO GOALS

Answer 1

1. To break Assyria’s dominance

2. To purify Judah’s covenant faith

Question 2

How he accomplished them:

PURIFICATION (judah’s covenant faith)

Answer 2

• had all the priests and Levites come together to cleanse the temple of all uncleanliness
• Destroyed the serpent of Moses because people made offerings to it
• Reestablished temple worship/gathered all the people of Israel for the passover festival
• Lord was with him, took advantage of it by attacking the Assyrians

Question 3

How he accomplished them:

ASSYRIA’S DOMINANCE

Answer 3

-He blockaded the water supply so no one could use it

Question 4

HEZEKIAH

Answer 4

• Reign was from 715-687BC
• Prophets during his time were Isaiah and Micah
• fall of samaria in 722 BC
• would have had a great impact on his actions

Question 5

RELIGIOUS REFORM

Answer 5

• Conflict between the priests
• wanted to gather all the tribes together at a festival
• temple must be cleaned
• Hezekiah took advantge of the situation

Question 6

HIS PRIVATE LIFE

Answer 6

• 25 years old when he ascended the throne
• became sick and was going to die
• displays all riches stored up in his treasuries
• rebuked by Isaiah, in that he offered a temptation to the enemy and Babylon would ultimately be her destroyer
• Manasseh was born within 2 years
• prestige at his death was great
• magnified in the sight of all nations, for destruction of Sennacherib’s army