Bible Stories for Adults

Hezekiah

2 Kings 18-20

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Bible Words to Remember:
They will call on My name, and I will answer them. Zechariah 13:9

How faithful was the northern kingdom of Israel and its kings?
2 Kings 17:21-22
How did God respond to this faithlessness of His people?
2 Kings 17:23
How did God respond to this faithlessness of His kings?
1 Kings 21:21-22

How faithful were the people of the southern kingdom of Judah?
2 Chronicles 11:13-14, 16-17
Did Judah and its kings remain faithful?
2 Chronicles 12:1-2
Did Judah return to faithfulness after Rehoboam was punished?
1 Kings 15:1, 3
Why did God allow this one dynasty to remain throughout the life of the nation of Judah?
1 Kings 15:4-5

Were all of Judah's kings unfaithful?
1 Kings 22:41, 43
Why were the next three rulers of Judah considered evil?
2 Chronicles 21:5-6
How was this reign of evil ended by a seven year old?
2 Chronicles 22:11-12; 23:11, 21

How faithful was this new king?
2 Chronicles 24:2, 17-19
How did Joash respond when Jehoiada's son tried to turn him back to the Lord?
2 Chronicles 24:22
How did God respond to Joash's rejection of Him and His servant?
2 Chronicles 24:24-25

How faithful was Joash's son Amaziah?
2 Kings 14:1, 3-4
Did God's blessing of victory over Edom (Seir) further build Amaziah's faith?
2 Chronicles 25:14-15
How did God punish Amaziah for rejecting Him?
2 Chronicles 25:20, 22, 27

How faithful was Amaziah's son Uzziah (also called Azariah)
2 Chronicles 26:1, 4-5
How did God reward Uzziah's faithfulness?
2 Chronicles 26:7-8, 10, 15
Did Uzziah lose faith over time as his predecessors had?
2 Chronicles 26:16
How did God punish Uzziah for defying His regulations regarding the temple?
2 Chronicles 26:19, 21

How faithful was Uzziah's son Jotham?
2 Chronicles 27:2-3
How did God bless Jotham for his faithfulness?
2 Chronicles 27:5

How faithful was Jotham's son Ahaz?
2 Chronicles 28:1-4
How did God punish Ahaz for this evil?
2 Chronicles 28:5, 8
Did Ahaz turn to God for protection from Syria and Israel?
2 Chronicles 28:16, 20
Did Ahaz come to his senses and turn to the Lord in his trouble?
2 Chronicles 28:22-25

How did God respond at this time to the continued evil and rejection by His nation of Israel?
2 Kings 17:22-23
Since Judah had occasionally returned to faithfulness, did God give them even another chance?
Isaiah 1:1-2, 18-20

Was the next king, Hezekiah, as evil and faithless as his father Ahaz?
2 Chronicles 29:1-2
How did he match up to the other good kings of Judah?
2 Kings 18:5-7
What is the first thing Hezekiah did as king that showed his faithfulness?
2 Chronicles 29:3-5
What did Hezekiah do as soon as he was told that the temple was ready (took 16 days)?
2 Chronicles 29:20-21, 27-29

What did Hezekiah decide to do since it was too late to celebrate Passover (14th day of 1st month)?
2 Chronicles 30:2-3
How did he show his desire for all of God's chosen people to return to the Lord?
2 Chronicles 30:1
Note: By delaying Passover a month, he'd fit Israel's schedule as set by Jeroboam
How did Hezekiah handle the problem that Israel had forgotten over 200 yrs how to be purified?
2 Chronicles 30:18-20
How did everyone feel about this renewed Passover festival?
2 Chronicles 30:26-27
Did this great joy die down the day after the festival?
2 Chronicles 31:1

What happened in the northern nation of Israel a few years later?
2 Kings 18:9-12
Did God protect Judah from any threat by Assyria because of Hezekiah's faithfulness?
2 Chronicles 32:1
How did Hezekiah encourage the people in Jerusalem?
2 Chronicles 32:6-8
What does this mean for our everyday lives?
Romans 8:31

How did the Assyrians try to get the Jews to turn on Hezekiah?
2 Chronicles 32:10-12
Why should the Jews trust the Assyrians instead of Hezekiah?
2 Chronicles 32:13-15
How did the people respond and how did Hezekiah respond?
2 Kings 18:36; 19:1
What else did Hezekiah do that showed his faithfulness?
2 Chronicles 32:20 (see 2 Kings 19)
How did God respond to Hezekiah's prayer?
2 Chronicles 32:21-23 (2 Kings 19:35-37)

When is the next time we see Isaiah and Hezekiah together?
2 Kings 20:1
How does Hezekiah respond to this news that he has a terminal illness?
2 Kings 20:2-3
How did God respond to Hezekiah's prayer?
2 Kings 20:4-7
How else did God bless Hezekiah at this time?
2 Kings 20:8-11

Why did God send a high-powered entourage from Babylon to visit Hezekiah?
2 Chronicles 32:31
How did Hezekiah respond to this test?
2 Kings 20:12-13
What kind of wealth did Hezekiah show off?
2 Chronicles 32:27-29
How did God respond to Hezekiah letting his pride get away with him?
2 Kings 20:14-18
How did Hezekiah feel about this punishment for just giving a tour to guests?
2 Kings 20:19

How did the people respond to Hezekiah's death?
2 Chronicles 32:32-33