"Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What confidence is this in which you trust?" v.19
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I love when a good king comes on the scene, but hate how evil and deceitful enemies can be. Hezekiah is a king of Judah that does right in the eyes of the Lord in the ways of his father David. We see that during Hezekiah's time he (Judah) was under Assyria rule but then frees from in (v.7). The gift that Hezekiah offered and gave to the king of Assyria when still fearful of them as Judah's enemy didn't seem to do any help, which compromise seldom does in the long run. The king of Assyria sends his officers to turn the people of Jerusalem against Hezekiah. Rabshakeh is a title (not a name) for chief of the captains, possibly a political officer. He talks in a way so that all men of Judah can hear him and tries to get them to go against their king Hezekiah by saying what he'll say to them. It even seems like the Rabshakeh worships the Lord. We don't see the response of the people other than they stay quiet but listen. We'll have to wait till the next chapter to see Hezekiah's response and the people's. How have you felt challenged in what you trust and believe? How do you discern between the two?
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