The Hezekiah (Heb: Chizkiyahu) narrative in II Kings (chapters 17 – 20) and Isaiah (36 – 39) concludes on a dissonant and haunting confrontation between King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah. Hezekiah has just shown his kingdom’s wealth to messengers of Brodach Baladan, King of Babylonia. Isaiah asks Hezekiah about his guests, and when Hezekiah tells him where they are from, Isaiah proclaims:
Behold, days are coming and everything in your house and what your
ancestors have collected until this day will be carried off to
Babylonia, nothing will remain saith the Lord. And the children that
you will beget will be taken to be eunuchs in the palace of the King
of Babylonia. And Hezekiah responded to Isaiah, the word of the Lord
that you have spoken is good, insomuch as there will be peace and
truth in my days. (II Kings 20:17-18, JPS translation).
This prophecy of doom is devastating and perplexing. Does Isaiah mean to say that Hezekiah is literally responsible for the future exile and destruction at the hands of Babylonians? If so, what did he do wrong? How should Hezekiah have known it was bad to receive foreign emissaries from Babylonia?
Terry Wiles
They are both world changing apocalyptic events and need to be communicated. There are five that stand out in this category.
1. A bite of an apple affected every human of all time
2. A death on a cross made possible atonement for sin.
3. A resurrection that declares Gods power over physical death and the grave for all. Some will be raised to life eternal. Some will rose to eternal separation from God.
4. Armageddon. Where all of mankind will face God either through an outpouring of His Wrath or through accompanying Him as joint heirs of His Throne
5. A final judgment. It is appointed unto man to die and after that… judgment
Varnel Watson
Terry The Bible never says apple
Terry Wiles
Does now
Varnel Watson
You must be reading NLT
Terry Wiles
No. The TW version ?.
Varnel Watson
TV version?
Terry Wiles
TW. What’s my name? ?
I tell them. It’s painful when the audience has to have them explained.
Varnel Watson
TW/JW 🙂 You call yourself tower watchman after JW? 🙂