Day 190 - 2 Kings 18, Verses 17-37

From: Chapter-A-Day: Volume 2 By: Norman W. Berry

2 Kings 18:17‑37 • 1 min. read • grade level: 9

The three representatives of the Assyrian king meet the representatives of king Hezekiah. They do their best to discourage any trust in the Lord or in anyone else. They apparently knew that Hezekiah was trusting in the Lord, so they mock the Lord really.

V.32 The enemy offers them an imitation of their own wonderful land (Deut. 8:7-8⁷For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; ⁸A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; (Deuteronomy 8:7‑8)). The enemy’s land was certainly not anything as good as their own land of Israel. Satan’s prizes are false.

V.37 Not having faith in the Lord as Hezekiah had, these three men are very upset, and bring the message to Hezekiah.

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