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#263 | Waiting for a Better King: How Hezekiah’s Failure Points Us to Jesus
Isaiah 1–39 ends with a king who looked promising—but ultimately failed. Throughout the first half of Isaiah, the question of kingship runs beneath the surface. Judah’s kings repeatedly fail to trust the Living God, even as Isaiah points forward to a coming Davidic King who will rule faithfully, establish justice, and trust God completely.
In Isaiah 36–39, Hezekiah initially appears to be the kind of king Isaiah has been waiting for. When Assyria surrounds Jerusalem, he turns to the Lord, and God miraculously delivers the city. When Hezekiah himself faces death, he cries out to God, and his…
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