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When Nations Fall: Hezekiah Prays, God Delivers, and Judah Turns Again | 2 Kings 19–21
Welcome to Day 103 of Word for Word: The Bible.
In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 19–21, as Judah faces a moment of extreme crisis, experiences miraculous deliverance, and then begins a rapid descent into spiritual decline.
As the Assyrian empire threatens Jerusalem, King Hezekiah responds not with military strength, but with prayer. He brings the situation before the Lord, and through the prophet Isaiah, God declares that the city will be spared. What follows is a powerful moment of divine intervention, as the Assyrian army is defeated without a battle, demonstrating that God alone…
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