2 Kings 19:15-19
15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. 17 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O Lord our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Youare the Lord God, You alone.”
王下19:15-19
15 希西家向耶和華禱告說：“坐在二基路伯上耶和華以色列的 神啊，你是天下萬國的 神！你曾創造天地。16 耶和華啊，求你側耳而聽！耶和華啊，求你睜眼而看！要聽西拿基立打發使者來辱罵永生 神的話。17 “耶和華啊！亞述諸王果然使列國和列國之地變為荒涼，18 將列國的神像都扔在火裡，因為它本不是神，乃是人手所造的，是木頭石頭的，所以滅絕它。19 耶和華我們的 神啊，現在求你救我們脫離亞述王的手，使天下萬國都知道惟獨你耶和華是 神！”
After King Hezekiah read a defiant letter from his enemy, his first reaction was to go up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord with a cry, “O Lord God of Israel…You are God. You alone…You have made heaven and earth.” (v15) And he ended his prayer with a desire that "all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God, You alone.” (v 19) Praise the Lord, He listened and He responded.
ReplyDeleteDear brothers and sisters, I often feel so privileged to be able to acknowledge the God of Israel as my God. Of all the gods in the world, He alone is God. He is the Creator of heaven and of earth and He is my God. How He had helped the Israelites in the past, He is helping us today. Let’s praise Him for we have such an awesome mighty God.
JL