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Hezekiah: A Man of Great Trust
2 Kings gives the account of many different kings who chose to depart from the Lord. They chose to continue to worship the idols of the other religions. They had the thought process that they would worship these idols so that if the God of Abraham, Jacob, and Isaac did not come to their aid they would turn to these gods. They had a backup plan because they would not trust that God has all power, wisdom, and knowledge. They would not allow their wills and hearts to be completely submitted to the Lord.
Then comes a man who completely trusts in the Lord. Hezekiah showed that trust in various aspects of his life. 2 Kings 18: 5 states, "He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him." Unlike his predecessors, he was completely willing to trust in the Lord. He did not have a backup plan but made the Lord His only plan. He abolished all of the idol worship thus pointing the people back to the Lord their God. 2 Kings 18:6: "For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses."  To cleave is to adhere firmly and completely to the Lord. He would not depart from the commandments that the Lord had given. He understood that when we keep the commandments of the Lord we have the promise that the Lord is with us.
To me the greatest example of his faith and trust was when his city was surrounded by the Assyrian army. There was no way that he could win this battle. He went before the Lord and plead for the Lord's hand to save his people. The Lord sent word that He would fight their battles. That night Hezekiah waited for the Lord to fight the battle. The Assyrians died.
I believe there is a great lesson to learn here. We can learn that  the Lord will require at times that we wait in the most extreme moments for the hand of the Lord to be revealed. He will answer. The key is to completely put our trust in the Lord. We turn to Him and not to man. He will never forsake us or leave us. He is always there.
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