1 & 2 Kings (Program #17) – The Reign of Hezekiah over Judah
During the long history of the kings of Israel and Judah recorded in the Old Testament spanning a period of several hundred years, there are very few positive accounts. Of course, we remember David, who was according to God’s heart though he himself was not without his own serious failure. But not until we come to Hezekiah near the end of the account in 2 Kings do we find another who was nearly as positive as David. Yet despite this dark negative period in the history of God’s people, God maintained His thin line of overcomers, mainly among the prophets such as Isaiah. In fact the book of Isaiah gives us a direct linkage to God’s New Testament economy and even to Christ Himself. As Isaiah focuses our attention on Christ, we want to focus on Him in His New Testament economy today.
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