A Long Way Away

At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon. Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.-Isaiah 39:1-4***King Ahaz was the 11th king to rule Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land. Ahaz worshiped idols and sacrificed at least 1 of his sons in a fire ritual. In Jerusalem, the royal city, Ahaz shut the  temple of the Lord. Hezekiah, the son born to Ahaz and Abi (Abijah), was the 12th king to rule Judah. Hezekiah only worshiped the Lord God. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that among Judah's kings, Hezekiah had unparalleled trust in the Lord God. While reigning, Hezekiah gathered the priests and told them to consecrate themselves and the temple. Hezekiah stationed priests and Levites in their places of duty, and invited the Israelites throughout Judah and the northern nation of Israel in the Promised Land to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem together. During the 4th year of Hezekiah's reign, the Assyrians invaded the northern nation of Israel and conquered the royal city, Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. During the 14th year of Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib, ruler of Assyria, invaded Judah and captured the fortified cities throughout the kingdom. Hezekiah sent a payment of silver and gold to Sennacherib. However, Sennacherib still wanted Judah's people and land. Hezekiah went to the temple of the Lord and sent Shebna the scribe, and Eliakim, Joah, and some elderly priests to Isaiah the prophet, and Isaiah spoke the words of the Lord God to them. Moreover, Sennacherib sent a written message to Hezekiah. Hezekiah took the written message to the temple and prayed to the Lord God, and Isaiah sent Hezekiah a message from the Lord God. The angel of the Lord smote 185,000 Assyrians, and Sennacherib's sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed Sennacherib. Sometime thereafter, Hezekiah became seriously ill, and Isaiah told Hezekiah to prepare to die. Hezekiah prayed to the Lord God, and the Lord God immediately sent Isaiah to Hezekiah with a new message. Hezekiah asked for a sign confirming the message of healing and life, and the Lord God allowed Hezekiah to see a sign. After hearing of Hezekiah's recovery, Merodach-baladan (Berodach-baladan), ruler of Babylon, sent an envoy to Hezekiah. Over 600 years after Manasseh, the son born to Hezekiah and Hephzibah, became the 13th king to rule Judah, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah 36:1-39:8, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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