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Themes in 2 Chronicles 32

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Themes in 2 Chronicles 32

2 Chronicles 32:1 (show verse)

After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, intending to take them for himself.

hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Described as » Encamping against

2 Chronicles 32:2 (show verse)

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to go to war against Jerusalem,

hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:3 (show verse)

he decided, together with his officers and his soldiers, to stop up the water [supply] from the springs which were outside the city [by enclosing them with masonry and concealing them], and they helped him.

Fountains and springs » Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies
hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Cities invested by » The inhabitants of, cut off beforehand supplies of water outside, useful to besiegers
Water » Collected in » Fountains

2 Chronicles 32:4 (show verse)

So many people came together, and they stopped up all the springs and the brook which flowed [underground] through the region, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find an abundance of water?”

Cedron » Its channel changed by hezekiah
Fountains and springs » Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Kidron » Source of, closed by hezekiah
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Cities invested by » The inhabitants of, cut off beforehand supplies of water outside, useful to besiegers

2 Chronicles 32:5 (show verse)

Also Hezekiah resolutely set to work and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down, and erected towers on it, and he built another wall outside and strengthened the Millo (fortification) in the City of David, and made a great number of weapons and shields.

military Arms » For sieges: » Great stores of, prepared
hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Millo » A name given to part of the citadel of jerusalem » Repaired by hezekiah
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Shield » Stored in armories
Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Cities invested by » Repaired and newly fortified beforehand
Spears » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance
Tower » In the walls of jerusalem
Walls » Of cities » Had towers built on them

2 Chronicles 32:6 (show verse)

He also appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

2 Chronicles 32:7 (show verse)

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the army that is with him; for the One with us is greater than the one with him.

Courage » Being courageous
Courage » The israelites
Faith » Example of victorious » Jehoshaphat
Help » The lord helping
hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Cities invested by » Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous
Strength » Being strong

2 Chronicles 32:8 (show verse)

With him there is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Courage » Being courageous
Courage » The israelites
Help » The lord helping
hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Cities invested by » Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous
Trust » Of the wicked--exemplified » Sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:9 (show verse)

After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, while he was at Lachish [besieging it] with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem, to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,

Armies » Called the » Power of kings
hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Lachish » Besieged by sennacherib
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:10 (show verse)

“Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘In what do you trust that you are remaining in Jerusalem under siege?

hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:11 (show verse)

Is not Hezekiah misleading you in order to let you die by famine and thirst, while saying, “The Lord our God will rescue us from the hand of the king of Assyria?”

2 Chronicles 32:12 (show verse)

Has the same Hezekiah not taken away his [Baal’s] high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, “You shall worship before [only] one altar and burn incense on it”?

hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Incense » On the golden altar
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:13 (show verse)

Do you not know what I and my fathers (ancestors) have done to all the peoples of the [other] lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands able to rescue their lands from my hand at all?

hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Presumption » Exemplified » Sennacherib
Presumption » Instances of » Sennacherib
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:14 (show verse)

Who [was there] among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed who was able to rescue his people from my hand, that your God should be able to rescue you from my hand?

2 Chronicles 32:15 (show verse)

So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive or mislead you like this, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God rescue you from my hand!’”

2 Chronicles 32:16 (show verse)

And his servants said even more against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.

hezekiah » Crisis of invasion
Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:17 (show verse)

The Assyrian king also wrote letters insulting and taunting the Lord God of Israel, and speaking against Him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of other lands have not rescued their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not rescue His people from my hand.”

2 Chronicles 32:18 (show verse)

They shouted it loudly in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, so that they might take the city [without a long siege].

2 Chronicles 32:19 (show verse)

They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as [they spoke of] the gods of the peoples of the earth, [which are only] the work of the hands of men.

2 Chronicles 32:20 (show verse)

But Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven [for help].

hezekiah » He prayed unto the lord and was delivered
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Prayer » Described as » Crying to heaven
Intercessory prayer » Exemplified » Isaiah
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:21 (show verse)

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every brave warrior, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned to his own land in shame. And when he entered the house (temple) of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

Abasement » Examples of » Sennacherib
Angels » Of wrath, execute the judgments of God
Children » Wicked » Adrammelech and sharezer
Deliverance » Of israel
hezekiah » He prayed unto the lord and was delivered
Humiliation of sinners » Examples of
Parricide » Murdering one's own parent s
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Jehoshaphat
Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:22 (show verse)

Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and He gave them rest on every side.

Prayer » Answered » Hezekiah and isaiah, for deliverance from sennacherib
Sennacherib » Invades judah; lays siege to jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to assyria
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:23 (show verse)

And many brought gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem and valuable presents to Hezekiah king of Judah; so from then on he was exalted in the sight of all nations.

2 Chronicles 32:24 (show verse)

In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill; and he prayed to the Lord, and He answered him and gave him a [miraculous] sign.

hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
special divine Manifestations » Signs given to confirm faith
Prayer » Answered » To save hezekiah's life

2 Chronicles 32:25 (show verse)

But Hezekiah did nothing [for the Lord] in return for the benefit bestowed on him, because his heart had become proud; therefore God’s wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

Afflictions made beneficial » Exemplified » hezekiah
Examples of Afflictions » Exemplified » hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » His lack of wisdom in showing his resources to commissioners of babylon
Pride » Exemplified » hezekiah
Pride » Examples of » hezekiah
Prosperity » Pride in

2 Chronicles 32:26 (show verse)

However, Hezekiah humbled his proud heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them during the days of Hezekiah.

Afflictions made beneficial » Exemplified » hezekiah
Examples of Afflictions » Exemplified » hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » His lack of wisdom in showing his resources to commissioners of babylon
Humility » Exemplified » hezekiah
Repentance » Instances of » Hezekiah, at the time of his sickness

2 Chronicles 32:27 (show verse)

Now Hezekiah had immense wealth and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of delightful articles,

Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
hezekiah » King of judah » Prospered by God
Honour » Earthly » Offered as a bribe
Precious stones » A part of the treasure of kings
Riches » Examples of saints possessing » hezekiah
Shield » Stored in armories
Treasure-houses » Of kings

2 Chronicles 32:28 (show verse)

and storehouses for the produce of grain, new wine, and [olive] oil, and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds for the flocks.

hezekiah » King of judah » Prospered by God
King » Commissary of
Oil » Kept in » Storehouses
Riches » Examples of saints possessing » hezekiah
Treasure-houses » Of kings

2 Chronicles 32:29 (show verse)

Moreover, he made cities for himself and acquired an abundance of flocks and herds, for God gave him very many possessions.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » Hezekiah prospered
hezekiah » King of judah » Prospered by God
King » Commissary of
Kings » Their revenues derived from » Their own flocks and herds
Riches » Examples of saints possessing » hezekiah

2 Chronicles 32:30 (show verse)

This same Hezekiah also stopped up the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and channeled them down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah succeeded in everything that he did.

Gihon » A pool
Gihon » Pools near jerusalem » Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
hezekiah » King of judah » Prospered by God
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah

2 Chronicles 32:31 (show verse)

And so in the matter of the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone only to test him, in order to know everything that was in his heart.

Ambassadors » Berodach to hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » His lack of wisdom in showing his resources to commissioners of babylon
Interpreter » Of languages
Pride » Instances of » Hezekiah, in displaying his resources
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
Temptation » A test
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice

2 Chronicles 32:32 (show verse)

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his godly achievements, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

hezekiah » King of judah » His piety
Isaiah » Is the chronicler of the times of uzziah and hezekiah
King » Chronicles of, recorded

2 Chronicles 32:33 (show verse)

So Hezekiah slept with his fathers [in death] and they buried him in the upper section of the tombs of the descendants of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh became king in his place.

Burial » Burying places » Of kings
hezekiah » King of judah » Death and burial of