2 Kings 20:16-19
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. And some of your own sons, who shall be born to you, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?”
Tag: Short Sighted Living
In the above passage we see Isaiah's response to Hezekiah's mistake with the Babylonians. Hezekiah had entertained the Babylonian envoy and shown, in a prideful manner, the riches he had. He failed in this showing to give glory to God. The above shows that Hezekiah was only concerned about his own life and not the God's glory or the people who followed him. A chapter before we read that when Hezekiah was sick he turned to God in prayer and pleaded with God to heal him. God not only healed him, through the prophet Isaiah's ministry, but gave him an additional 15 years to live. When Hezekiah was dying he turned to God. When he had a chance to show his accumulated wealth and power, he turned to his pride. When told the nation would suffer he was only interested in his own welfare. This is the fall of a leader. When their own interest take precedence over those they lead and the God they serve.
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