What Made Hezekiah Great? I. What Made Hezekiah Great Was Not… A. …His Parents. � His father Ahaz was very wicked (2 Kings 16: 1 -4). B. …His Children. � His son Manasseh was very wicked (2 Kings 21: 1 -2).
What Made Hezekiah Great? I. What Made Hezekiah Great Was Not… C. …His Age. � He ascended the throne at twenty-five (2 Kings 18: 2). D. …His Wise Judgment. � He showed the riches of the kingdom to the envoys from Babylon (2 Kings 20: 1219).
What Made Hezekiah Great? II. What Made Him Great Was… A. …His Faith. � “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel” (2 Kings 18: 5). B. …His Commitment. � “He held fast to the Lord” (2 Kings 18: 6). C. …His Obedience. “He did what was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 18: 3). � “…Kept His commandments” (2 Kings 18: 6). �
What Made Hezekiah Great? II. What Made Him Great Was… D. …His Uncompromising Loyalty. � “It is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel” (2 Kings 18: 4; 2 Chron. 29: 111). E. …His Prayerfulness. � “Hezekiah prayed before the Lord” (2 Kings 19: 14 -19; 20: 1 -3).
What Made Hezekiah Great? III. We May Be Equally Great If We… A. …Strive to be right in God’s Sight (Col. 1: 21 -23). B. …Trust in the Lord (Prov. 3: 5). C. …Keep the Lord’s Commandments (John 14: 21).