The Trust of Hezekiah, Son of David

Series Title: Son of DavidSeries Summary: When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus, he told Mary that her son would rule on David’s throne. Matthew’s gospel opens with a genealogy which emphatically connects Jesus of Nazareth with the kingly family of David. This is because the prophets had told God’s people that the coming “Son of David” would also be the Son of God. The Old Testament kings of Israel were flawed–some more than others. The best ones, although far from perfect, were remembered by Israel as displaying some of the marks and virtue of the Ultimate Son of David. In this Advent series, we are focusing our attention on four sons of David, four men named in  Jesus’ genealogy–Solomon, Asa, Hezekiah, & Josiah. Each one points us to something true about their future son. Each one’s flaws remind us that we needed a great King. Passages: 2 Kings 19:1-19Speaker: Jeff MyersHezekiah is the model of trust, and what it means to place our confidence and our hope in the living God.  Today we’ll see a story that actually isn’t included in Second Chronicles but in Second Kings.  Knowing that God sees the Assyrian Empire conquer city after city, Hezekiah asks if God be trusted to save Israel, let alone himself.  The story of Hezekiah is meant to show us that YES, he can be trusted!