The Heart of the King: Isaiah 38-39

The last two stories in the life of King Hezekiah stand in strange contrast with the great triumphs of Isaiah 36-37. His prayer in chapter 38, and his behavior in chapter 39, makes him seem like a hollowed shell of who we saw him be when he faced off with Assyria. What happened?

It’s hard to finish well, isn’t it? Few people do. We need a king who does. And we’d like a king who could help us finish well too.

And that’s what Isaiah 36-39—these four chapters about Hezekiah—are preparing us for.