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Hezekiah’s stand-off with Rabshakeh
2Kings 18-19 tells the story of Hezekiah’s stand-off with Rabshakeh, field commander of Assyria’s army. Three important contextual observations lead us to a spiritual lesson:
the crisis was preceded by Hezekiah’s idol bashing reforms
Rabshakeh’s psychological warfare referenced that reform and used it as a means of intimidation
Hezekiah saw the crisis as [...]