# Fifteen Years - The Book of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 2 Jan 2024, 12 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 122. Discover how Hezekiah, faced with a prophecy of imminent death, turns to God in heartfelt prayer. Marvel at the miraculous sign given by God, as the sundial's shadow moves backward, signifying Hezekiah's extended life. But the story takes a turn when Hezekiah unwisely shows all of Judah's treasures to Babylonian envoys. The prophet Isaiah delivers a sobering prophecy about the future consequences of this act. Despite this, Hezekiah finds solace in knowing peace will remain during his lifetime. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The Lord's word which you
[0:04] Speaker 1: have spoken is good. 2 Kings 20.19 Dear God, we
[0:10] Speaker 1: want to say with King Hezekiah today, Your word is good.
[0:15] Speaker 1: Thank you for giving us your written word so we
[0:18] Speaker 1: can know you more and grow in wisdom. Give each
[0:22] Speaker 1: of us a deeper love for your word. We know
[0:25] Speaker 1: that it's perfect and it never fails. In Jesus' name
[0:29] Speaker 1: I pray, amen.
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[1:07] Speaker 3: In our last story, Hezekiah cried out to the Lord
[1:11] Speaker 3: through the prophet Isaiah, and his people were delivered from Sennacherib.
[1:16] Speaker 3: In this story, Hezekiah will be very sick, but given
[1:20] Speaker 3: 15 more years. His pride blinded him to messengers from Babylon,
[1:26] Speaker 3: to see all that was in the kingdom and in
[1:29] Speaker 3: Hezekiah's palace, as inspired by 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles.
[1:38] Speaker 1: Hi, it's Joya Sadler here. Welcome back to the Kids
[1:40] Speaker 1: Bible in a Year podcast. Today we close the chapter
[1:44] Speaker 1: on the life of Hezekiah, a king we are sure
[1:47] Speaker 1: to remember. And we're going to talk about why he
[1:50] Speaker 1: called God's word good and why we can too. Let's
[1:55] Speaker 1: dive in.
[1:58] Speaker 3: One day, Hezekiah, the king of Israel, became deathly sick.
[2:03] Speaker 3: God spoke to the prophet Isaiah and told him to
[2:06] Speaker 3: go to the king with a message.
[2:08] Speaker 4: He said to the king, God has.
[2:10] Speaker 3: Told me that you will not recover from this illness,
[2:14] Speaker 3: and it will kill you very soon.
[2:16] Speaker 4: Make the preparations for your death.
[2:19] Speaker 3: The king then turned from Isaiah and began to cry bitterly.
[2:23] Speaker 3: He cried out to God, saying, O God, Please.
[2:27] Speaker 4: Don't let me die. I have always walked with you.
[2:30] Speaker 4: I have never served any other gods. I have always
[2:34] Speaker 4: done what was good in your eyes.
[2:37] Speaker 3: Then, because of his prayers to God, Isaiah was stopped
[2:40] Speaker 3: with another message before he could even leave the building.
[2:44] Speaker 3: Isaiah quickly turned around and went back to the king.
[2:48] Speaker 3: God told Isaiah that he had heard Hezekiah's cry. God
[2:54] Speaker 3: has seen your tears, O king. He says that you
[2:57] Speaker 3: will now live 15 more years.
[3:00] Speaker 4: God has said, watch for a sign that I will give.
[3:04] Speaker 3: You to prove that you will recover and live for
[3:07] Speaker 3: those years I have promised.
[3:10] Speaker 4: The shadow on the sundial will.
[3:12] Speaker 3: Move backwards 10 degrees. Hezekiah believed the words of God
[3:18] Speaker 3: and watched the sundial's shadow. Suddenly, the shadow began to
[3:22] Speaker 3: move backwards and moved.
[3:24] Speaker 4: Exactly 10 degrees. as the Word of God spoke.
[3:29] Speaker 3: As he watched and gazed at the wonder that just occurred,
[3:32] Speaker 3: his illness went away and he completely recovered. He was
[3:36] Speaker 3: so happy about his recovery that he began to sing
[3:39] Speaker 3: and worship God right there in his room. Soon after,
[3:43] Speaker 3: representatives from the city of Babylon came to bring the
[3:46] Speaker 3: king gifts.
[3:47] Speaker 4: Due to his recent recovery.
[3:49] Speaker 3: With the gift was a letter that was congratulating the
[3:52] Speaker 3: king for getting better and overcoming his sickness. He was
[3:56] Speaker 3: so happy about receiving the gifts that he gave the
[3:59] Speaker 3: representatives a tour of his palace and all the official
[4:02] Speaker 3: government buildings. He was so excited that he showed them
[4:06] Speaker 3: all the treasures of the nation, including their gold, silver, spices,
[4:11] Speaker 3: and precious oils. Once the representatives of Babylon left town,
[4:16] Speaker 3: the prophet Isaiah came to the king and asked about
[4:19] Speaker 3: the men that came to visit. The king told Isaiah
[4:22] Speaker 3: all about the gifts that they brought him from the
[4:25] Speaker 3: king of Babylon. Isaiah quickly responded, From Babylon? What did
[4:31] Speaker 3: you show them from the city? The king excitedly said, Oh,
[4:35] Speaker 3: I showed them everything. I showed them the palace with
[4:38] Speaker 3: all of the fine things we have here, and I
[4:40] Speaker 3: gave them a tour of all the nation's greatest treasures
[4:43] Speaker 3: like the.
[4:43] Speaker 4: Gold, silver, spices, and precious oils. They were so kind
[4:48] Speaker 4: to me.
[4:48] Speaker 3: What do we have to hide? God has given me
[4:52] Speaker 3: a message for you, said Isaiah. Babylon will cause the
[4:57] Speaker 3: destruction of this city. One day that nation will come
[5:01] Speaker 3: and take over all that you have. Everything that you
[5:04] Speaker 3: showed them today will be carted off from your city
[5:08] Speaker 3: to theirs. Some of your family and future generations will
[5:11] Speaker 3: be taken away from the city to become slaves to
[5:15] Speaker 3: the king of Babylon, whose people you accommodated today. Hezekiah,
[5:20] Speaker 3: now humbled, bowed his head and accepted the words of God, saying,
[5:25] Speaker 3: They are good. He felt burdened for those that would
[5:29] Speaker 3: one day be taken from their home, but he knew
[5:32] Speaker 3: that this would not be before his 15 years were over.
[5:37] Speaker 3: He said, There will be peace in our city until
[5:41] Speaker 3: I die. Hezekiah then lived for the years he was promised,
[5:46] Speaker 3: providing for the people of his city until his son
[5:50] Speaker 3: took over as king.
[5:56] Speaker 1: Okay, this was a lot. Hezekiah is sick when today's
[6:01] Speaker 1: story begins. But after he cries out to God for mercy,
[6:05] Speaker 1: God sees his tears and sadness and takes his sickness away.
[6:11] Speaker 1: This isn't the only time we read about God and
[6:14] Speaker 1: our tears in the Bible. Psalm 56 tells us that
[6:18] Speaker 1: God keeps track of the things we are sad about
[6:22] Speaker 1: and even collects our tears in a bottle. Wow, that
[6:27] Speaker 1: is so special and such a great example of what
[6:31] Speaker 1: a loving father he is. God watched King Hezekiah's faithfulness
[6:36] Speaker 1: to him time and again. And he wanted to bless
[6:40] Speaker 1: him for staying loyal and close to the only true God.
[6:44] Speaker 1: So he gave him 15 more years. Now 15 may
[6:50] Speaker 1: seem like a long time. But once you get to
[6:53] Speaker 1: year 14, it doesn't seem so long anymore. Hezekiah would
[6:57] Speaker 1: soon die and he knew it. But for now, he
[7:01] Speaker 1: was so grateful. that God took away his sickness. He
[7:05] Speaker 1: just wanted to sing and worship him all day long. Next,
[7:10] Speaker 1: our story takes a turn. As we heard, when the
[7:13] Speaker 1: men from Babylon came to bring gifts to Hezekiah, he
[7:17] Speaker 1: wasn't exactly thinking straight. He was so excited to show
[7:21] Speaker 1: off all the treasures of the palace that it didn't
[7:24] Speaker 1: even dawn on him who he was talking to. When
[7:29] Speaker 1: Isaiah found out what he did, he was not too happy.
[7:33] Speaker 1: After hearing another message from God, Isaiah told Hezekiah that
[7:38] Speaker 1: these people from Babylon would take everything he showed them
[7:43] Speaker 1: and even take Hezekiah's own family as slaves. Then Hezekiah
[7:49] Speaker 1: bowed his head and said something interesting. God's words are good.
[7:56] Speaker 1: Now this tells us all we need to know about
[7:59] Speaker 1: King Hezekiah. Even when the message from God meant that
[8:04] Speaker 1: he will lose his people, his land, his possessions, and
[8:09] Speaker 1: even his own family, he still called God's words good.
[8:15] Speaker 1: And we can too. You see, when you know God
[8:19] Speaker 1: for a long time and have walked with him through
[8:22] Speaker 1: good and bad times, something happens. You start to trust him,
[8:29] Speaker 1: really trust him. And no matter what he says in
[8:32] Speaker 1: his word or speaks in your heart, you know it
[8:36] Speaker 1: is right and good because you know that he is
[8:39] Speaker 1: right and good. And after all, you are hearing the
[8:42] Speaker 1: God of the universe speak to you. That's incredible by itself.
[8:48] Speaker 1: Proverbs 35 says it this way. Every word of God
[8:53] Speaker 1: is flawless. He is a shield to those who take
[8:56] Speaker 1: refuge in him. Do you know what a flaw is?
[9:01] Speaker 1: It's a mistake or something that should not be there.
[9:05] Speaker 1: It's a weakness and makes something not perfect. So when
[9:10] Speaker 1: this verse says that every word of God is flawless,
[9:15] Speaker 1: that means that every word is completely perfect, pure, and right.
[9:21] Speaker 1: That's why spending time reading our Bible is such a
[9:25] Speaker 1: wise thing to do. Not only is every word in
[9:29] Speaker 1: your Bible true and good and perfect and right, but
[9:33] Speaker 1: when you read it, you feel peace and become wiser
[9:38] Speaker 1: and more like Jesus. If you remember anything today, remember this.
[9:43] Speaker 1: When you get older, you will look back on your
[9:46] Speaker 1: life and regret some things. You will wish you didn't
[9:49] Speaker 1: say or do certain things. But of course, you will
[9:52] Speaker 1: know that God forgives you. But you will never, ever,
[9:56] Speaker 1: ever regret one minute you spend reading and learning God's word.
[10:03] Speaker 1: So let it be your light, your guide, and your
[10:05] Speaker 1: best friend. Because Hezekiah was right. God's word is good.
[10:11] Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and make sure to come back next
[10:13] Speaker 1: time to hear about another evil king. who was just
[10:16] Speaker 1: like the others, except for one big difference.
[10:21] Speaker 4: Let's say it together.
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