‘The Proud King Of Assyria.’
Isaiah 10:8-11.
a)
Isaiah 10:8. He
said that all his commanders are ‘kings’.
b)
Isaiah 10:9. He
took:-
1-
Carno.
2-
Carchemish.
3-
Hamath.
4-
Arpad.
5-
Samaria.
6-
Damascus.
c)
Isaiah 10:10.
His powerful hand grabbed hold of kingdoms whose people worship statues of gods.
They had more gods than Jerusalem and Samaria.
d)
Isaiah 10:11. He
took over Samaria and its statues of gods. In the same way he planned to take
Jerusalem and its gods.
(This QT shows me the greed of The Proud King Of
Samaria)
‘Hezekiah Made The Way For Revival.’
2 Kings 18:4.
a)
He removed the
high places of heathen worship.
b)
He broke the
pillars.
c)
He smashed the
sacred stones.
d)
He cut down the
poles used to worship Asherah.
e)
He broke into
pieces the bronze snake that Moses had made because the children of Israel
burned incense to it, they called it Nehushtan. (It means piece of brass)
(This
Second one teaches me how Hezekiah Made The Way For Revival)
Chris.
Because
of the sinful greed of the proud King of Samaria he took many cities and
places. He was compelled by his inane greed to take. We should never be greedy.
Greed can actually become a compulsive problem that dominates our lives. Rather
than greed we should focus on generosity.
