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a Resolute Religious Reformer
2Ki 18:1-12
It is wonderful that such a man as Ahaz should have had so good a son, but it is likely that Hezekiah had a good mother. See 2Ch 29:1; 2Ch 26:5. No doubt the fall of Samaria was a great incentive with the king and his advisers to root out idolatry. There is no better way of neutralizing evil than by accentuating good, and Hezekiah was wise to reopen and purify the Temple at the very beginning of his reign. See 2Ch 29:3; 2Ch 29:19; 2Ch 29:21-35. It has been supposed that the prophecy of Mic 3:12 and Jer 26:18 was made effective by the power of the Holy Spirit.
When a soul is all for God, God is all to it. “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him.” See 2Ki 18:7. Let us see to it that we follow the suggestion of Psa 1:1-6, and strike our roots deep into the Word of God, pondering it carefully and obeying it reverently; then our leaf shall not fade, and whatsoever we do shall prosper. It is a good thing to cleave to God and keep His commandments. Compare 2Ki 18:6 with Deu 10:20.