SAVED BY THE ANGELOF THE LORD

PROCLAMATION

“And The Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria.  So he returned with shame of face to his own land.  And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.”  2 Chronicles 32:21 (KJV)

EXPLANATION

The words of First and Second Chronicles were written as one book under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by Ezra the scribe and priest and historical Bible scholar according to Jewish tradition.  After the celebration of the Passover, Sennacherib king of Assyria invaded Judah.  He laid siege to the fortified cities.  When Hezekiah saw this, he ordered his men to block the water supply which goes outside of the cities.  Then he began to rebuild the wall which was around the city and he raised up towers.  Afterwards he built a second wall outside of the first wall to further strengthen the city. (2 Chronicles 32:1-5)  He set captains of war over the people and spoke to them saying, “Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there be more with us than with him; With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is The Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles.” (2 Chronicles 32:6-8)  Sennacherib sent his servants to deliver messages, verbal and written, to the people of Judah, telling them not to listen to Hezekiah.  Then he had is servants speak in a loud voice in Jewish against The God of Israel. (2 Chronicles 32:9-19)  This caused Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah both prayed and cried out to heaven.  And The Lord sent an angel who annihilated all of the fighting men, commanders, and officers of the Assyrian army.  So Sennacherib withdrew from Judah and returned to his own in disgrace.  When he arrived home his sons slew him with a sword.  Thus The Lord saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem and Judah from the hand of Sennacherib.  After that many of the surrounding nations brought Hezekiah gifts and valuables and he was highly regarded by all the nations. (2 Chronicles 32:20-23)  At this point Hezekiah accumulated great wealth and respect but he was old and sick.  The people buried Hezekiah with honor when he died and his son Manasseh became king of Judah. (2 Chronicles 32:32-33)

APPLICATION

The Lord God did fight the battles for the people of Judah, and He will also fight our battles if we are obedient to His Holy Word.  The size and strength of our enemy is not important.  Our God is omnipotent; He is all powerful. (Matthew 28:18)  All things ae possible with God. (Matthew 19:26 and Mark 9:23)  Remember that the enemy in some of our battles is not flesh and blood but powers and wicked spirits. (Ephesians 6:12)  We need God.