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2 Chronicles 32:1-23 New King James Version (NKJV) 1 After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him. 4 Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” 5 And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance. 6 Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and gave them encouragement, saying, 7 “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 9 After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, 10 “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: ‘In what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem? 11 Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, “The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria”? 12 Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, “You shall worship before one altar and burn incense on it”? 13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their lands out of my hand? 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? 15 Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this, and do not believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’” 16 Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah. 17 He also wrote letters to revile the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.” 18 Then they called out with a loud voice in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and trouble them, that they might take the city. 19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth—the work of men’s hands. 20 Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven. 21 Then the Lord sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned shamefaced to his own land. And when he had gone into the temple of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down with the sword there. 22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter. Background Hezekiah had spent the past 14 years reigning over Judah. He was a God-fearing king who delighted in the work of the LORD. He had listened to His mother, and the Prophet Isaiah and turned the nation back to God. However, Judah was still considered a Vassal of Assyria and was required to send yearly tribute to Assyria. This year, Hezekiah did not send tribute. An Arm Of Flesh Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. The Assyrian army lays siege to Judah, and it is quite terrifying. Judah cut off the water supply to them, as we see, but they still outnumbered them in men. This arm of flesh was much greater than Judah’s. This must have been terrifying, yet a very common occurrence for Judah. They were a very small nation compared to the great powers around them, yet they had something these superpowers didn’t have. Hezekiah says “don’t worry, there’s more of us than them.” I can imagine a few people being like, “great, the fear of this army has driven our king mad!” But he continues and says that all the enemy has is an “arm of flesh” but we have the LORD! He tells them to “be strong and courageous.” So, the Assyrians start to boast. They speak about how they had wiped out so many other nations and their gods had done nothing, so why should your God be any different. Then the Lord sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria. So Isaiah and Hezekiah prayed fervently to the LORD, (it wouldn’t have been a two-second prayer, they would have fasted and sacrificed and prayed HARD) and the LORD delivered them. He sends an Angel to take out a great multitude of men. In fact, the angel killed 185,000 Assyrians, (2 Kings 19:36) and caused the Assyrians to be the ones fearful now! Daily Challenge Look at your enemies today and be strong and courageous, acknowledge that you come in the name of the LORD Almighty, and you are not alone.
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यशैया अध्याय 36 1 हिजकियाह राजा भएको चौधौं वर्षमा अश्शूरका राजा सनहेरीब यहूदाका मुख्य शहरहरूको विरूद्ध लडाई लड्न गए। सनहेरीबले ती शहरलाई पराजित गरे। 2 सनहेरीबले आफ्ना कप्तानसँग विशाल सेनाहरू यरूशलेममा राजा हिजकियाहकहाँ पठाए। कप्तान र उनका सेनाहरू लाकीश छाडेर यरूशलेम तिर गए। तिनीहरू माथिल्लो झाडीको जलमार्ग नजिक रोकिए। (माथिल्लो पोखरी धोबीको खेत जाने बाटोतर्फ पर्छ।) 3 यरूशलेमबाट तीन जना पुरूषहरू कप्तानसँग कुरा गर्न गए। तिनीहरू हुन हिल्कियाहको छोरो एल्याकीम, आसापको छोरो योआ अनि शेब्ना। एल्याकीम राजदरबारका प्रशासक थिए। योआ लेखापाल थिए। अनि शेब्ना दरबारको सचिव थिए। 4 कप्तानले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “हिजिकियाहलाई, ‘महाराज, अश्शूरका राजाले यसो भन्छन् भनतिमीहरूले सहायताको लागि केमा भरोसा गरिरहेकाछौ? 5 म तिमीहरूलाई भन्दछु यदि तिमीहरूले शक्ति र युद्धको योजनामा भरोसा गर्दछौ, यो व्यार्थ हो। तिनीहरू खोक्रा शब्दहरू बाहेक केही होइनन्। अब म तिमीहरूलाई सोध्दछु, तिमीहरूकोमाथि भरोसा गरेर मेरो विरूद्धमा विद्रोह गरिरहेका छौ? 6 के तिमीहरू सहयोगको लागि मिश्रमाथि भर परिरहेकाछौ? मिश्र एउटा भाँचिएको लौरो जस्तो छ। यदि तिमीहरू सहायताको लागि त्यता ढल्किन्छौ भने, त्यसले केवल तिमीहरूलाई चोट पुर्याउनेछ र तिम्रो हातमा दुलो पारिदिनेछ। मिश्रका राजा फिरऊनमाथि कसैले पनि भरोसा राख्न सक्दैन्। 7 तर तिमीहरू यसो भन्न सक्छौ, “हामी आफ्ना परमप्रभु परमेश्वरबाट सहायता पाउने भरोसा गरिरहेछौ।” तर म जान्दछु हिजकियाहले ती वेदीहरू र उच्च स्थानहरू ध्वंश पारे जहाँ मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुलाई पूज्दथे। अनि हिजकियाहले यहूदा र यरूशलेमका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले यहाँ यरूशलेमको एउटा बेदीमा आराधना गर्नुपर्छ।” 8 यदि तिमीहरू अझ लडाइँ गर्न चाहन्छौ भने मेरो मालिक, अश्शूरका राजाले तिमीहरूसँग यो सम्झौता गर्नेछन्। यदि तिमीहरूले युद्धको लागि घोड-सवारहरू पाउन सक्छौ भने म दुइ हजार घोडाहरू दिने वचन दिन्छु। 9 तर त्यसो हुँदा पनि तिमीहरूले मेरो मालिकका निम्न स्तरका अधिकारीहरू सम्मलाई पराजित गर्न सक्दैनौ। यसकारण किन तिमीहरू लगातार मिश्रका रथहरू र घोड-सवारी सेनाहरूमा भर पर्छौ? 10 अहिले के तिमीहरू सोच्दछौ कि म परमप्रभुको सहयोग बिना यो देश ध्वंश गर्न आएको थिएँ? होइन! परमप्रभुले मलाई भन्नुभयो, “यो देशको विरूद्ध उठ्, जा र ध्वंश पार।” 11 तब एल्याकीम, शेब्ना र योआहले रबशाकेलाई भने, “दया गरेर हामी प्रति अरामी भाषामा बोल्नु होस्। हामी त्यो भाषा बुझ्छौ। हामीसित यहूदी भाषामा नबोल्नु होस्। यदि तिमीले हाम्रो भाषा प्रयोग गर्यौ भने शहरका पर्खालहरूमा भएका मानिसहरूले पनि बुझ्नेछन्।” 12 तर रबशाकेले भने, “के मेरा मालिकले तिमीहरू र तिमीहरूका मालिकहरूसित मात्र बोल्न पठाएको होइन्। मेरो मालिकले ती मानिसहरूसँग पनि बोल्न पठाए जो पर्खालहरूमाथि बसिरहेका छन्। ती मानिसहरूसँग खाद्य र पानी सम्म छैन, तिमीहरूले जस्तै तिनीहरूले आफ्नै दिशा खानेहरू र आफ्नै पिसाब पिउनेछन्।” 13 तब रबशाके यहूदी भाषामा साह्रो चिच्याए अनि यसो भने, 14 “अश्शूरका महाराजाको यो सन्देश सुन,हिजकियाहले तिमीहरूलाई मूर्ख नबनावोस। उसले आफ्नो शक्तिले तिमीहरूलाई बचाउँन सक्दैन्। 15 हिजकियाहमाथि भरोसा नगर जब उसले भन्दछ, ‘परमप्रभुमा भरोसा गर! परमप्रभुले निश्चय हामीलाई बचाउँनु हुनेछ। परमप्रभुले अश्शूरका राजालाई यो शहर परास्त गर्न दिनुहुने छैन।’ 16 हिजकियाहबाट ती शब्दहरू नसुन्। अश्शूरका महाराजाको कुरा सुन्। अश्शूरका राजाले भन्दछ, “हामीले एउटा सम्झौता गर्नुपर्छ। तिमीहरू शहरबाट मकहाँ आउनु पर्छ। तब मात्र प्रत्येक मानिसले आफ्नो घर जानलाई स्वतन्त्र हुनेछ। प्रत्येक मानिसले आफ्ना दाखको बोटबाट स्वतन्त्र रूपले दाख खान पाउनेछ। अनि प्रत्येक मानिसले स्वतन्त्र रूपमा आफ्नो नेभाराको बोटबाट फल खान पाउने छ। प्रत्येक मानिसहरूले आफ्ना इनारबाट स्वतन्त्र रूपमा पानी पिउन पाउने छ। 17 जबसम्म म आउँदिन तिमीहरूले त्यसो गर्न सक्छौ अनि तिमीहरू प्रत्येकलाई त्यस भूमिमा लिएर जाँदिन जो तिमीहरूकै आफ्नो जस्तै छ। त्यस नयाँ देशमा तिमीहरूले राम्रो अन्न र नयाँ दाखरस, रोटी अनि अङ्गुरका लहराहरू पाउनेछौ।” 18 हिजकियाहलाई कष्ट पुर्याउन नदेऊ। हिजकियाह भन्दछ, “परमप्रभुले हामीलाई बचाउनु हुने छ।” तर म तिमीहरूलाई सोध्छु, के अन्य जातिहरूका देवताहरूले तिनीहरूको देशलाई अश्शूरका राजाबाट बचाउन सक्यो? होइन। 19 हमात र अर्पादका देवताहरू कहाँ छन? तिनीहरू परास्त भए। सपर्बेमका देवताहरू कहाँ छन्? तिनीहरू परास्त भए,! के तिनीहरूले शक्तिद्वारा सामरियालाई बचाए? होइन। 20 के अन्य देवताहरूले अरू देशहरूमा मबाट आफ्ना ठाउँहरू बचाए? अहँ! के परमप्रभुले मबाट यरूशलेम बचाउन सक्नुहोला त?” 21 तर यरूशलेमका मानिसहरू एकदम चुपचाप थिए। तिनीहरूले एक शब्द पनि कप्तानलाई भनेन किनभने राजा हिजकियाहले तिनीहरूलाई हुकुम दिएका थिए। उनले भने, उसलाई केही पनि नभन।” 22 त्यसपछि राजदरबारका व्यवस्थापक (हिल्कियाहको छोरो एल्याकीम), राजकीय सचिव शेब्ना अनि धर्मशास्त्री आसापको छोरो योआ हिजकियाह कहाँ गए। तिनीहरूले शोकव्यक्त गर्न आफ्ना लुगाहरू च्याते अनि हिजकियाहलाई प्रत्येक कुरा भने जो अश्शूरका कप्तानले भनेका थिए।