<p>Hezekiahs father, King Ahaz, had made Judah a slave to the hated Assyrians. He had transformed the beautiful Temple into a pagan shrine, and had even sacrificed his infant son in the fire pit of Milcom. All to prove to the Assyrian king that he gave no allegiance to Yaweh.Then he anointed the young Hezekiah to rule Judah in his stead. O Lord, Hezekiah prayed, make me the best king Judah has ever had. Hezekiah made mistakes. He had tragic failures, yet his life shows the heights and depths we all faceand how God can lead us through both.</p>

Siege at the Gates: The Story Hezekiah and Sennacherib (Family Favorites)

Religion & Spirituality

Thurman C., Jr. Petty

Christian Books & Bibles

Autumn House Publishing

Dressed in royal robes, a little boy stands next to a great bronze pillar in the Temple court, a jeweled crown balanced on his head. He seems much too small to rule this nation of hardheaded, fickle-hearted people, but centuries before, a man of God had prophesied that this boy, Josiah, would follow Yahwehs heart.Twelve years later, as he turns 20, King Josiah begins to purge Judah of the idolatry of his fathers. With stoic determination he destroys the altars of Baal and Asherah and executes the priests and priestesses who had forsaken Yahweh to lead the people of Judah in their pagan worship.A few short years go by, then in a joyous discovery during the restoration of the Temple, Hilkiah, the high priest, finds a long-lost book of the Law! Within days all the citizens of Judah gather at the Temple as King Josiah reads aloud Yahwehs promises of prosperity to those who willingly obey His Lawand the curses pronounced upon those who refuse

The Temple Gates: Josiah and the Reformation of Judah (Family Favorites)

Flushed with victory, the young Babylonian prince surveyed the battleground where his army had defeated the Egyptians. In the distance a division of elite soldiers rapidly pursued the fleeing survivors. He mourned the loss of so many brave warriors, but quickly focused on his questto expand Babylons control of world trade. Egypt was only one of the nations to be conquered; before long Lebanon, Phoenicia, Syria, and Judah would feel the edge of Babylonian swords. Soon he, Nebuchadnezzar, would be king, and all the world would pay homage to him

Gate of the Gods: God's Quest for Nebuchadnezzar (Family Favorites)

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Siege at the Gates: The Story Hezekiah and Sennacherib (Family Favorites)

The Temple Gates: Josiah and the Reformation of Judah (Family Favorites)

Gate of the Gods: God's Quest for Nebuchadnezzar (Family Favorites)