_NEHUSHTAN_ ‘He … brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.’ 2 Kings 18:4 King Hezekiah was bent on the work of national reformation. He saw that incense was being burnt to this brazen ser... [ Continue Reading ]
_HEZEKIAH’S REFORMS_ ‘He removed the high places.’ 2 Kings 18:4 It is a mark of Hezekiah’s breadth of mind that he sought to unite the kingdoms in their worship. We read in Chronicles of his attempt to draw Israel and Judah together for a Passover. And though much ridicule was poured upon him, ye... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE ONLY SURE HOPE_ ‘On whom dost thou trust?’ 2 Kings 18:20 The Christian conflict as keen as great Assyria and little Judæa. Worldly materialism: infidel thought against the besieged servants of Christ. Arrogant words of Rabshakeh craftily to catch the timid and irresolute. Easy terms: distort... [ Continue Reading ]