King Hezekiah

King Hezikiah was the twelfth king of Judah, son of the apostate Ahaz and Abijah. He ascended to the thrown at the age of twenty-five. Hezekiah was considered one of the three most perfect kings of Judah. His first act was to purge and repair and reopen with splendid sacrifices and perfect ceremonies the temple. He also destroyed a brazen serpent, said to have been the one used by Moses in the miraculous healing of the Israelites, which had become an object of adoration.

When the kingdom of Israel had fallen, Hezekiah invited the scattered inhabitants to a peculiar passover, which was continued for fourteen days. He refused to acknowledge the supremacy of Assyria and used every available means to strengthen the kingdom. It was during this time that we find him sick and sending for the Prophet Isaiah, who prophesies death as the result. King Hezekiah's prayer for longer life is heard, and God promises the king immediate recovery and fifteen years more of life. He inevitably dies at the age of fifty-six after a reign of twenty-nine years.

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