Seven Days with Hezekiah
by Pauline Youd
Remember King Hezekiah? He was one of the last good kings from Judah. When he received a threatening letter from Assyria, he spread it out in the temple before the Lord. But when Assyria attacked Judah, King Hezekiah lay helpless, gravely ill, dying. Isaiah, the prophet, came and told him he would not recover. Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and wept and prayed. Did God answer his prayer?