1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:06,730 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,790 --> 00:00:13,460 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening 3 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:17,300 Speaker 1: to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge, 4 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:22,180 Speaker 1: and today we're in Isaiah chapter 39, and we'll be 5 00:00:22,220 --> 00:00:28,970 Speaker 1: reading from the Christian Standard Bible. At that time, Merodach Baladan, 6 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a 7 00:00:32,780 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: gift to Hezekiah since he heard that he had been 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,140 Speaker 1: sick and had recovered. Hezekiah was pleased with the letters, 9 00:00:40,659 --> 00:00:44,460 Speaker 1: and he showed the envoys his treasure house, the silver, 10 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:49,209 Speaker 1: the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all 11 00:00:49,290 --> 00:00:52,870 Speaker 1: his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. 12 00:00:53,710 --> 00:00:56,330 Speaker 1: There was nothing in his palace and in all his 13 00:00:56,410 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: realm that Hezekiah did not show them. Then the prophet 14 00:01:00,420 --> 00:01:04,180 Speaker 1: Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked him, What did 15 00:01:04,220 --> 00:01:07,310 Speaker 1: these men say, and where did they come to you from? 16 00:01:08,310 --> 00:01:11,950 Speaker 1: Hezekiah replied, They came to me from a distant country, 17 00:01:12,069 --> 00:01:17,250 Speaker 1: from Babylon. Isaiah asked, What have they seen in your palace? 18 00:01:18,230 --> 00:01:21,899 Speaker 1: Hezekiah answered, They have seen everything in my palace. There 19 00:01:21,940 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: isn't anything in my treasuries that I didn't show them. 20 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:29,970 Speaker 1: Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the 21 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:34,369 Speaker 1: Lord of armies. Look, the days are coming when everything 22 00:01:34,410 --> 00:01:37,530 Speaker 1: in your palace and all that your fathers have stored 23 00:01:37,650 --> 00:01:42,410 Speaker 1: up until today will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing 24 00:01:42,690 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: will be left, says the Lord. Some of your descendants 25 00:01:46,670 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: who come from you whom you father will be taken away, 26 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the 27 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: king of Babylon. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The word 28 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,420 Speaker 1: of the Lord that you have spoken is good, for 29 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: he thought there will be peace and security during my lifetime. 30 00:02:08,710 --> 00:02:13,230 Speaker 1: Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word, and 31 00:02:13,250 --> 00:02:15,690 Speaker 1: we thank you for the lessons that we learn from 32 00:02:15,770 --> 00:02:18,790 Speaker 1: this portion of Scripture. Lord, as we look at this 33 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: portion of Scripture, we could see that Hezekiah was acting 34 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,580 Speaker 1: like someone who was boastful or someone who had more 35 00:02:26,700 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: confidence in what he possessed than anything else. Likewise, Lord, 36 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: when we look at the end of this portion of Scripture, 37 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,060 Speaker 1: it seems that Hezekiah is more concerned about the fact 38 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,410 Speaker 1: that he would experience peace during his lifetime and less 39 00:02:42,490 --> 00:02:45,650 Speaker 1: concerned about the fact that those who were his descendants 40 00:02:45,970 --> 00:02:49,810 Speaker 1: would bear the brunt of his foolish decision. Lord, help 41 00:02:49,850 --> 00:02:52,470 Speaker 1: us to learn multiple things from this portion of Scripture. 42 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: Help us to have confidence in you, not confidence in 43 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: our possessions. Help us to have a sense of value 44 00:02:59,740 --> 00:03:01,940 Speaker 1: and a sense of worth that's based on who we 45 00:03:02,090 --> 00:03:05,930 Speaker 1: are in your Son, Jesus Christ, and not in worldly 46 00:03:06,010 --> 00:03:10,090 Speaker 1: standards of value. And help us, Lord, to be mindful 47 00:03:10,230 --> 00:03:13,810 Speaker 1: and thoughtful of those who come after us, not being 48 00:03:13,930 --> 00:03:18,470 Speaker 1: selfishly concerned with ourselves above the needs of others or 49 00:03:18,510 --> 00:03:22,730 Speaker 1: the needs of those who will live in generations after us. Lord, 50 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: thank you for illustrating this for us in your word, 51 00:03:25,700 --> 00:03:27,700 Speaker 1: and we pray that we would take these lessons to 52 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,619 Speaker 1: heart today. We love you, Lord. We're grateful for your 53 00:03:30,660 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: presence with us each and every day, and we pray 54 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,970 Speaker 1: that by your grace that we would walk with you 55 00:03:35,310 --> 00:03:41,250 Speaker 1: in all contexts of life. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.