Hezekiah bared all to the Babylonian envoys; he should not for there is a place for kepng some things private. Paul, who shared his life with those he ministered to, did not share all the treasures God revealed to him.
Isaiah shared bad news with Hezekiah twice. Firstly he said he was going to die: Hezekiah's reaction was to pray with tears that God would hear him. God heeded his word and healed him.
Secondly, after the incident with the Babylonian envoys, Isaiah prophesied that all the treasures of Judah would be taken away, but after he had died. Hezekiah could have prayed and seen God overturn this verdict as He had done previously, but instead he said: “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?” Isn't that a savage indictment of his selfish shortsghtedness: he wanted the blessing of God for himself only. Is this why his son after him rejected the Lord so grossly and did every evil imaginable. Did Dad even bother to prepare him for the future, when he so obviously didn't care. How aware are we of the precedents we set for others. Do we care about the long term efficacy of the gospel in this land? How committed are we to children's work? The maxim is true: no success without a successor.
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