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How long did Hezekiah live after his severe illness?
15 yrs
The people of Judah were held captive in Babylon for ______ years, until Cyrus, king of Persia, came to the throne.
70
When King Ahaz died, his son Hezekiah became king. Hezekiah was not like his father.
*How was Hezekiah different from his father?
Hezekiah did what was right. Hezekiah led the people to worship God again, and God blessed him.
Josiah was just _____ years old when he became king.
8 yrs
Josiah lived in a way that pleased God. When Josiah was a teenager, he got rid of 2.____ and the 3._____ where people worshiped false gods.
2.idols
3.places
When Josiah was a young man, he wanted to _______ the Lord's temple.
repair
As the temple was being repaired, the high priest found _____.
the book of the law
When Josiah heard the law, he _________! "God is very angry with us!" Josiah said. "Our ancestors did not obey God!"
rent(tore) his clothes
Josiah read the words of the law to all the people. Then Josiah promised to ______ God and obey Him like the law said to do.
follow
The people at the temple also agreed to follow God and obey Him. As long as Josiah was king, the people ________ _____ _______ _____ .
followed God and obeyed Him
What sign did God give Hezekiah when he was ill?
The suns shadow went back ten degrees
Josiah prepared for a celebration of the Passover in _________.
Jerusalem
Jehoahaz reigned for only ________ months. He was taken in chains to Egypt by Pharaoh Neco.
3 months
What prophet helped King Hezekiah?
Isaiah
What prophet ministered and preached during King Josiahs 13th year of reign and the next 40 years?
Jeremiah
He carried them to Beth-el. Some say to signify a new beginning such as when Jacob went there to get a new name.
How was Josiah and Hezekiah related?
What sin did Hezekiah commit when the messengers from the king of Babylonia visited him?
Hezekiah showed all his treasures to the Babylonian messengers.
What did King Hezekiah destroy that he found in the arch of the covenant?
Why? Bonus
Brass serpent of Moses because they were worshipping that as an idol.
What happened to the Assyrian army when they tried to attack Jerusalem under Hezekiah's rule?
God promised they would not be destroyed. An angel came and killed 185,000 troops overnight.