Granting Plead With God In Kings
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Pleading with God is that part of prayer (a subset of supplication) in which we argue our case with God, as Isaac Watts wonderfully says, “in a fervent yet humble manner.” It is not just petition, but petition well-reasoned. It is not just requesting, but passionately appealing.
And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.
And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.
Hezekiah pleads with God to add years to his life (2 Kings -11) King Hezekiah was a great king and had done much to turn back the heart of Israel to God after his father, King Ahaz, had let idolatry and sin run amok.
“Hezekiah's Prayer” (2 Kings -19, NIV) You have made heaven and earth. Give ear, LORD, and hear: open your eyes, LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God. It is true, LORD, that the Assyrians have laid waste these nations and their lands.
Matthew Reminds Us to Ask in Faith Just make today the day. I'm asking him for months, and still not come to the day. I know there are others who are asking you for things, and they're asking in faith, believing you have the power to do this, and yet you're not responding in the ways we're asking.
God heard the disrespectful words of the king of Assyria and the Rabshakeh, and He intended to humble those who mocked the “Holy One of Israel.” The king of Assyria didn't realize it was God who permitted him to be powerful. God was not going to tolerate the king's pride and blasphemy, He intended to humble him.
(2-3) Hezekiah's prayer. Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Be respectful, of course, acknowledging his position and authority, but plead with him as a son pleads with a father. Make your case, be clear with what you think you and those children need, and trust that God's purposes are even better and even more loving than your own.
What We Learn from the Psalmist Come before God. ( Address) Tell God what distresses you. ( Cry or Complaint) ... Tell God you want him to do something about it. ( ... Tell God in detail what your situation is. ( ... Remember how God has been faithful in the past and confess your trust in him. ( ... Then, praise him for who he is. (