Introduction:

2 Kings 19:14-19

Hezekiah’s Prayer

14 Then Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.

15 Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

16 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands

18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

19 Now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.”

Theme: Four necessary elements of prayer in a time of urgency so you will pray more effectively.

I. Ascribe to the LORD His greatness vs. 15

Three acknowledgements:

He is the True God
He is the Sovereign
He is the Creator

II. Implore the LORD to take notice of your circumstance vs. 16

To hear
To see
To listen

III. Voice the immediate threat posed by the enemy of the LORD vv. 17-18

They have destroyed . . .

The nations
Their lands
Their false gods

IV. Make your request known to the LORD vs. 19

Request for deliverance
Reason for the request

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