Son Of The Wicked King Hezekiah

Hezekiah, a son of the wicked King Ahaz, reigned over the southern kingdom of Judah for twenty-nine years, from c. 726 to 697 BC. He began his reign at age 25.He was more zealous for the Lord than any of his predecessors. During his reign, the prophets Isaiah and Micah ministered in Judah. After Ahaz’s wicked reign, there was much work to do, and Hezekiah boldly cleaned house. Pagan altars, idols, and temples were destroyed. The bronze serpent that Moses had made in the desert was also destroyed, because the people had made it an idol . The temple in Jerusalem, whose doors had been nailed shut by Hezekiah’s own father, was cleaned out and reopened. The Levitical priesthood was reinstated , and the Passover was reinstituted as a national

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