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Hezekiah Shows the Treasures

Name: Hezekiah Shows the Treasures
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King Hezekiah stands at the entrance of a royal storehouse as precious vessels, jars, coins, and household treasures fill the foreground. The open arch frames the king and his visitors, placing the viewer inside the treasury as the wealth of Judah is displayed. The scene reflects the biblical account in which Hezekiah receives envoys from Babylon and shows them all the riches of his house, an act later confronted by Isaiah as a warning of coming exile. The abundance in the room becomes a visual lesson on pride, misplaced trust, and the danger of boasting in earthly security rather than honoring the Lord who had delivered and healed the king. This artwork serves well for teaching on Hezekiah, Isaiah’s prophecy, Babylon, stewardship, humility, and the consequences of spiritual complacency.

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Keywords	Babylon envoys Hezekiah isaiah judah storehouse treasure
Secondary Keywords	babylon bible story biblical lesson exile warning healing israel king miracle prayer pride prophecy rh royal treasury stewardship sundial
Tertiary Keywords	Bible teaching coins envoys gold vessels humility Judah kingdom oil jars wealth
Scriptures	2 Chronicles 32:27-31 2 Kings 20:12-19 Isaiah 39:1-7 2 Chronicles 32 27 And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels; 28 storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds. 29 He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions. 30 This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 31 And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart. 2 Kings 20 12 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” 15 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.” 16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: 17 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. 18 And some of your own sons, who shall be born to you, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 19 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?” Isaiah 39 1 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon.” 4 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.” 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. 7 And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

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Hezekiah Shows the Treasures

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