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2 Kings 20: For he thought, Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?

Today · Day 311 of 365

November 7th: Bible Meditation for 2 Kings 20

By Jacob D. Gerber

Bible readings for November 7th: 2 Kings 20 Hebrews 2 Hosea 13 Psalms 137–138

In 2 Kings 20, we see Hezekiah displaying two contradictory attitudes toward prayer—on the one hand, he prays fervently for God to save him, but on the other hand, he doesn’t even try to pray for the salvation of his descendants after him.

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