2 Chronicles 32:7-8
32:7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic
because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him.
32:8 He has with him mere human strength,
but the
Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!” The army
was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.
2 Chronicles 32:15-19
32:15 Now don’t let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how
can your gods rescue
you from my power?’”
32:16 Sennacherib’s servants further insulted the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.
32:17 He wrote letters mocking the Lord God of Israel and insulting him with these words: “The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah’s god rescue his people from my power.”
32:18 They called out loudly in the Judahite dialect to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, trying to scare and terrify them so they could seize the city.
32:19 They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.