Hezekiah's Prayer for Deliverance

Isaiah 37

¹⁴ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. ¹⁵ Then Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying: ¹⁶ "O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You _f alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. ¹⁷ _g "Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and _h hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. ¹⁸ "Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their _i lands, ¹⁹ "and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were _j not gods, but the work of men's hands - wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. ²⁰ "Now therefore, O LORD our God, _k save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may _l know that You are the LORD, You alone."

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 43:10
   You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.
   Isaiah 43:11
   I, even I, am the LORD, And besides Me there is no savior.
   
2. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 6:40
   Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.
   Psalms 17:6
   I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
   Daniel 9:18
   O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.
   
3. Cross References
   Psalms 74:22
   Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.
   
4. Cross References
   2 Kings 15:29
   In the days of Pekah king of Israel, TiglathPile'ser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
   2 Kings 16:9
   So the king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin.
   2 Kings 17:6
   In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
   2 Kings 17:24
   Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities.
   1 Chronicles 5:26
   So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, TiglathPile'ser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.
   
5. Cross References
   Isaiah 40:19
   The workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains.
   Isaiah 40:20
   Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks for himself a skillful workman To prepare a carved image that will not totter.
   
6. Cross References
   Isaiah 33:22
   (For the LORD is our Judge, The LORD is our Lawgiver, The LORD is our King; He will save us).
   
7. Cross References
   Psalms 83:18
   That they may know that You, whose name alone is the LORD, Are the Most High over all the earth.