Hezekiah made a fatal mistake. Remember that the Lord gave him 15 more years. 2 Chronicles 32:25 says, “But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem.”

When he recovered from his sickness, he received an envoy of ambassadors from Babylon. We have to pick up the story in 2 Kings 20:13 says, “…There was nothing in his house or his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.”

The word of the Lord came to him that the day would come when everything would be carried to Babylon ~ nothing shall be left. He answered in pride. Verse 19 says, “…The word of the Lord…is good! Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?”

We need to consider our actions today in light of their impact on those under our care, and the next generation. I see this so prevalent with the teen mentees I counsel. Hezekiah’s pride kept him from protecting those in his kingdom ~ as well as his children.