The hook in Sennacherib's nose

Kathee and I are reading through the Old Testament and this week came to 2 Kings 18 & 19. Oh how I love the Kings!

2 Kings 19:28, "Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back By the way which you came"

2 Kings 19:32-34

 32 “Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria:

      ‘He shall not come into this city,
      Nor shoot an arrow there,
      Nor come before it with shield,
      Nor build a siege mound against it.

 33 By the way that he came,
      By the same shall he return;
      And he shall not come into this city,’
      Says the LORD.

 34 ‘For I will defend this city, to save it
      For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

How this blessed me: This text demonsrates the absolute sovereignty of God over the nations! How it comforts my heart!

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