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4. the Jerusalem Council (chap. 15) did not order Gentile believers to keep the Sabbath;
5. Paul never cautioned Christians about breaking the Sabbath; and
6. the New Testament explicitly teaches that Sabbath keeping was not a requirement
(Rom. 14:5; Gal. 4:10,11; Col. 2:16,17).

you not know what I and my fathers have done
July 18 to all the peoples of other lands? Were the
gods of the nations of those lands in any way
able to deliver their lands out of my hand?
14 Who was there among all the gods of those
2 Chronicles 32:1–33:25
nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that
After these deeds of faithfulness, could deliver his people from my hand, that
32 Sennacherib king of Assyria came and your God should be able to deliver you from
entered Judah; he encamped against the forti- my hand? Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah
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fied cities, thinking to win them over to him- deceive you or persuade you like this, and do
self. And when Hezekiah saw that Sen- not believe him; for no god of any nation or
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nacherib had come, and that his purpose was kingdom was able to deliver his people from
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to make war against Jerusalem, he consulted my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much
with his leaders and commanders to stop the less will your God deliver you from my hand?’ ”
water from the springs which were outside the 16 Furthermore, his servants spoke against
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city; and they helped him. Thus many people the LORD God and against His servant
gathered together who stopped all the springs Hezekiah.
and the brook that ran through the land, say- 17 He also wrote letters to revile the LORD
ing, “Why should the kings of Assyria come God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying,
and find much water?” And he strengthened “As the gods of the nations of other lands have
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himself, built up all the wall that was broken, not delivered their people from my hand, so
raised it up to the towers, and built another the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His peo-
wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the ple from my hand.” Then they called out with
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City of David, and made weapons and shields a loud voice in Hebrew to the people of Jerusa-
in abundance. Then he set military captains lem who were on the wall, to frighten them and
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over the people, gathered them together to trouble them, that they might take the city.
him in the open square of the city gate, and 19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem,
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gave them encouragement, saying, “Be as against the gods of the people of the earth—
strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor the work of men’s hands.
dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor 20 Now because of this King Hezekiah and
before all the multitude that is with him; for the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed
there are more with us than with him. With and cried out to heaven. Then the LORD sent
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him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD an angel who cut down every mighty man of
our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the
And the people were strengthened by the king of Assyria. So he returned shamefaced to
words of Hezekiah king of Judah. his own land. And when he had gone into the
9 After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent temple of his god, some of his own offspring
his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the struck him down with the sword there.
forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the
Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of
were in Jerusalem, saying, 10 “Thus says Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the
Sennacherib king of Assyria: ‘In what do you hand of all others, and guided them on every
trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusa- side. And many brought gifts to the LORD at
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lem? Does not Hezekiah persuade you to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of
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give yourselves over to die by famine and by Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all
thirst, saying, “The LORD our God will deliver nations thereafter.
us from the hand of the king of Assyria”? Has 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near
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not the same Hezekiah taken away His high death, and he prayed to the LORD; and He spoke
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places and His altars, and commanded Judah to him and gave him a sign. But Hezekiah did
and Jerusalem, saying, “You shall worship not repay according to the favor shown him, for
before one altar and burn incense on it”? Do his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was
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