The Real King of kings

.. And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the
great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope? ... (2 Kings 18:19; Isaiah 36:4; cf. 2 Chr. 32:10)

Thoughts: So this question of the king of kings was asked of the king of Judah- are you still placing your hope in the King of kings?  Our hope never lies in a president or a congress or a governor or an army or a navy or a missile system.  Our hope lies in the Lord of lords and King of kings- the Lord Jesus- Jehovah- the Holy Spirit.  It is recorded 3 times.  
    Now the king of Assyria was the strongest king of his day.  He had defeated Babylon and Egypt.  He was known for his brutality.  He had not long before defeated the northern kingdom of Israel and only the little state of Judah was left.  The armies outnumbered Hezekiah's army four to one at least.  They had the city surrounded and were laying siege. 
    It would have been a good time to surrender.  But Hezekiah had already surrendered to the Lord.  He was not going to doubt His help now.
     This lesson is for us.  When you feel surrounded and about to be overwhelmed, remember where your hope lies.   Our hope lies in the Lord- the Maker of heaven and earth and the head of the greatest army of all- the Lord of hosts. 
     Isaiah prophesied that the Assyrian king would not enter into Jerusalem.  The next day 185,000 were dead.  Sennacherib retreated back to Ninevah where he was killed by his own sons   No one should mock God.  

Prayer: Lord you are king of kings.  no one is like you anywhere.