STORY 55
Jehovah’s Angel Wen Proteck Hezekiah
Da Assyria kingdom wen take ova da ten-tribe kingdom of Israel. So now Sennakerib, da king of Assyria, wanted fo take ova da two-tribe kingdom of Judah too. He had start fo take ova da towns of Judah one by one. Jerusalem wuz da main town he wen like. But one ting Sennakerib neva kno iz dat Jehovah wuz proteckting Jerusalem.
Hezekiah, da Judah king, wen pay Sennakerib choke money fo leave Jerusalem alone. Even tho Sennakerib wen take da money, he still wen sen his army fo attack Jerusalem. Da peopo wuz supa sked cuz da Assyria army wuz getting moa close. Den Hezekiah tell: ‘No be sked. Da Assyria guys strong, but Jehovah stay wit us an he way moa strong den dem.’
Sennakerib sen his messanja guy, da Rabshakeh, fo go Jerusalem an make fun of da peopo. Da Rabshakeh guy stand outside da town an yell: ‘Wat! You tink Jehovah goin help you guys?! No let Hezekiah trick you. No moa any god dat can proteck you from us guys!’
Hezekiah donno wat fo do so he pray to Jehovah. Jehovah ansa: ‘No be sked by wat da Rabshakeh tell cuz Sennakerib not goin take ova Jerusalem.’ Den Hezekiah get some lettas from Sennakerib. Da lettas tell: ‘You betta give up, cuz Jehovah no goin save you.’ Hezekiah pray: ‘Please, Jehovah, save us so dat erybody goin kno dat you da one an ony true God.’ Jehovah tell Hezekiah: ‘Da Assyria king not goin put even one foot in Jerusalem. I goin proteck my town.’
Sennakerib wen tink fo shua Jerusalem wuz goin be his. His army camp wuz right outside da town. But one night, Jehovah sen one of his angels. An you kno wat dat one angel wen do? He wen kill 185,000 Assyria army guys! King Sennakerib wuz all sick cuz he wen lose his stronges guys. He no could do notting, so he go home one losa. Jus like Jehovah promise, he wen proteck Hezekiah an Jerusalem. Wat you tink? You would trus Jehovah if you wuz dea in Jerusalem?
“[Jehovah] sen his angel guy fo stay all aroun da peopo dat stay sked a [Jehovah] . . . Da angel guy get um outa trouble!”—Songs Fo God 34:7