The Three Miraculous Prayers of King Hezekiah: A Good Man’S Example for Our Own Troubled Times

By W.D. Crowder

The Three Miraculous Prayers of King Hezekiah tells the story of the good Jewish King Hezekiah, who lived, ruled, struggled, prayed, and saw incredible miracles 2,700 years ago. King Hezekiah was a man desperate for Gods help in ways that we can all relate to today. While you may not be a kingwith all the benefits and troubles it bringsyou probably have people who depend on you for guidance and protection. In todays world, you may find yourself unemployed, seriously ill, alone and facing great adversity, or dealing with all kinds of other troubles that seem way too big to handle on your own.

In The Three Miraculous Prayers of King Hezekiah, author W. D. Crowder shares the story of King Hezekiah to illustrate how we can overcome odds that sometimes seem insurmountable in order to survive troubling times. Crowder explores how a seemingly obscure Jewish King of the tiny southern Israeli Kingdom of Judah dealt with and miraculously overcame many of the same issues that personally impact you today. The example of this good man King Hezekiah may astonish you.

The Three Miraculous Prayers of King Hezekiah tells a fascinating, true story supported by the Bible and other historical records and addresses problems that are relevant to us today in these troubling times.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Aug 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491704028

W.D. Crowder

W. D. Crowder is a writer and marketer who earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Stetson University. He is also the author of the first book in the Divine Encounters of the Bible Series, We Three Kings: Two Journeys of the Magi. He and his wife, Anna, have two children and live in Ocala, Florida.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Standing In The Shadow Of Greatness

Chapter 1

Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

Chapter 2

Hezekiah Learns From His Mighty Grandfather And Evil Father

Chapter 3

King Hezekiah Versus The Original Evil Empire

Chapter 4

King Hezekiah The Hero1

Part II Desperately Seeking God’s Help

Chapter 5

King Hezekiah Prays For The People’s Healing And Forgiveness

Chapter 6

King Hezekiah Prays For The Protection And Salvation Of His Own Critically Threatened World

Chapter 7

King Hezekiah Prays For God To Spare His Life And Heal His Deadly Illness

Part III Witnessing Earth Shattering Miracles

Chapter 8

Why Did God Honor King Hezekiah’s Life And Prayers?

Chapter 9

Do King Hezekiah’s Prayers Still Work Today?

Endnotes

King Hezekiah Further Reading And Further Study Guide

Reigns Of The Kings Of Judah (8 Good Kings)

Kings Hezekiah’s Family Tree

King Hezekiah’s Ancestral Connection To Jesus

Maps

Pictures Of King Hezekiah

God’s Promises To You

DEDICATION

This book is lovingly and gratefully dedicated to my beloved family. My lovely wife Anna, my beautiful daughter the little sweetheart Irina, and my dear little buddy Alexander all give me the daily motivation to go the extra mile in life to sit down and write books like these…

EPIGRAPH

It is not about how much you have, it is about how much you have to give.—Ian Camilleri, 2012.

Writing must be done as a labor of love. Anyone who sets out to write with other agendas as his or her main motivation is likely to be bitterly disappointed.—W.D. Crowder, 2013

AUTHOR’S BIO

W.D. Crowder is an American published author, prolific article writer, and Internet Marketing consultant. His background and areas of expertise include history, Biblical history, international relations, economics, investments, personal finance, self help, and Latin American studies. A widely read and top of his class graduate of Stetson University, he obtained his bachelor of arts degree in History with minors in Latin American Studies and International Relations and a special emphasis in Economics. He was President of his Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Fraternity) Stetson University chapter and a Phi Beta Kappa (National Honors Fraternity) member.

W.D. Crowder founded and ran a Christian Concert Promoting/Producing business from 1997 to 2002. Among his other publishing credits are a previously published book in the Divine Encounters of the Bible Series entitled We Three Kings: Two Journeys of the Magi, a co-written e-book, and more than 1,550 well regarded articles ranging in topics from Biblical financial advice to personal financial improvement and self help. He has lived overseas for a year in one of the original lands of the Bible, Malta, where he helped serve and volunteer at Bible Baptist Church. He brings all of these various backgrounds and experiences to his love of writing. Helping people to make their lives better through proactive encouragement and endeavors is W.D. Crowder’s main calling in life.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I want to extend a special thanks to the following people who materially contributed to the start of this book in some form or fashion:

Pastor Joe of Bible Baptist Church in Malta (where I had the privilege to serve once a week, each week for almost a year), my overseas home church. His whole life is a shining example of what a real, living Biblical hero should be like.

Ian of Bible Baptist Church in Malta, whose own life struggles and triumphs over them, along with our emails back and forth (once we had left the God-fearing country and original lands of the Bible island of Malta) inspired me to start writing such a book in the first place.

Pastor Mark of Church in the Gardens (my home church in South Florida), whose sermons have always been exactly what I needed to hear, when I needed to hear it. It was the King David series of Sunday sermons that got me thinking about my favorite Bible heroes from the start. The sermon outline of the 3 Miraculous Prayers of King Hezekiah I wrote down and shared with him became the original core and basis of this book. You remain an inspiration Pastor Mark!

Keith, my dear friend in the Potteries of Stoke on Trent, Great Britain. He has always been my biggest fan and most ardent supporter of my writing, since the days of We Three Kings: Two Journeys of the Magi. Thank you for all the years of encouragement to write and publish another book!

My parents who have always encouraged me in my writing endeavors all of my life. Thank you for the support over the years!

Thank you from my heart to all of you. I could not have even begun the monumental project without each person!

PART I

Standing in the Shadow

of Greatness

CHAPTER 1

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

Have you ever been desperate for help?

In these days in which we live, that is almost a redundant question. Maybe the real question we should all be asking is, Have you ever found yourself at the point where you had nowhere else to turn? Frankly put, have you ever found yourself desperate for God’s help?

King Hezekiah was a man desperate for God’s help in ways that we can all relate to today. Oh, you may not be a king with palaces, men at arms, subjects, a walled city, and enormously powerful, overwhelming enemies. Still, you probably have people to take care of who depend on you for guidance and protection. You likely face incredible opposition in your own daily life’s struggles. In today’s world, you may easily find yourself unemployed, seriously ill, alone against great adversity, or with all kinds of other troubles that seem way too big for you to handle on your own.

At the very least, you suffer (as do we all sometimes) from the grief, pain, and maybe even fear of the devastation that foreign born terrorist enemies can and do wreak in the midst of our cities, nations, and world. This book about the good Jewish King Hezekiah who lived, ruled, struggled, prayed, and saw incredible miracles 2,700 years ago is especially for you…

But What Is So Important About King Hezekiah?

In the skeptical age that we live in