Connect 2 Kings 19:24 to other scriptures about God's control over creation. The Boast in 2 Kings 19:24 “I dug wells and drank foreign waters; with the soles of my feet I dried up all the streams of Egypt.” • Sennacherib brags as though rivers and deserts submit to him. • God immediately counters the arrogance (2 Kings 19:25-28), reminding him—and us—who truly commands creation. God’s Direct Reply: The True Sovereign “Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass.” (2 Kings 19:25) • Every natural resource Sennacherib claims was ordained “long ago.” • The LORD asserts prior ownership, design, and ongoing oversight of earth’s systems. Waters Under Command Since Day One • Genesis 1:9-10 — “And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered…’ And it was so.” • Job 38:8-11 — God sets boundaries the sea cannot cross. • Psalm 33:7-9 — He “gathers the waters of the sea into a heap… He spoke, and it came to be.” • Jeremiah 5:22 — The sand itself is a “perpetual barrier” decreed by God. Historic Moments When God Moved Water • Exodus 14:21-22 — Red Sea parts; Israel walks on dry ground. • Joshua 3:13-17 — Jordan River halts at flood stage. • 2 Kings 2:8 — Jordan parts again for Elijah and Elisha. • Isaiah 43:16 — “He who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters.” Creation Obeys the Son as Well • Matthew 8:26-27 — Wind and waves obey Jesus; the disciples marvel. • Mark 4:39 — “Quiet! Be still!” The sea becomes perfectly calm. • Colossians 1:16-17 — “In Him all things hold together.” • Hebrews 1:3 — He “upholds all things by His powerful word.” Mountains, Storms, and Everything Between • Psalm 95:4-5 — Depths, peaks, sea, and dry land are “His.” • Nahum 1:3-5 — Mountains quake, seas dry up at His rebuke. • Isaiah 40:12 — He measures oceans in the hollow of His hand. Living in Light of God’s Ongoing Control • Every river Sennacherib crossed existed because God spoke it into being. • Every drop of water today still answers to the same voice. • Because Scripture is accurate and literal, these historic acts guarantee the Lord’s present faithfulness: He who parted seas can part obstacles now, guide nations, and calm any storm—physical or personal. Takeaway 2 Kings 19:24 exposes human pride; the surrounding verses—and the entire canon—restore proper focus: the Creator alone rules earth’s waters, winds, and ways, from Genesis’ first surge to Revelation’s crystal sea (Revelation 4:11). |
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