The Life and Legacy of Dad(2 Kings 18:1-3)

Dad is a Trailblazer

Will he take the right paths?

Stressed Dads Want to Make Everything Right

Unspoken NeedFathers desperately want their wives and

children to be proud of them.

Hezekiah• He was a man who overcame an evil

household (2 Chronicles 28:1-4,19-21,27).• Hezekiah became his own man (2 Chronicles

29:1-6).• 2 Kings 18:5, “He trusted in the LORD God of

Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him.”

Hezekiah• The king of Assyria, Sennacherib came up

against Israel ( 2 Kings 18:13).• Israel was threatened and Sennacherib tried

to get them to turn against God (2 Kings 18:28-29).

• Hezekiah goes to God in prayer to protect his family (2 Kings 19:14-19).

A Turn For the Worse• Hezekiah’s health problems (Isaiah 38:1-8).• He becomes a changed man (Isaiah 39:1-4).

His words are chilling about his legacy.

What Lessons Do We LearnFrom Hezekiah, the Father?

Fathers Can Overcome• A man can overcome a

bad childhood and negative influences.

• He is not bound by man’s fleshly version of a macho man.

• A father is a very powerful influence in the success of a child.

Father Prays for His Family

He Left a Bitter Legacy• Isaiah 39:3-8; 2 Chronicles 33:1-7• All that mattered was Hezekiah. He was the

only piece on the board.

We Leave the Legacy We Build