II Kings 19-20

"O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, Thou art the God, Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Thou hast made heaven and earth" (19:15). If King Hezekiah really believed this, he had nothing to fear. The Assyrian empire had "devastated the nations and their lands" (v17), but those other nations served lifeless idols. Judah still served the One God, Creator of heaven and earth. No empire could defeat God Himself.

King Hezekiah risked the kingdom by choosing to believe God. God is alive, and all His promises are true.