Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD: Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. And some of your own sons, who shall be born to you, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?" - 2 Kings 20:16-19 (ESV)
Oh Hezekiah! Don't you care about the future? Selfishness rears its head in many ways, but this is particularly sad. What about his kids and their kids? Doesn't he realize the trauma Babylon will inflict on Judah? What about the temple? More importantly - what about God? Ezekiel 10 describes the glory of God leaving the temple in those days - the horror of horrors. Our goal in life is not to avoid problems, but to glorify God.
