II Kings 19:1 As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. 3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. 4 It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.” 5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me.
King Hezekiah has just heard the intentions of the Assyrians to turn their siege of Jerusalem and Judea into a total annihilation of his people. He has also heard the report that the Assyrian spokesperson had mocked God in the process. His plea was for Isaiah to intercede on the behalf of his people - that perhaps - it may be, that God overheard. Isaiah reassures King Hezekiah that God indeed heard and was going to do something about it. How often do we think this way - that maybe God has heard. He has heard all right, and calls on us to believe He hears all that is going on, and call on Him ourselves to move His hand.
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