Isaiah 39

As Hezekiah began the last 15 years of his life he welcomed some visitors from the far away kingdom of Babylon. God used the opportunity to warn the recovered king of what would take place in Judah's future. I've always been bothered by Hezekiah's response. He didn't seem to be heart-broken the way his great-grandson Josiah would one day mourn over the faithlessness of Judah. When Jerusalem was under immediate threat the king fasted and humbled himself. But when God warns him of a future threat the king shrugs it off. Maybe he was thinking, "What can I do about something that will happen after I've died?" Isn't that one of the tasks God has given parents in the faith? To pass on the truths that they have learned about God to their children? I think we give ourselves less credit than God does.
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Stuart