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Hephzibah, the daughter of Isaiah the Prophet, became the wife of Hezekiah after her father rebuked the king for not being married.  She became the mother of Manasseh and of a daughter, Bilhah who later married a foreign  prince.  Growing up in the home of a prophet would have prepared her for the tumultuous life she was to experience.  Her name means “My delight is in her.”  2 Kings 21:1

Hephzibah was blessed in that her husband, Hezekiah, was considered the second best king of the Southern Kingdom.  Hezekiah passionately pursued pleasing God.  Ironically, righteous Hezekiah was born the son of a wicked man. As a youth, Hezekiah turned to God when almost everyone else busied himself satisfying selfish cravings and pursuing evil desires.  He ascended the throne when he was only 25. The young king smashed the pagan altars and images that polluted all of Judah. “And he did what was right in the sight…