The reign of Hezekiah was characterized by a series of remarkable providences which revealed to the surrounding nations that the God of Israel was with His people. The success of the Assyrians in capturing Samaria and in scattering the shattered remnant of the ten tribes among the nations, during the earlier portion of his reign, was leading many to question the power of the God of the Hebrews. Emboldened by their successes, the Ninevites had long since set aside the message of Jonah and had become defiant in their opposition to the purposes of Heaven. A few years after the fall of Samaria the victorious armies reappeared in Palestine, this time directing their forces against the fenced cities of Judah, with some measure of success; but they withdrew for a season because of difficulties arising in other portions of their realm. Not until some years later, toward the close of Hezekiah's reign, was it to be demonstrated before the nations of the world whether the gods of the heathen were finally to prevail.

Under Ezekias regering greb Gud ind på en bemærkelsesværdig måde ved flere lejligheder, og de andre nationer blev klar over, at Israels Gud var med sit folk. Der var mange, der betvivlede hebræernes Guds magt, da det i begyndelsen af Ezekias regeringstid lykkedes assyrerne at erobre Samaria og sprede den sidste rest af de ti stammer blandt folkeslagene. De sejre, ninevitterne vandt, gjorde dem dristige. De havde forlængst slået Jonas budskab af tanke og gjorde åbent oprør mod Himmelen. Nogle få år efter Samarias fald kom deres sejrrige hære atter til Palæstina. Denne gang rettede de deres angreb mod Judas byer og opnåede også visse resultater. De trak sig dog tilbage igen for en tid, fordi der opstod vanskeligheder i andre dele af riget. Først nogle år senere, i et af Ezekias sidste regeringsår, skulle alle jordens nationer blive klar over, om hedningernes guder ville gå af med sejren.