They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men's hands.This shows one of the major flaws of the Assyrian king's perception. He apparently saw all gods as equal, just that some were more powerful than others. He had a god he worshiped, and he believed that god gave him more power than the gods of the peoples he fought with. This is why he thought he won.
However, he was mistaken greatly. He won because he had the better army, and because God allowed him to win. This was a time of testing for Judah, though I'm not sure whether it was testing from God or Satan. The test was to see whether Hezekiah or the people of Judah would turn from God in time of distress, or if they would cry out to him to save them. Fortunately, they did the latter.
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