Chizkiyahu did an amazing thing, he took away the altors, bamot. The bamot where preventing people from going to the Bait Hamikdash. He's doing a really good job. He got rid of the avodah zarah; the snake that Moshe used to save the Jews during the plagues in Egypt. The people believed the snake had medical benefits and powers. He was well known for his Bitachon, faith in G-d and he followed all the Mitzvot. In the first few years, Hashem was with him in all that he did - he was a faithful person who did mitzvot. He rebeled against the king of Ashur. He extended his boarders and took gold from the Bait Hamikdush to pay taxes to Assyria - this was a no no. Then he rebelled for 8 years.
Chizkiyahu made some mistakes in his life, we can all admit that. That is not what matters though, he did a lot of good! We shouldn't dwell on the negatives. We can learn from this to be optimistic and see the best in people, there is no point of looking at the bad things in people. Unless they're a crazy murderer or lunatic, there is no reason to hate! So, the next time someone does something wrong, thing of all the GOOD they have done! You'll feel better, promise.
How do we know that taking away the במות was what Hashem really wanted? What if he made them because they were more convenient for the Jews to use. They were more likely to use the במות more often than going to the בית המקדש to worship G-d.
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