Isaiah the prophet went in and told him, The Lord says you won't ever get well. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened. When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to . Hezekiah's dangerous illness was caused by the discord between him and Isaiah, each of whom desired that the other should pay him the first visit. He went straight to the house of the Lord and spread the letter out before the Lord. Why or why not? He just continued to pray and ask God to help him. C.H. This was an incredible miracle. Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah has notice of his treasures. 2 Chronicles 32:24-26 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign, Isaiah 38:1-20 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. 2 Kings 20 1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. However, many act as though if were living right we should never have to face illness or death. Why was the word of the Lord so important to the prophets? '". I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!(AF). In the writing prophets, the phrase occurs 608 times. 17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. 17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 13 I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. What comfort can we glean from a knowledge that God hears and answers prayer? Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day, What shall I say? Upon hearing the news, the king immediately turned his face toward the corner of his room. This text is taken from the story of King Hezekiah's sickness and expresses his gratitude over the promise of recovery. One of the remarkable things about Hezekiahs prayer is the content. God Listens and Restores - Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover." Hezekiah asked God to remember how he had walked faithfully and wholeheartedly, doing what pleases the Lord (v.2). King James Version (KJV). Why would God tell Isaiah to declare something that was not going to occur? 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 20 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. Thus, God's promise to heal can include using the systems of the body and is not limited to overt miracles. But his sickness must have come right beforeearlier in the same year as the invasion. In order to reconcile them God struck Hezekiah with a malady and ordered Isaiah to visit the sick king. Isaiah the prophet went in and told him, "The Lord says you won't ever get well. We must always remember that because there is no prophet today there is no direct communication from God today. Since Hezekiah's life is extended 15 years beyond his sickness, this would place his sickness in 701. 18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0bdc281c8ba4b3 Every changing scene of life is depicted for us in the Bible. With an army coming against Jerusalem, Hezekiah needed to know who was in control. It appears that this perhaps could be discipline for Hezekiah. In those days ties Hezekiahs illness to the previous two chapters where the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib is detailed. '", In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. I feel sorry for Isaiah when reading this passage. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. (AM)In your love you kept mefrom the pit(AN) of destruction;you have put all my sins(AO)behind your back. We know, of course, the power in prayer. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city. "The practice of applying figs to an ulcerated sore is well attested in the records of the ancient Middle East, being mentioned as early as the Ras Shamra (Ugaritic) tablets of the second millennium B.C." 20As for the other events of Hezekiahs reign, all his achievements and how he made the pool(Q) and the tunnel(R) by which he brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
Cambridge College Stereotypes, Articles K