Context is Gods punishment. '", In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. 2 Kings 20:1-11 is our focal scripture reference. Hezekiah Gets Sick and Almost Dies -(2 Chronicles 32.24-26; Isaiah 38.1-8,21,22)About this time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. His mother, Abijah (also called Abi), [6] was a daughter of the high priest Zechariah. Through a sad turn of circumstances, instigated by Hezekiah's foolish choice, God poured out His indignation on Hezekiah's kingdom. Isaiahs message was: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. What is involved in setting our houses in order? Hezekiah became the king of Judah at the age of twenty-five and reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. Why might Hezekiah have turned his face to the wall? Not live - Such threatenings, though absolutely expressed, have often secret conditions. This shows that we are to do what we physically can to relieve ourselves of illness in addition to fully relying on God's healing. 10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 8Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day from now?, 9Isaiah answered, This is the Lords sign(I) to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?, 10It is a simple(J) matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps, said Hezekiah. This Bible class was originally taught by Dr. Justin Imel, Sr., at the Dale Ridge church of Christ in Roanoke, Virginia. And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. Yet, the principle works here, too. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Your IP: I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!. One of the remarkable things about Hezekiahs prayer is the content. 18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. Your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Throughout Scripture, we find people suffering illness. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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? 7This is the Lords sign(N) to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: 8I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz. So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down.(O). 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, 3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart . God would defend His city. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened. Hezekiah's sickness and healing Later, King Hezekiah became very sick, and Isaiah told him to set his house for he will die (2 Kings 20:1). Obviously hearing the word of the Lord would comfort Hezekiah. The sermons and original blog posts are Copyright by Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. Epaphroditus was a faithful Christian, but he was sick almost unto death (Phil 2:27). (AK)17Surely it was for my benefit(AL)that I suffered such anguish. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. 2 Kings 20:1 KJV. Hezekiahs prayer in Isaiah 38 and in 2 Kings 20 (2 Chronicles 24 does not record the prayer) never asks the Lord for healing. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. In the writing prophets, the phrase occurs 608 times. Hezekiah thus refocuses on his commitment to Godfervently praying for healing. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ for a limited time! King James Version (KJV). The Bible says his illness came "in those days" (2 Kings 20:1; 2 Chronicles 32:24; Isaiah 38:1)that is, in the days of Sennacherib's invasion. 7Then Isaiah said, Prepare a poultice of figs. They did so and applied it to the boil,(H) and he recovered. Whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight (1 Jn 3:22). Why did Hezekiah need a sign? The opposite idea is that God would bless, but people dont pray: James 4:2. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. Save 15% for life! Within a very short period of time, Isaiah tells the king that he will die and then tells the king that he will live another 15 years. Therefore, we will proceed on what appears to be the likelier suppositionthat Hezekiah became ill prior to Sennacherib's invasion. Like the miracle of Joshua's long day, it involved stopping the earth from turningand this time rotating it backwards a ways. Isaiah prayed to God, and the miracle was done. 4Before Isaiah got to the middle court of the palace, 5the Lord sent him back to Hezekiah with this message: Hezekiah, you are the ruler of my people, and I am the Lord God, who was worshiped by your ancestor David. Start for FREE. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened. Certainly Hezekiah understood it to be a great miracle. Hebrews 12:5-11. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus said the LORD, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Hezekiah was one of the few kings of Judah who was constantly aware of God's acts in the past and His involvement in the events of every day. This miraculous help to the besieged Jerusalem occurred at the same time as another, not less miraculous event. But, death was the inevitable outcome. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. I only had that assignment one time (I had to go tell a lady that her husband was having a heart attack, and she would likely be a widow before I could get her to the hospital). Isaiah had the difficult assignment to inform the king that God had declared that the king would not live. Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah. The Sick King | A Bible Class on Hezekiah's Illness (Isaiah 38:1-8) Sickness affects us all from time to time. When I read that text, Im always amazed that Paul (apparently) was unable to heal Epaphroditus. Hezekiah answered, I showed them everything in my kingdom.. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Upon hearing the news, the king immediately turned his face toward the corner of his room. 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 10 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. I will defend(G) this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus said the LORD. 6I will let you live 15 years more, while I protect you and your city from the king of Assyria. But Hezekiah prayed earnestly that God may spare his life and that He may remember how he was faithful to Him. He was sick and near death. 4Then the word(I) of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5Go and tell Hezekiah, This is what the Lord, the God of your father David,(J) says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears;(K) I will add fifteen years(L) to your life. In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live, John 11:1-5 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha, 2 Kings 19:2,20 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying. The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise. 6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0bdc281c8ba4b3 Three days before Sennaherib 's army had been smitten at the gates of Jerusalem, Hezekiah fell seriously ill, and the prophet Isaiah came to tell him that he was to die. This was an incredible miracle. Isaiah had not even left the palace when the word of the Lord came and told him that Hezekiah would live another 15 years (2 Ki 20:4). He is seeking to calm His child by a reminder of His great promises and His power to carry out every promise. 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? 4Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 5Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard(E) your prayer and seen your tears;(F) I will heal you. When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to . The Bible confirms that. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city. Why did King Hezekiah get sick? In order to reconcile them God struck Hezekiah with a malady and ordered Isaiah to visit the sick king. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. How do you know prayer is powerful? Hezekiah brought his nation back to God (2 Chronicles 29-31). At a deeper level, he is worried about what this sickness says about the faithfulness and reliability of God and his promises. he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done, Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul, For the grave cannot praise thee, death can, The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I, For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay. In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. God's prophet, Isaiah, diagnosed the king with a terminal illness. His mother's name was k Abi the daughter of Zechariah. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Any ideas as to why God granted 15 years? Set, &c. - Make thy will, and settle the affairs of thy family and kingdom. In Hezekiah's case, perhaps God supernaturally healed part of Hezekiah's problem and let natural healing methods alleviate the other part. Hezekiah's Sickness J. Orr 2 Kings 20:1-11 In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city. 2 Kings 20 1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. Why not? 19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. Hezekiah, unconvinced, asked Isaiah for a sign that God would heal him, telling the prophet to make the shadow of the sundial of Ahaz go back ten degrees. WEB: In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. What power does prayer have today? came in the 14th year of Hezekiah. 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. 11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. (G) And Hezekiah wept(H) bitterly. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. Whatever our circumstances may be, we can get some guidance, help, or comfort from that treasure-house of wisdom and . 12Merodach[c] Baladan, the son of Baladan, was now king of Babylonia. In 2 Kings 18:13, we are told that Sennacherib (who invaded in 701 B.C.) By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. 15But what can I say? 14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? Thats the relationship we need! Athletes discipline themselves for races. All rights reserved worldwide. Is that not a beautiful picture of God? That seems like a fairly obvious statement; after all, every human character (except Jesus) is dead. Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity. What comfort can we glean from a knowledge that God hears and answers prayer? Another important indicator is God's statement in 2 Kings 20:6 that He will defend Jerusalem and Hezekiah against the king of Assyriaseeming to indicate Sennacherib's assault, which would necessitate that it had not yet occurred. 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.. 2 Samuel 17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. (AD)My eyes grew weak(AE) as I looked to the heavens. And this must have indicated a narrow span of time, as we've seen. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT History: 2 Kings 20:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg). And Hezekiah wept sore. '". In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. I will defend(M) this city. 14Isaiah asked Hezekiah, Where did these men come from? What might that weeping reveal? We then see the sign of the sundial. Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. You are going to die, so you had better start doing what needs to be done." Hezekiah turned toward the wall and prayed, "Don't forget that I have been faithful to . He even showed them where he kept his weapons. 18(B) Some of your own sons will be taken to Babylonia, where they will be disgraced and made to serve in the king's palace. There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them., 16Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord: 17The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. That, however, is not what happens. Why would Hezekiah pray at such a time? 20 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. '"- New American Standard Version (1995)In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. How would you like that assignment? He prayed to God often, and he always obeyed God. Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. Hezekiah was the opposite of his father, Ahaz; and no king of Judah, among either his predecessors or his successors, could, it is said, be . New International Version (NIV). Hezekiah, in a scary moment, is reminded of Gods great promise to David and of Yhwhs ability to keep His promises. Hezekiah 's Sickness. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, 15 What shall I say? Since Hezekiah's life is extended 15 years beyond his sickness, this would place his sickness in 701. 2Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3Remember,(B) Lord, how I have walked(C) before you faithfully(D) and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Hezekiah's Illness And Healing Isaiah 38 KJV Isaiah Chapter 38 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. xxix. (N) Nothing will be left, says the Lord. The Lord has promised that nothing will be left. Isaiah the prophet went in and told him, "The Lord says you won't ever get well. 8 Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, "What is the confirming sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Lord's temple the day after tomorrow?" 9 Isaiah replied, "This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said. However, that would not count the times in the historical books that the word of the Lord came to an oral prophet. Hezekiah asked God to remember how he had walked faithfully and wholeheartedly, doing what pleases the Lord (v.2). Start for FREE. and from whence came they unto thee? It is interesting to note Isaiah's prescription of a poultice of figs even given God's promise to heal. I have obeyed you with all my heart, and I do whatever you say is right. After this, he cried bitterly. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. . And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.- American Standard Version (1901)In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death.
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