Save 15% on BibleGateway+ for a limited time! (R)11I said, I will not again see the Lord himself(S)in the land of the living;(T)no longer will I look on my fellow man,or be with those who now dwell in this world.12Like a shepherds tent(U) my househas been pulled down(V) and taken from me.Like a weaver I have rolled(W) up my life,and he has cut me off from the loom;(X)day and night(Y) you made an end of me.13I waited patiently(Z) till dawn,but like a lion he broke(AA) all my bones;(AB)day and night(AC) you made an end of me.14I cried like a swift or thrush,I moaned like a mourning dove. 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. There is a difference in punishing our children and disciplining our children. It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment (Heb 9:27). Join today!. Ive been with other families when they hear that devastating news. However, that would not count the times in the historical books that the word of the Lord came to an oral prophet. What would God establish by the sundials going backwards? 2 Kings 20 1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. 21Isaiah had said, Prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover., 22Hezekiah had asked, What will be the sign(AZ) that I will go up to the temple of the Lord?. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order, for your death is near.- Basic English BibleIn those days Hezekiah was 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. 15 What shall I say? 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. He was married to Hephzibah. Upon hearing the news, the king immediately turned his face toward the corner of his room. What might that weeping reveal? Even using physical methods such as Isaiah prescribed, it is still God and His laws that do the healing. Why did King Hezekiah get sick? I have seen your tears. Why were Hezekiahs tears important? I have heard your prayer. Does God always hear our prayers? I will defend this city as an honor to me and to my servant David. That seems like a fairly obvious statement; after all, every human character (except Jesus) is dead. It is interesting to note Isaiah's prescription of a poultice of figs even given God's promise to heal. 1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. I feel sorry for Isaiah when reading this passage. 4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, In those dayes was Hezekiah sicke vnto death: and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue.- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible ScanIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 203.217.168.41 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. He will then get well., 8Hezekiah asked Isaiah, Can you prove that the Lord will heal me, so that I can worship in his temple in three days?, 9Isaiah replied, The Lord will prove to you that he will keep his promise. Hezekiah did not forget the Lord or blame him because of his sickness. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. It would seem that this demonstrates that miracles primarily had the purpose of creating faith. 14. While he was sick, the prophet Isaiah came to visit him. Righteous Hezekiah, who lived from 721-691 B.C., was the son of the ungodly king Ahaz. They came from Babylon., 15The prophet asked, What did they see in your palace?, They saw everything in my palace, Hezekiah said. 18And some of your descendants,(O) your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.(P), 19The word of the Lord you have spoken is good, Hezekiah replied. Whatever our circumstances may be, we can get some guidance, help, or comfort from that treasure-house of wisdom and . 12At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of Hezekiahs illness. 6And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. Why might Hezekiah have turned his face to the wall? Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. In order to reconcile them God struck Hezekiah with a malady and ordered Isaiah to visit the sick king. The word of the Lord is a very common motif in the prophets. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ with code SPRINGSTUDY15. '"- World English BibleIn those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live. Far too many people pray to God regularly; yet they are ready to pray when life gets turned upside down. 18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 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. 2 Kings 20:1 KJV. 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.. He was sick and near death. 19Hezekiah thought, At least our nation will be at peace for a while. So he told Isaiah, The message you brought me from the Lord is good.. Hezekiah was sick and near death (v 1). Hezekiah walked with God and could pray out of a heart in step with his Master. Obviously hearing the word of the Lord would comfort Hezekiah. God promised to destroy the Israelites and make of Moses a great nation (Ex 32:7-14). God obviously doesnt tempt people to sin (Js 1:13). On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord. It could show great fear. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.- Darby BibleIn those days was Hezekiah sick to death. In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. 12Merodach[c] Baladan, the son of Baladan, was now king of Babylonia. 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. and from whence came they unto thee? 18 h In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, i Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 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. 21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise. He even showed them where he kept his weapons. Hezekiah thus refocuses on his commitment to Godfervently praying for healing. Why or why not? Hezekiah's Sickness J. Orr 2 Kings 20:1-11 In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. . This miraculous help to the besieged Jerusalem occurred at the same time as another, not less miraculous event. Hezekiah brought his nation back to God (2 Chronicles 29-31). It could show concern for nation. Hezekiah's 29-year reign is reckoned from 715 to 686 B.C. 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. Context is Gods punishment. What might be some prerequisites for God to hear our prayers? Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. However, Hezekiahs illness was before the siege of Jerusalem (38:6). 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. It could show concern for family. 12At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 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. 4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying. How do you know prayer is powerful? 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. Click to reveal Thats the relationship we need! Isaiah placed a lump of figs on the king's boil, and the king recovered. Hebrews 12:5-11. At the end of the 15 years, Hezekiahs life would end: Period. His mother, Abijah (also called Abi), [6] was a daughter of the high priest Zechariah. 20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Jesus proves that to be true. Why would God send a different word so quickly? 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. 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. 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." Any Amazon link on this site is an ad. 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. 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. And this must have indicated a narrow span of time, as we've seen. 17(A) One day everything you and your ancestors have stored up will be taken to Babylonia. Get the answers your looking for and save with code SPRINGSTUDY15! 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. The most likely date would be early 701 BC. In Hezekiah's case, perhaps God supernaturally healed part of Hezekiah's problem and let natural healing methods alleviate the other part. 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. So, before Isaiah left the house of the king, the Lord answered his prayer. And Hezekiah wept sore. God may, in His merciful wisdom, grant a reprieve for a time (Ive seen cases where Im confident that God had intervened), but death will come. . Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity. 20In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!(AF). 2Hezekiah turned toward the wall and prayed, 3Don't forget that I have been faithful to you, Lord. Hezekiah became the king of Judah at the age of twenty-five and reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. 13Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his storehousesthe silver, the gold, the spices and the fine olive oilhis armory and everything found among his treasures. But Hezekiah prayed earnestly that God may spare his life and that He may remember how he was faithful to Him. Hezekiahs prayer in Isaiah 38 and in 2 Kings 20 (2 Chronicles 24 does not record the prayer) never asks the Lord for healing. Hezekiah's Illness 38 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. 7Then Isaiah said, Prepare a poultice of figs. They did so and applied it to the boil,(H) and he recovered. King Hezekiah was a very good king. When the Babylonians heard about the king's sickness, Marduk-Baladan, the son of the king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift by envoys to Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:12).Hezekiah had great wealth and honor from the Lord, and God had given him great success (2 . 22 Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD? (G) And Hezekiah wept(H) bitterly. ( Gen. 12:17; Num. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city. Hezekiah wept bitterly. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. They came all the way from Babylonia, Hezekiah answered. 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). Start for FREE. 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. He prayed to God often, and he always obeyed God. New International Version (NIV). Indeed, many date Hezekiah's sickness and the visit of Babylonian envoys, which we'll read about in our next reading, as having occurred prior to Sennacherib's invasion. 2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10; Jer 20:5; 27:22; 52:17-23, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow Gods Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version. The word of the Lord does not always comfort, however. Isaiahs message was: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. What is involved in setting our houses in order? Every changing scene of life is depicted for us in the Bible. So God had to have kept everything calm and in place. But given our scientific knowledge today, we are able to realize the immense complexity of this miracle far more than Hezekiah possibly could have. 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). Thus, God's promise to heal can include using the systems of the body and is not limited to overt miracles. Once again, Hezekiah's prayer was a desperate appeal for deliverance. At a deeper level, he is worried about what this sickness says about the faithfulness and reliability of God and his promises. 8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day? 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). 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. Hezekiah asked God to remember how he had walked faithfully and wholeheartedly, doing what pleases the Lord (v.2). Athletes discipline themselves for races. '"- New American Standard Version (1995)In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. 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. 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. Apparently, God wanted Hezekiah to pray so that He could deliver the king. Why did Hezekiah need a sign? Since Hezekiah's life is extended 15 years beyond his sickness, this would place his sickness in 701. One reason for this is the fact that Hezekiah proudly shows the wealth of the national treasuries to the Babylonians, as we'll see (2 Kings 20:13)and yet Hezekiah gave away much of the treasuries to Sennacherib (18:15-16). Hezekiah and Isaiah. The lesson, of course, is in the power of prayer. The word of the Lord came to Isaiah, v 4. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. 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. It appears that this perhaps could be discipline for Hezekiah. The prophet also told him that Gd was greatly displeased because Hezekiah had not married. He is seeking to calm His child by a reminder of His great promises and His power to carry out every promise. We have no idea how long the king had been ill, nor do we know the extent of his illness (its very likely that his illness was one that could easily be treated today). 20:1 Those days - In the year of the Assyrian invasion. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit (Js 5:16-18). You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. (AG)He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. Here's the chapter in its entirety: "About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. 7 And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken; 8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. And said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Yet, we always need to hear the word of the Lord. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. In those days ties Hezekiahs illness to the previous two chapters where the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib is detailed. Isaiah 38:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. Your throne shall be established forever (2 Sam 7:16). Save 15% on BibleGateway+ for a limited time! Will the shadow made by the setting sun on the stairway go forward ten steps or back ten steps?[a], 10It's normal for the sun to go forward, Hezekiah answered. God, then, allows Hezekiah to fall prey to a deathly illness involving some kind of lesion. Set thine house in order.--The margin is right (Comp. 7And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 1. With an army coming against Jerusalem, Hezekiah needed to know who was in control. 20. Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity. But, were to grieve in hope (1 Thess 4:13, 18). If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. This was an incredible miracle. What did they want?. Is that not a beautiful picture of God? One of the remarkable things about Hezekiahs prayer is the content. Why was the word of the Lord so important to the prophets? 15But what can I say? In addition to purely supernatural miracles of healing, there are natural laws of health and healing that God created for healing. Son of Ahaz and Abi or Abijah; ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five and reigned twenty-nine years (II Kings xviii. 20In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. It is not just his sickness that worries Hezekiah and drives him to prayer. 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 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3 What was Hezekiah illness? God would add 15 years to Hezekiahs life. Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying. 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? or be with those who now dwell in this world. 12:9, 10; 2 Sam. 4 Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying.
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