Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Isaiah 38:9
The writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, when he had been sick and was recovered of his sickness, a psalm of thanksgiving composed and written by him:
The writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, when he had been sick and was recovered of his sickness, a psalm of thanksgiving composed and written by him:
Verse Isaiah 38:9. _THE WRITING OF HEZEKIAH_] Here the book of Kings deserts us, the song of Hezekiah not being inserted in it. Another copy of this very obscure passage (obscure not only from the co...
THE WRITING OF HEZEKIAH - This is the title to the following hymn - a record which Hezekiah made to celebrate the goodness of God in restoring him to health. The writing itself is poetry, as is indica...
CHAPTER 38 Hezekiah's Sickness and Healing 1. _Isaiah's startling message (Isaiah 38:1)_ 2. _Hezekiah's prayer (Isaiah 38:2)_ 3. _The prayer heard and the sign (Isaiah 38:4)_ 4. The king's sorrow and...
ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...
THE WRITING, &C. Hebrew. _michtab._ Another spelling of _michtam._ See App-65. This verse is the superscription common to most Psalms, corresponding with the subscription (Isaiah 38:20). See App-65....
Hezekiah's thanksgiving for his recovery. This poem, which is not given in the parallel narrative in 2 Kings, must have been inserted here from an independent source. An external mark of the insertion...
_The writing of Hezekiah_ According to some commentators we should read "A Michtam of Hezekiah" (changing a letter in the Hebr.). The word _Michtam_occurs in the titles of Psalms 16, 56-60; but is of...
THE WRITING OF HEZEKIAH— We have here an example of the piety of king Hezekiah, like a true son of David, singing to his _harp_ (for it appears from Isaiah 38:20 that this was a song fitted to that in...
2. PRAISE TEXT: Isaiah 38:9-20 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. 10 I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates o...
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: -The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of 2...
SICKNESS AND RECOVERY OF HEZEKIAH Continuation of the historical appendix to Isaiah's prophecies. The chapter is parallel to 2 Kings 20:1 (where see notes), but contains a considerable addition in the...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 38 HEZEKIAH IS SERIOUSLY ILL V1 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He believe...
THE WRITING OF HEZEKIAH... — Isaiah 38:21 would seem to have their right place before the elegiac psalm that follows. The culture which the psalm implies is what might have been expected from one whom...
מִכְתָּ֖ב לְ חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ ־יְהוּדָ֑ה בַּ...
CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1 FROM 720, when chapter 11 m
BOOK 4 JERUSALEM AND SENNACHERIB 701 B.C. INTO this fourth book we put all the rest of the prophecies of the Book of Isaiah, that have to do with the prophet's own time: Chapter s 1, 22 and 33, wi...
In this chapter we have the story of the sickness of Hezekiah. That sickness would seem to have been intimately connected with the invasion of Sennacherib, for in Isaiah's message to Hezekiah that his...
(f) The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered from his sickness: (f) He left this song of his lamentation and thanksgiving to all posterity, as a monument of his...
_Ezechias. Sanchez groundlessly thinks it was composed by Isaias. (Calmet) --- Ezechias was afflicted lest he should give way to dangerous joy. (Worthington)_...
9._The writing of Hezekiah. _Though sacred history gives no account of this writing, yet it deserves to be recorded, and is highly worthy of observation; for we see that Hezekiah was unwilling to pass...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...
THE WRITING OF HEZEKIAH KING OF JUDAH,.... The Septuagint and Arabic versions call it a "prayer": but the Targum, much better, "a writing of confession;'' in which the king owns his murmurings and c...
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: Ver. 9. _The writing of Hezekiah._] _Scriptum confessionis,_ a song of thanksgiving set forth by Hezek...
Grotius is of opinion that this song was dictated by Isaiah. But it is more probable, as Hezekiah was a truly pious man, and inspired by the Holy Spirit, that he was moved thereby to write this form o...
9-22 We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is well for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. He dwells upon this; I shall no more see the Lor...
HEZEKIAH was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and inspired by him to write this, both as a testimony of his own gratitude to God, and for the instruction of after-ages....
Isaiah 38:9 writing H4385 Hezekiah H2396 king H4428 Judah H3063 sick H2470 (H8800) recovered H2421 (H8799) sickness...
HEZEKIAH'S PSALM OF PRAISE (ISAIAH 38:9). Isaiah 38:9 ‘The writing of Hezekiah the king of Judah when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness.' This was clearly originally a record on i...
CONTENTS: Hezekiah's sickness and recovery in answer to prayer. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: Neither men's greatness nor goodness will exempt them from the arrests of sickness. If o...
Isaiah 38:1. _Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live._ This burden of the Lord placed the prophet in a critical situation. God saw that nothing milder than this harsh and tremendou...
_The writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah_ HEZEKIAH’S RECOVERY 1. He was sick, and then he prayed. 2. He is recovered, and now he gives thanks. (_R. Harris, D. D._) HEZEKIAH’S SONG I. THE INSCRIPT...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:9 Hezekiah’s psalm is clear about this truth: God alone has the power of life and death, and he prefers life. ⇐...
HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER Isaiah 38:1 In this narrative there are three points of difficulty and many points of instruction. I. THREE POINTS OF DIFFICULTY. 1. _Why was Hezekiah afraid to die?_ Answer: (1.)...
SECTION II.—HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS, AND THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH-BALADAN (Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1.). EXPOSITION The present chapte
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 your house in order: for you shall die, and not live (Isai...
1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 2:6; 2 Chronicles 29:30; Deuteronomy 32:39;...