To Hezekiah in his sickness Isaiah promises 15 more years of life, and confirms the promise by a sign.
9-20. Hezekiah's song of thanksgiving.
21, 22. The remedy for the king's disease was suggested by Isaiah, and the sign was given at the king's request.
CHAPTER XXXVIII _Account of Hezekiah's dangerous sickness and miraculous_ _recovery_, 1-9. _Tender and beautiful song of thanksgiving, in which this pious_ _king breathed out the sentiments of a g...
IN THOSE DAYS - That is, his sickness commenced about the period in which the army of Sennacherib was destroyed. It has been made a question whether the sickness of Hezekiah was before or after the in...
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...
IN THOSE DAYS: i.e. Hezekiah's fourteenth year: for fifteen years (603-588 B.C.) are added to his life (Isaiah 38:5), and he reigned twenty-nine years (2 Kings 18:2); 14. 15. 29. SICK. This sickness...
_In those days_ The incident must have preceded by some months the embassy of Merodach-Baladan, the probable date of which will be considered in the Introduction to ch. 39. The order of the Chapter s...
IN THOSE DAYS, &C.— Though the sacred historian has placed this sickness immediately after the defeat and death of Sennacherib, yet it is evident from Isaiah 38:6 that it happened before that time. He...
C. PROSTRATION, CHAPTER 38 1. PERPLEXITY TEXT: Isaiah 38:1-8 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah....
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....
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...
XXXVIII. (1) IN THOSE DAYS. — On any supposition, the narrative of Hezekiah’s illness throws us back to a time fifteen years before his death, and therefore to an earlier date than the destruction of...
בַּ † יָּמִ֣ים הָ הֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ...
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...
In those (a) days was Hezekiah sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet 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....
Isaiah 38:1...
1._In those days. _The Prophet now relates that the pious king was violently assailed by a different kind of temptation, namely, that he was seized with a mortal disease and despaired of life; and not...
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:...
IN THOSE DAYS WAS HEZEKIAH SICK UNTO DEATH,.... This was about the time that Sennacherib invaded Judea, threatened Jerusalem with a siege, and his army was destroyed by an angel from heaven; but, whet...
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. V...
_In those days was Hezekiah sick_ See notes on 2 Kings 20:1....
In those days, at the time of the Assyrian invasion or shortly after, WAS HEZEKIAH SICK UNTO DEATH, with an illness which was ordinarily mortal. AND ISAIAH, THE PROPHET, THE SON OF AMOZ, CAME UNTO HIM...
HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS AND RECOVERY...
SET THINE HOUSE IN ORDER: _ Heb._ give charge concerning thy house...
1-8 When we pray in our sickness, though God send not to us such an answer as he here sent to Hezekiah, yet, if by his Spirit he bids us be of good cheer, assures us that our sins are forgiven, and th...
ISAIAH CHAPTER 38 Hezekiah in his sickness receiveth from Isaiah a message of death, ISAIAH 38:1. By prayer, ISAIAH 38:2,3, hath his life lengthened: the sun goeth backward for a sign thereof, ISAIAH...
Isaiah 38:1 days H3117 Hezekiah H2396 sick H2470 (H8804) death H4191 (H8800) Isaiah H3470 prophet H5030 son...
HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS AND THE GREAT SIGN (ISAIAH 38:1). The centrality and importance of this chapter must not be overlooked. It was God's final attempt to woo over the reigning house of David to a life...
Isaiah 38:1 I. Many have sought to realise the moment after death, and have strained imagination and faith to their utmost in the effort to pierce the veil beyond, and understand how we shall feel. Th...
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...
_In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death_ HEZEKIAH’S SICKNESS: THE HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK It cannot surprise us now to be carried back to the time when Jerusalem was still under the despotic sceptre...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:1 Man at his best cannot be trusted; as seen in these chapters, he is often self-centered and short-sighted. God himself is the only hope of his people. (See note on 36:1–39:8...
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.)...
PREPARATION FOR DEATH Isaiah 38:1. _Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live_. This announcement was made to Hezekiah when suffering under dangerous illness. In answer to his prayer...
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...
2 Chronicles 32:24; 2 Kings 20:1; 2 Samuel 17:23; Acts 9:37;...