When Hezekiah pleaded that his life would be prolonged, the Lord said, "I will heal thee: . . . And I will add unto thy days fifteen years. . . ." (2 Kings 20:5-6.) Bishop Vandenberg said: "Thus the Lord granted Hezekiah's request to extend his life.
He begged God to vindicate himself and show his glory among the nations. Hezekiah was desperate, but he also knew that his prayer was in accordance with God's stated plans and purposes (2 Samuel 7:23; Psalm 67:1–2). The Lord answered with swift and decisive deliverance (2 Kings 19:35–37).
Abstract. When mankind had become corrupted in the period preceding the flood, God said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for he is flesh; his days shall be a hundred and twenty years' (Gen.
According to Isaiah, Hezekiah lived another 15 years after praying to God. His son and successor, Manasseh, was born during this time: he was 12 years of age when he succeeded Hezekiah.
Among the important lessons in 2 Kings 18–25 for Jehoiachin to learn is that, although he has received a negative evaluation from the narra- tive, the past sins on the parts of Josiah (for initially continuing Manasseh's sin) and Hezekiah (for initially failing to trust YHWH to deliver Jerusalem) are ignored by YHWH ...
38 Verses 1 to 5. [1] 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.
In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem.
But first, God responded to Hezekiah's prayer by sending the prophet Isaiah with a message that began, “Because you have prayed to me concerning the king of Assyria…”. God's deliverance was a response to Hezekiah's prayer: “Because you have prayed to me.” Let that sink in!
The term appears in 2 Kings 18:4 in a passage describing reforms made by King Hezekiah, in which he tore down altars, cut down symbols of Asherah, destroyed the Nehushtan, and according to many Bible translations, gave it that name.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 20:5
A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparations for death, because by it we fetch in strength and grace from God, to enable us to finish well.
He had the longest lifespan of all those given in the Bible, having died at the age of 969. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah.
Application of standard text-critical tools to the difficult Ps 90:10 results in the interpretation: The days of our vigor [are] seventy years, [or] Our years with might [are] eighty years, And their pride [is] vexation and sorrow.
Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
Hezekiah was a most remarkable king. After David he was perhaps the most righteous and faith king that reigned in Judah. He did remarkable acts of service to the Lord, particularly protecting the Lord's worship and purifying it.
As a man of God, Hezekiah obeyed the Lord in everything he did and listened to the counsel of Isaiah. His wisdom told him God's way was best.
At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of Hezekiah's illness.
"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, `This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD. I will add fifteen years to your life.
When Hezekiah pleaded that his life would be prolonged, the Lord said, "I will heal thee: . . . And I will add unto thy days fifteen years. . . ." (2 Kings 20:5-6.) Bishop Vandenberg said: "Thus the Lord granted Hezekiah's request to extend his life.
The Bible says that King Hezekiah (c. 8th century BC), fearful that the Assyrians would lay siege to the city, blocked the spring's water outside the city and diverted it through a channel into the then Pool of Siloam.
In 2 Chronicles 29, Hezekiah is crowned king of Judah when he is 25 years old. In verse 2 we find that he was a man who did right in the eyes of God, according to all that David his father had done.
It was during the reign of Hezekiah, the righteous son of Ahaz, that Isaiah had his greatest religious and political influence, as he was Hezekiah's chief adviser.
However, the Isaiah 38 historical narrative, alongside the parallel reports in 2 Kings 20, and 2 Chronicles 32, inform us that Hezekiah recovered from his terminal sickness, and that recovery was the setting for his composing his psalm of thanksgiving to God.
Then a very interesting thing happened in Exodus 14:15, God essentially tells Moses, “Stop praying!” Now, as a pastor who constantly preaches on praying, I find that very interesting.
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, and said, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
The text of the prism boasts how Sennacherib destroyed 46 of Judah's cities and trapped Hezekiah in Jerusalem "like a caged bird." The text goes on to describe how the "terrifying splendor" of the Assyrian army caused the Arabs and mercenaries reinforcing the city to desert.