“ Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, ”
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall - The wall of the room in which he was lying He was probably lying on a couch next the wall of his room. Eastern houses usually have such couches or...
Then Hezekiah (b) turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, (b) For his heart was touched with fear of God's judgment, seeing he had appointed him to die so quickly after his delivera...
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...
prayed. As in Isaiah 37:4 ("lift up") and verses: Isaiah 38:14 ; Isaiah 38:15 . Contrast Isaiah 39:2 , where, when the king of Babylon sent letters and he neglected prayer.
2. Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall. He now relates the manner in which Hezekiah was affected when he received this message, that we may see his piety and faith. He does not break o...
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall - The furniture of an eastern divan or chamber, either for the reception of comp...
Then Hezekiah turned his face— See note on Exodus 1:4 for an account of the Eastern beds; from the position whereof, as there described, it will appear that Hezekiah made use of this posture, tha...
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall. The couches in the East ran along the walls of houses. He turned away f...
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 sug...
Turned his face toward the wall... — The royal couch was in the corner, as the Eastern place of honour, the face turned to it, as seeking privacy and avoiding the gaze of men. (Comp. Ahab in 1 Kin...
CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1-6 ; Isaiah 21:1-10 ; Isaiah 38:1-22 ; Isaiah 39:1-8 FROM 720, when chapter 11 may have been published, to 705-or, by rough reckoni...
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 hi...
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall ,.... Not figuratively to the wall of his heart, as Jerom; but literally, either to the wall of his bedchamber where he lay sick, that his tears might not b...
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, Ver. 2. See 2 Kings 20:2 See Trapp on " 2Ki 20:2 "
In those days was Hezekiah sick See notes on 2 Kings 20:1-11 .
Hezekiah's Sickness. B. C. 710. 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah...
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Hezekiah's Illness and The Great Sign ( Isaiah 38:1-8 ). 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...
HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER Isaiah 38:1-19 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...
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 tremen...
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 sce...
SECTION II .— HEZEKIAH 'S ILLNESS , AND THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH - BALADAN ( Isaiah 38:1-23 ; Isaiah 39:1-23 .). EXPOSITION The present chapter is parallel with 2 Kings 20:1-12 ,...
Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery
1 Kings 8:30 ; Matthew 6:6 ; Psalms 50:15 ; Psalms 91:15