以赛亚书 38:2, 以赛亚书 38:3 CUNPSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-5

We may hence observe, among others, these good lessons:?1. That neither men's greatness nor their goodness will exempt them from the arrests of sickness and death. Hezekiah, a mighty potentate on earth and a mighty favourite of Heaven, is struck with a disease, which, without a miracle, will certainly be mortal; and this in the midst of his days, his comforts, and usefulness. Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. It should seem, this sickness seized him when he was in the midst of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:2

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 be seen, and his prayers interrupted, and that he might deliver them with more privacy, freedom, and fervency; or else to the wall of the temple, as the Targum, towards which good men used to look when they prayed, 1 Kings 8:38 , which was a type of Christ, to whom we should have respect in all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:2

Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall - The furniture of an eastern divan or chamber, either for the reception of company or for private use, consists chiefly of carpets spread on the floor in the middle; and of sofas, or couches ranged on one or more sides of the room, on a part raised somewhat above the floor. On these they repose themselves in the day, and sleep at night. It is to be observed that the corner of the room is the place of honor. Dr. Pococke, when he was introduced to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-3

A vision of death. The scene is one of true pathos; it is one of those touches of nature which" make the whole world kin." We have— I. DEATH SUDDENLY PRESENTING ITSELF TO MAN IN HIS PRIME . ( Isaiah 38:1 .) Death is very common in infancy; it must be near in old age. It occasions no surprise, and brings comparatively little pain or grief when it occurs at either of these extremes. Infancy does not understand it, and age accepts or even welcomes it. But occasionally,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-8

Sickness and recovery of Hezekiah. All pathos ultimately turns upon contrast, and the greatest of all contrasts is that between death and life. All who have passed through a dangerous illness, and have been brought nigh unto the gates of death, will feel touched by this narrative, which hints meanings that lie below the surface. I. THE WARNING . The king falls into deadly sickness; and the prophet's voice assures him that his days are numbered. "Thou shalt die, and not live." The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-22

SECTION II .— HEZEKIAH 'S ILLNESS , AND THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH - BALADAN ( Isaiah 38:1-22 ; Isaiah 39:1-8 .). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:2

Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall . The action resembles that of Ahab ( 1 Kings 21:4 ); but the spirit is wholly different. Ahab turned away in sullenness, Hezekiah that he might pray undisturbed. Beds seem to have been placed in the corners of rooms, with the head against one wall of the room, and one side against another. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:2

Private and personal prayer. It should be noticed that Hezekiah was a man who so believed in prayer as to immediately resort to it in every new emergency of life. It was his first way of relief. He sought God at once. In a time of great national distress, he went into the house of the Lord, and spread the insulting letter of his enemies before the Lord. In a time of personal peril, when disease was gaining ground and vitality was failing, and it was made evident that he must die, he sought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:2-6

The power of prayer. The story of these chapters (36-38.) is remarkably illustrative of the power of "effectual fervent prayer." Four points may be noted. I. PRAYER IS POTENT TO DESTROY THE ADVERSARIES OF GOD AT THE GREATEST HEIGHT OF THEIR GLORY AND BOASTING . Assyria had reached the acme of her might. She had destroyed nation after nation; she had "gone up and overflowed." All Western Asia was hers, and now she threatened to effect a lodgment in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:2

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 ottomans running along on the sides of the room on which they recline, and on which they lie when they are sick. Hezekiah probably turned his face to the wall in order that his emotion and his tears might not be seen by the bystanders, or in order that he might compose himself the better for devotion.... read more

以赛亚书 38:2, 以赛亚书 38:3 Cunpss

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:2-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:2

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