Isaiah 38:1-5 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:4-6

Human life; the kindness of God and the wisdom of man. In the providential ordering and in the human direction of this our mortal life, we see— I. THE KINDNESS OF GOD . 1 . The strong links by which God has connected us together. "The God of David thy father;" for David's sake, in part, he would render deliverance. Human life is so ordered that we are all of us immeasurably the better for the piety, the virtue, the patient and faithful labours of those who came before us. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:5

Thus saith the Lord,… I have heard thy prayer . According to the author of Kings, the full message sent to Hezekiah was, "I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold , I will heal thee : on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. And I will add unto thy clays fifteen years; and I will deliver time and this city out of the hand of the King of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake , and for my servant David ' s sake " ( 2 Kings 20:5... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:5

Hezekiah's prayer heard. "Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears." These words were spoken to a heart riven with grief, and a life seemingly "sick unto death." At such times this man wants, above all else, to feel that he has been sincere. He says, not boastingly at all, but with real humility, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:1

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 invasion of Sennacherib. The most natural interpretation certainly is, that it occurred after that invasion, and probably at no distant period. The only objection to this view is the statement in Isaiah 38:6, that God would deliver him out of the hand of the king of Assyria, which has been understood... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:3

And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee - The object which Hezekiah desired was evidently that his life might be spared, and that he might not be suddenly cut off. He therefore makes mention of the former course of his life, not with ostentation, or as a ground of his acceptance or justification, but as a reason why his limb should not be cut off. He had not lived as many of the kings of Israel had done. He had not been a patron of idolatry. He had promoted an extensive and thorough... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:4

Then came the word of the Lord - In the parallel place in 2 Kings 20:4, it is said, ‘And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came unto him.’ That is, the message of God name to Isaiah before he had left Hezekiah; or as soon as he had offered his prayer. This circumstance is omitted by Isaiah on the revision of his narrative which we have before us. But there is no contradiction. In this place it is implied that the message came to him... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:5

The God of David thy father - David is mentioned here, probably, because Hezekiah had a strong resemblance to him 2 Kings 18:3, and because a long and happy reign had been granted to David; and also because the promise had been made to David that there should not fail a man to sit on his throne (see the note at Isaiah 37:35). As Hezekiah resembled David, God promised that his reign should be lengthened out; and as he perhaps was then without a son and successor, God promised him a longer life,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 38:1-8

Isaiah 38:1-8. In those days was Hezekiah sick See notes on 2 Kings 20:1-11. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-22

Hezekiah’s illness and recovery (38:1-22)The events recorded in Chapters 38 and 39 probably happened before those of the previous chapters. Hezekiah was about to die (38:1), but in answer to his prayer God gave him an extension of life. It seems that the reason for preserving Hezekiah’s life was to enable him to bring Judah through the time of conflict with Assyria (2-6). God gave Hezekiah a miraculous sign to confirm that this extension of life was according to the divine will (7-8).Hezekiah... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:1

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 38:1-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-22

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