E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:2
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. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:3
in truth. See note on Isaiah 10:20 . wept sore = wept a great weeping. Figure of speech Polyptoton ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Compare 2 Kings 20:3 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:4
came. The only occurrence of this in the case of Isaiah. Compare Genesis 15:1 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:5
the God of David. This Divine title reminds and assures Hezekiah that Jehovah would be faithful to His promise made to David in 2 Samuel 7:0 . See App-67 and note on 2 Kings 20:5 . fifteen years. Hence the number of the "Song of the Degrees". See App-67 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 38:1
This chapter has the account of the fatal illness survived by Hezekiah and of God's 15-year extension of his life, and also the record of the Psalm which Hezekiah wrote in commemoration and thanksgiving for the event.Isaiah 38:1"In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said unto him; set thy house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live.""In those days" (Isaiah 38:1) does not fix the date of Hezekiah's illness; and, consequently,... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 38:2
"Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore."Hezekiah's turning his face to the wall, "Resembles that of Ahab (1 Kings 21:4); but the spirit is wholly different."[6] Ahab turned away to the wall for a sullen pout; but Hezekiah did it for privacy and to collect his thoughts for the prayer.Josephus... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 38:4
"Then came the word of Jehovah unto Isaiah, saying, Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city."The parallel account in 2 Kings 20:4 reveals that Isaiah left Hezekiah and was on the way to departing from the palace, being as far as the middle court, when the Word of... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:1
Isaiah 38:1. 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 Isa 38:6 that it happened before that time. Hezekiah reigned in all twenty and nine years; he had reigned fourteen years when Sennacherib invaded him, and after his sickness he reigned fifteen years. Consequently this sickness happened in the very same year that the king of Assyria invaded Judaea; but the sacred historian thought... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:2
Isaiah 38:2. Then Hezekiah turned his face— See note on 2Ki 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, that his attendants might not take notice of the fervency of his devotion; for he turned his face from them, and not towards the wall of the temple, as some have too fancifully imagined. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:1
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 was therefore during the siege. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Set thine house in order = Give charge concerning thy house. die, and not live = thou wilt certainly die. Figure of speech Pleonasm : by which a thing is put both ways (positive and negative) for emphasis. read more