The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 38:4-5
Isaiah 38:4-5I have heard thy prayerWas Hezekiah’s recovery an unmitigated blessing?Most of us who have had some experience of life, have seen instances in which a man who has set his heart too fondly upon one object, has gained that object, and with it (to use the language of St. Paul to his shipmates) “much harm and loss.” He has won the position which he coveted; but perhaps he finds himself saddled with the burden of a crushing responsibility; or perhaps his health--the one condition of... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 38:1-8
Isaiah 38:1-8In those days was Hezekiah sick unto deathHezekiah’s sickness: the historical frameworkIt cannot surprise us now to be carried back to the time when Jerusalem was still under the despotic sceptre of Assyria, since the purpose of the concluding piece Isaiah 37:36-38) was merely in anticipation to complete the picture ofthe last Assyrian troubles, by relating their termination as foretold by Isaiah Isaiah 31:8).(F. Delitzsch, D. D.)The parallel passage (2 Kings 20:1-11) varies more... read more