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Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yahweh didn`t come on them in the days of Hezekiah.
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Humility Averts Disaster
All commentators agree that Hezekiah's genuine humility, along with that of Jerusalem's inhabitants, was the direct cause for God delaying His wrath. Scholars suggest this humbling was a response to prophetic warnings and likely involved acts like fasting and prayer, demonstrating that a repentant heart can alter the immediate course of divine judgment.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hezekiah humbled himself - Perhaps this is the self-humiliation of which Jeremiah speaks, which followed a particular prophecy delivered by …
19th Century
Anglican
Notwithstanding. — And.
The wrath of the Lord ... days of Hezekiah. — (Compare to Isaiah 39:8.) O…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jer…
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God left Hezekiah to himself, so that by this trial and his weakness in it, what was in his heart might be known: that he was not as perfect in gra…
