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Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will heal you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of Yahweh.
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God Hears and Responds
Commentators emphasize that God's message is a direct and compassionate answer to Hezekiah's prayer and tears. John Gill notes the healing was miraculous, while Matthew Henry adds that God always hears the prayers of the brokenhearted. This event serves as a powerful encouragement for believers to bring their deepest needs to God, trusting that He sees, hears, and responds.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The captain of my people - This phrase, which does not occur elsewhere in Kings, is remarkable. It speaks to the authenticity of this full r…
19th Century
Anglican
The captain of my people. —Or, ruler (nâgîd); a designation of honour (1 Kings 1:35; [Reference 1 Sa…
Baptist
This, of course, was not a sufficient means to cure the boil, but God made the means efficacious. Why were the means used? Why, to teach us that we…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people,.... The king of them, as the Targum:
thus saith the Lord God of David your father, I…
Hezekiah was sick to the point of death in the same year that the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. Isaiah brought a warning to Hezekiah to prepa…
