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In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.
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Set Your House in Order
Commentators explain that God's command to Hezekiah is a universal call. It involves both practical preparation for death, such as arranging one's family and financial affairs, and spiritual preparation to meet God. This verse encourages believers to live in a state of readiness, not leaving essential matters for the last moment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In those days - That is, his sickness began around the time the army of Sennacherib was destroyed. The question has been raised whether Heze…
19th Century
Anglican
In those days. — On any supposition, the narrative of Hezekiah’s illness throws us back to a time fifteen years before his death, …
16th Century
Protestant
In those days. The Prophet now relates that the pious king was violently assailed by a different kind of temptation: namely, that he was s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death This was about the time that Sennacherib invaded Judea, threatened Jerusa…
When we pray in our sickness, though God does not send to us such an answer as he here sent to Hezekiah, yet, if by his Spirit he instructs us to b…
13th Century
Catholic
1. In those days. In this part, the prophet describes some events resulting from the preceding history, namely, the sickness…
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