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Suffering Can Lead to Peace
Commentators suggest Hezekiah's "great bitterness" was not meaningless but was ultimately for his own "peace" and salvation. Scholars like Ellicott and Gill explain that the suffering was a tool God used to bring about a greater good. This reframes difficult trials, suggesting they can be part of God's loving plan to draw believers closer to Him.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 38:17
18th Century
Theologian
Behold, for peace - That is, instead of the health, happiness, and prosperity which I had enjoyed, and which I hope still to enjoy.…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 38:17
19th Century
Bishop
For peace I had great bitterness... — The words in the Authorized Version read like a retrospect of the change from healt…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 38:17
16th Century
Theologian
Lo, in peace my bitterness was bitter. Again, another circumstance aggravates the severity of the distress; for sudden and unexpected cala…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 38:17
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness
Meaning not that instead of peace and prosperity, which he expected would e…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 38:9–22
17th Century
Minister
Here we have Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is good for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. H…