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God's Swift Response
Commentators note that the word of the Lord came to Isaiah almost immediately, before he had even left the king's court (as seen in 2 Kings 20:4). This detail, mentioned by multiple scholars, highlights how quickly God hears and responds to the sincere, desperate prayers of His people.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 38:4
18th Century
Theologian
Then came the word of the Lord - In the parallel place in 2 Kings 20:4, it is said, And it came to pass, before Isaiah was g…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 38:4
16th Century
Theologian
Then came the word of Jehovah. Isaiah had departed, leaving the sting, as the saying goes, in the wound. He considered abandoned the one o…
John Gill
On Isaiah 38:4
17th Century
Pastor
Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah before he had got out into the middle court (2 Kings 20:4), …
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Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 38:1–8
17th Century
Minister
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…