Amasa is sent to assemble the men of judah, sa2 20. Introduction this section calls our attention to the hostilities that israel was experiencing with the king of aram syria. The king of babylons ambassadors come to hezekiah with letters and a present. Hezekiahs sin, and his recovery from that, 2 kings 20. Chapter six of second kings begins with the sons of the prophets. Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of samaria. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power.
King david proposed to build a temple for the lord hebrew. The writer proceeds to relate an illness and a recovery of hezekiah, which happened about the middle of his reign, probably in b. Between the threatened attack and the actual appearance. The principle source of these hostilities continued in the form of invading bands or plundering parties who would make border raids against the jews cf.
Elisha replied, as the lord lives, and as you yourself live, i will not leave you. When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, i will set up your seed after you, who shall. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of 2 kings taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Note that 931bc marks the division of the kingdom into southern tribes judah and benjamin and ten. The lord hears, and promises to add fifteen years to his life, and isaiah prescribes a means of cure, 47. You can find the best commentary on 12 kings for you using the tools on the right side.
David shuts up the ten concubines who were defiled by absalom, sa2 20. They desired for elisha the prophet hangout with them, and he concurs. Sheba raises an insurrection, and gains a party in israel, sa2 20. Hezekiahs sickness, and his recovery from that, in answer to prayer, in performance of a promise, in the use of means, and confirmed with a sign. The shadow of the sun went back upon the dial of ahaz the ten degrees it had gone down. All true penitents, when they are under divine rebukes, call them not only just, but good.
Hezekiah said unto isaiah, what will be the sign that the lord shall heal mehis recovery in the course of nature was so unlooked for, that the king asked for some token to justify his reliance on the truth of the prophets communication. Hezekiahs sickness, his recovery in answer to prayer. Sermon brainwave podcast brainwave 301 lectionary texts for june 30, 20. Hezekiahs sickness, and the message of the prophet to him, to prepare for death, 1. Such threatenings, though absolutely expressed, have ofttimes secret conditions, which god reserves in his own breast. And in the mean time abishai is sent to pursue sheba, sa2 20. The prophet isaiah son of amoz went to him and said, this is what the lord says. A warning to prepare for death was brought to hezekiah by. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. The first day of the week cometh mary magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre 20. Hezekiah s sickness, and his recovery from that, in answer to prayer, in performance of a promise, in the use of means, and confirmed with a sign v. Commentary for 2 kings 20 hezekiahs sickness, his recovery in answer to prayer.
And isaiah the prophet, the son of amoz, went to him and said to him, thus says the lord. Hezekiahs sickness, and his recovery from that, in answer to prayer, in performance of a promise, in the use of means, and confirmed with a sign, 2 kings 20. Good is the word of the lord i heartily submit to this sentence, as being most just and merciful. This was the effect of pride and ostentation, and departing from simple reliance on god. While gathering or hanging out elisha performed miracles for the prophets. And the prophet isaiah the son of amoz came to him, and said unto him, thus saith the lord, set thine house in order. Karoline lewis, david lose, matt skinner, and rolf jacobson for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for sixth sunday after pentecost ordinary. Hezekiah was known, not only as a pious king, and the king in whose reign the pride of the assyrians was dashed to the ground, but also as one who, by works of great importance, conferred permanent benefit on jerusalem see 2 chronicles 32. Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of assyria besieged jerusalem. About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of samaria. In those days was hezekiah sickas his reign lasted twentynine years 2 kings 18. After the confrontation between elijah and the prophets of baal on mount carmel 1 kings 18, elijah fled jezebels wrath and fell into despair 1 kings 19. Then she runneth, and cometh to simon peter, and to the other disciple, whom jesus loved, and saith unto them, they have taken away the lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not. In those days was hezekiah sick unto death that is, in the same year in which the king of assyria invaded judea.