Isaiah 38:1

"Isaiah."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 38:1-2, the mention of "Isaiah" sets the context for a prophetic encounter between King Hezekiah and the prophet himself. This interaction highlights divine sovereignty over life and death, as God uses Isaiah to deliver a message that challenges Hezekiah's mortality, preparing him for faith in divine intervention and healing.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In those days -That is, his sickness commenced about the period in which the army of Sennacherib was destroyed. It has been made a question whether the sickness of Hezekiah was before or after the invasion of Sennacherib. The most natural interpretation certainly is, that it occurred after that invasion, and probably at no distant period. The only objection to this view is the statement inIsaiah 38:6, that God would deliver him out of the hand of the king of Assyria, which has been understood by many as implying that he was then threatened with the invasion.

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