In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the LORD says: 'Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover. read more
Some have suggested that what unfolded here was a divinely prescribed medical cure, meaning that God knew the treatment with figs would cure Hezekiah. More likely it was simply a miraculous healing. But in either case, God worked in response to prayer (v. 2). read more
But Hezekiah was also a great man of prayer and in the prayer of Hezekiah we can see something of a model for us as to what prayer to the true and living God should be. Hezekiah is presented to us in our text through two prayers that he offers to the Lord. The first prayer is that God might be glorified in the defeat of Sennacherib's army. read more