ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:1 Man at his best cannot be trusted; as seen in these chapters, he is often self-centered and short-sighted. God himself is the only hope of his people. (See note on 36:1–39:8.) ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:3 Unlike Hezekiah’s God-centered prayer in Isaiah 37:15, now his thoughts withdraw into himself, perhaps even implying that he thinks God is being unfair to him. The FAITHFULNESS, wholeheartedness, and GOOD that Hezekiah claims for himself were real (2 Kings 18:5), but they... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:5 THE GOD OF DAVID YOUR FATHER. God emphasizes his own covenant faithfulness to David as the basis for his answer to Hezekiah’s prayer. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:6 God looks beyond Hezekiah’s personal crisis to what matters more—the defense of the CITY of God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:9 Hezekiah’s psalm is clear about this truth: God alone has the power of life and death, and he prefers life. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:22 WHAT IS THE SIGN THAT I SHALL GO UP TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD? Hezekiah is unwilling to believe the promise without a sign. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]