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Themes in Isaiah 38

Isaiah 38:1 (show verse)

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’”

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
Isaiah » Prophesies in the days of uzziah, jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah

Isaiah 38:2 (show verse)

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Hezekiah, when sick
Sickness » Saints » Pray for recovery from

Isaiah 38:3 (show verse)

and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Obedience » Instances of » hezekiah
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Hezekiah, when sick
Sickness » Saints » Pray for recovery from
Sincerity » Exemplified » hezekiah
Sincerity » Exemplified » By hezekiah
Tears » Observed by God
Weeping » Instances of » Of hezekiah

Isaiah 38:4 (show verse)

Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Isaiah
Tears » Observed by God

Isaiah 38:5 (show verse)

“Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Sickness » God » Heals
Tears » Observed by God

Isaiah 38:6 (show verse)

I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city.”’

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of

Isaiah 38:7 (show verse)

“This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:

Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
Symbols and similitudes » Shadow on ahaz' sun-dial

Behold, I will cause the shadow on the stairway, which has gone down with the sun on the stairway of Ahaz, to go back ten steps.” So the sun’s shadow went back ten steps on the stairway on which it had gone down.

Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Sundial of
Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
Sun » Shadow of went back on the sun-dial of ahaz
The sun » General references to
Symbols and similitudes » Shadow on ahaz' sun-dial
Time » Indicated by a sun-dial

Isaiah 38:9 (show verse)

A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » God » Heals

Isaiah 38:10 (show verse)

I said, “In the middle of my life
I am to enter the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.”

death » Eternal » Gates of
Gates » Figurative » Of death
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
Gates » Figurative » Of the grave
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death

Isaiah 38:11 (show verse)

I said, “I will not see the Lord,
The Lord

in the land of the living;

I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death

Isaiah 38:12 (show verse)

“Like a shepherd’s tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me;
As a weaver I rolled up my life.
He cuts me off from the loom;
From day until night You make an end of me.

hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a weaver's web
Life » Brief » Like a weaver's web
natural Life » Is compared to » A thread cut by the weaver
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Shepherds » Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks
Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God
Tent » By shepherds
Tents » Were used by » Shepherds while tending their flocks
Tents » Ease and rapidity of their removal, alluded to
Time » Brevity of » Like a weaver's web

Isaiah 38:13 (show verse)

“I composed my soul until morning.

Like a lion—so He breaks all my bones,

From day until night You make an end of me.

hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » What man lives by
Lions » Strength of
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death

Isaiah 38:14 (show verse)

“Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter;
I moan like a dove;
My eyes look wistfully to the heights;
O Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Swallows
Birds » Clean » Crane
Birds » Clean » Swallow
Crane » An amphibious bird
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » What man lives by
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Oppression » Prayers against
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Mourn under, with prayer
Swallow » Chattering of, figurative of the mourning of the afflicted

Isaiah 38:15 (show verse)

“What shall I say?

For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it;

I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » What man lives by
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God

Isaiah 38:16 (show verse)

“O Lord, by these things men live,
And in all these is the life of my spirit;

O restore me to health and let me live!

Forgetting » What the lord will forget
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
Life » What man lives by
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death

Isaiah 38:17 (show verse)

“Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;
It is You who has

kept my soul from the pit of nothingness,

For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

Corruption » Figurative » Of sin
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Forgiving sin
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Pardon » Exemplified » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » God » Exhibits his love in healing

Isaiah 38:18 (show verse)

“For Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

death » Preparation for
death » The Dead
natural Death » When averted for a season, is a motive to increased devotedness
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Life is the season of
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
natural Life » Is compared to » A shepherd's tent removed
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death

Isaiah 38:19 (show verse)

“It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today;
A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.

Children » Parents, duty to » To train
death » Preparation for
Duty » Parents » To train
Fathers » Duties of » To train
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Home » special duties of parents » To train
Missionaries » In the family
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To instruct them in God's word
Parents » Duty » To train
Praise » Exemplified » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Praise God for recovery from
Social duties » Parental parental duties » To train
Truth » Of God » Make known, to others
the Truth of God » We should » Make known, to others

Isaiah 38:20 (show verse)

“The Lord will surely save me;
So we will play my songs on stringed instruments

All the days of our life at the house of the Lord.”

natural Death » When averted for a season, is a motive to increased devotedness
Harp » A stringed instrument of music
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Thank God publicly for recovery from
Sickness » Saints » Ascribe recovery from, to God

Isaiah 38:21 (show verse)

Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.”

Boil » Of hezekiah, healed
Disease » Instances of » Remedies used
Diseases » Disease, different forms of » Boils
Fig » Employed as a remedy
Fig tree » Fruit of » Used in the miraculous healing of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Miracles » Catalogue of » Hezekiah's cure

Isaiah 38:22 (show verse)

Then Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”

hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving