2nd Kings 20: 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, 3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Then, as we often do, Hezekiah began to pray like he never did before, because the human spirit naturally recoils from the prospect of passing. Thus, Hezekiah prayed to God for healing, and in this instance, God answered the king’s prayer, as per his desire. But the results would be placed on record, so that the living who will come after would know that God always does that which is in the best interest of His people.
In the heat of the moment, it may not seem to us mortals as the preferred outcome, but with God, it is always the best thing to do. The Lord then extended Hezekiah’s life by fifteen long years, but the records show that the time when God had bidden the king to put his house in order, was indeed the best time for him to pass on.
4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
2nd Kings 20:11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
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