Isaiah 37:14

“And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.”

"And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD." - Isaiah 37:14
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What does Isaiah 37:14 mean?

Isaiah 37:14 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord." This verse occurs in the context of the Assyrian invasion…

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Finding Refuge in Prayer: The Example of Hezekiah

In Isaiah 37:14, the KJV records, "And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD." This verse encapsulates a profound moment of vulnerability, faith, and reliance on…

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A Prayer of Seeking and Surrender: Spreading Our Burdens Before the Lord

O Lord Almighty, our ever-present help in times of trouble, We come before You with hearts laid bare and burdens heavy, echoing the spirit of the prayerful King Hezekiah who, in his time of trial and distress, sought refuge within Your sacred presence. Just as Hezekiah received…

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Isaiah 37:14 - "¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD."
Isaiah 37:5 - "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."
Isaiah 37:37 - "¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh."
Isaiah 37:15 - "And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,"
"So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah." - Isaiah 37:5
1 Corinthians 14:37
Isaiah 37:2 - "And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz."
"¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." - Isaiah 37:37
1 Corinthians 14:36-37
Isaiah 37:18 - "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,"
Isaiah 37:13 - "Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?"
Isaiah 37:21 - "¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:"
Isaiah 37:35 - "For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."
"And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying," - Isaiah 37:15
Isaiah 37:34 - "By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD."
Isaiah 37:31 - "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:"
Exodus 37:14 - "Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table."
Isaiah 37:28 - "But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me."
Job 37:14 - "Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God."
Isaiah 37:6 - "¶ And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me."
Isaiah 37:32 - "For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this."
Isaiah 37:19 - "And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them."
Full picture of dry bones Ezekiel 37:1-14
Isaiah 37:1 - "And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD."
Isaiah 37:8 - "¶ So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish."
Isaiah 37:25 - "I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places."
Isaiah 37:3 - "And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth."
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