Isaiah 38:2

“Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,”

"Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD," - Isaiah 38:2
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What does Isaiah 38:2 mean?

Isaiah 38:2 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord." This verse is situated within the larger narrative of King Hezekiah's illness and subsequent healing, found in the book of Isaiah. To fully…

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Turning Toward the Wall: A Heart Cry of Faith

In the heart of a crisis, when hope seems all but lost, how do we respond? Isaiah 38:2 presents us with a profound moment from the life of King Hezekiah, allowing us to glean wisdom for our own spiritual journeys. The King James Version succinctly encapsulates this moment: "Then…

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A Prayer of Turning and Trusting

O Lord, our God, the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth, I beseech You today as I come before You in reverence and humility, just as King Hezekiah did when he faced the great trial of his life. In Isaiah 38:2, it is written, "Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and…

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Isaiah 38:2 - "Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,"
Isaiah 38:2-5 - "Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseeek thee, 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 came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years."
"Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseeek thee, 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 came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years." - Isaiah 38:2-5
Isaiah 38:4 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,"
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"¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying," - Isaiah 38:4
Isaiah 38:21 - "For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover."
Isaiah 38:6 - "And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city."
Isaiah 38:9 - "¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:"
Isaiah 38:22 - "Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?"
Isaiah 38:7 - "And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;"
Isaiah 38:18 - "For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth."
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