Reading for June 12th

Read Isaiah 38.1-22. In 38.1-22: Hezekiah's sickness and recovery. The story of Hezekiah's illness (v.21) is a further illustration of piety (v. 3): his total submissiveness to the will of the Lord God and his subsequet recovery from the sickness are inseparably related to the wonderful deliverance of Jerusalem from the forces of Assyria (v. ^). Signs were evidence of the validity of a prophetic pronoucement (see Isa 7.10-17). The exact nature of the sign is not clear. In verses 10-20: This psalm of thanksgiving is not included in 2 Kings 20.1-11, but is added as further evidence of the king's piety. It is a personal psalm of thanksgiving for recovery from serious illness (vv. 10-15) and thanksgiving for recovery (vv. 16-20). Comments or Questions..