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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old Testament: The Steps Of The Sundial Reversed By Ten Degrees.

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old Testament: The Steps Of The Sundial Reversed By Ten Degrees.

Occasion: Proof Of Isaiah's Words.

Location: Jerusalem.

Bible Text:
II Kings 20:1-11 NLT
1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what The Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.”
2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to The Lord,
3 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
4 But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from The Lord:
5 “Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of My people. Tell him, ‘This is what The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of The Lord.
6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My own honor and for the sake of My servant David.’”
7 Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered!
8 Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What sign will The Lord give to prove that He will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of The Lord three days from now?”
9 Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from The Lord to prove that He will do as He promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?”
10 “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”
11 So Isaiah the prophet asked The Lord to do this, and He caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!

II Chronicles 32:24 NLT
24 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to The Lord, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.

Isaiah 38:1-8 NLT (Hezekiah’s Sickness and Restoration)
1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what The Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’”
2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,
3 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
4 Then this message came to Isaiah from The Lord:
5 “Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life,
6 and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city.
7 “‘And this is the sign from The Lord to prove that He will do as He promised:
8 I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.


II Kings 20:1 NLT
About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what The Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.”

Why, oh why had this sickness unto death, come to the Godly King, King Hezekiah?

The Jews believed...
Proverbs 10:27 KJV
The fear of The Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Certainly this was the work of the devil, for King Hezekiah was only 41 years old.

John 10:10 KJV
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am (Jesus Christ) come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

I John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son Of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

We know this was the work of the enemy, because of the simple fact, that if King Hezekiah would die, he would die without a son, and the line to the Messiah would be broken.

Oh the wisdom of the enemy, never, never under estimate him, he is not God, but he is not stupid either!

But...
I John 4:4 KJV
"... greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.

II Kings 20:2-7 NT
2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to The Lord,
3 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
4 But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from The Lord:
5 “Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of My people. Tell him, ‘This is what The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of The Lord.
6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My own honor and for the sake of My servant David.’”
7 Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered!

The God who hears and answers prayer, would be faithful to His Word, and to His people!

Jeremiah 29:13 KJV
And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be delivered..."

Matthew 6:6 KJV
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 7:7,8 KJV
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

John 15:7 KJV
If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

II Kings 20:8-11 NLT
8 Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What sign will The Lord give to prove that He will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of The Lord three days from now?”
9 Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from The Lord to prove that He will do as He promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?”
10 “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”
11 So Isaiah the prophet asked The Lord to do this, and He caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!

God answered Isaiah's prayer.
What actually happened?

The shadow of the sundial, reversed itself by some 10 degrees.
How could this be? The earth could have reversed itself on its axis.
Some believe that God, simply stopped the earth from spinning on its axis.
One day we will know for sure.

Thee all important thing to realize today is....
Genesis 18:14 KJV
Is any thing too hard for The Lord?..."

Our God is not only the Creator of the universe and everything in it, but also healer, and Savior of the soul of mankind.

Our Lord's promise...
Jeremiah 33:17 NLT
For this is what The Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.

Satan thought for sure, the Davidic Kingly line could be broken and that the promise of The Lord, could be made untrue, but he is a liar.

John 8:44 KJV
"...the devil,...He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in The Truth, because there is no Truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Saints of The Lord, may we always rest in our God's promises, He alone is The Way, The Truth, and The Life.

I Kings 8;56 KJV
Blessed be The Lord, that hath given rest unto His people Israel (God's people), according to all that He promised: there hath not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised..."

Psalm 34:19 KJV
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but The Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Isaiah 43:1-3 KJV
1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee...and He that formed thee...Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am The Lord thy God, The Holy One Of Israel, thy Savior:

Revelation 21:3,4 KJV
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.