Passage

2 Kings 20

• Doctrine

  Hezekiah's Illness and Extended Life

  God's granting of 15 additional years to Hezekiah in answer to prayer, confirmed by a sign; must not be read as a formula guaranteeing extended life to all who pray in illness.

  2KI.20.1-11

• Doctrine

  Isaiah's Prophetic Ministry

  Isaiah's role advising Hezekiah connects 2 Kings to the prophetic book of Isaiah; standard prophetic-ministry risk applies (distinguish from folk healer/fortune-teller roles).

  2KI.20.1-19

• Glossary Term

  Prophecy

  Standard term.

  2KI.20.1-19

• Glossary Term

  Sign

  The shadow moving backward on the sundial (2 Kings 20:8-11) as confirmation of God's promise; standard term.

  2KI.20.1-11