2 Kings 20:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

What shall be

General references

Genesis 15:8

1 Kings 13:3

Bible References

What shall be

“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of My people, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the Lord’s temple.

“This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Then he said to Him, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that You are speaking with me.

“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God—from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.”

And Hezekiah had asked, “What is the sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”

He will revive us after two days,
and on the third day He will raise us up
so we can live in His presence.

General references

But he said, “Lord God, how can I know that I will possess it?”

He gave a sign that day. He said, “This is the sign that the Lord has spoken: ‘The altar will now be ripped apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.’”