第三十八章
1那時，希西家病得要死。亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞去見他，對他
說：“耶和華如此說：你當留遺命與你的家，因為你必死，不能活
了。”2希西家就轉臉朝牆，禱告耶和華說：3“耶和華啊，求你記
念我在你面前怎樣存完全的心，按誠實行事，又做你眼中所看為善
的。”希西家就痛哭了。4耶和華的話臨到以賽亞說：5“你去告訴
希西家說：‘耶和華你祖大衛的神如此說：我聽見了你的禱告，看
見了你的眼淚。我必加增你十五年的壽數；6 並且我要救你和這城
脫離亞述王的手，也要保護這城。

默想：
1.希西家王病得很嚴重，他憂傷至極的向神懇求多活幾年；他以
自己在神面前的忠貞與順服來向神祈求（3節），神答應他的
祈求，給他延長15年的壽數。

2.希西家王的禱告好像很自我中心，很利己；但是神仍然答應延
長他的年日。為什麼神要讓希西家多活十五年？神的應許必然
成就，你相信嗎？你的禱告是否出於對神的信心，相信神必定
成就？

禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中
的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 38
1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The
prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the LORD
says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not
recover.”2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
3 “Remember, LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with
wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. ” And
Hezekiah wept bitterly.4 Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: 5
“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father
David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen
years to your life. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand
of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.

Meditation
1.King Hezekiah is struggling with a fatal illness. The heartbroken
king begged God for added years of life. He appeals to God on
the basis of his faithfulness and obedience (v3). God answered his
prayer and promised Hezekiah 15 added years.

2.From a glance reading of Hezekiah’s prayer, it seems very selfserving,
but God still spared his life. Why do you think God let Hezekiah
live an additional fifteen years? How should this example
affect the way you pray?

Prayer & Journaling: Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse
with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down
any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.