2 Kings 20:7

Take a lump of figs. The king might have remonstrated at directions so simple as these. He was suffering from a fatal illness. Probably the infection from his “boil” had spread and was threatening shortly to take his life. In Hezekiah’s case the illness had reached a state, however, where no ordinary remedy would avail. The king might have felt that the Lord should do something extraordinary to save his life. But when the directions were given for the employment of a simple remedial agency, they were followed, and the king was healed. Man may not understand the reasons for the ways of the Lord, but it is always the part of wisdom to give ear to His commands.

There is a further lesson here. The presentation of a case for divine healing does not exclude the use of natural remedies. The employment of such means does not reveal a lack of faith. It is our duty, after a petition for healing has been presented, to do all in our power to bring about relief from suffering and the arrest of the disease through natural means.