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Isaiah 38:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 38:17

Verse 17 of 22

Scripture focus

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Isaiah 38:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 38:17

Theological / Devotional

For peace. That is, “peace” in the broad meaning, “all that is good for me,” or “what is for my welfare.” The affliction that brought Hezekiah so much anguish was not for his hurt but for his benefit. God looked upon him in tender compassion and lifted him out of the pit of corruption. It was the power of divine love that saved him from the power of death.

All my sins. The healing of the body was tangible assurance of the healing of his soul. Divine forgiveness is not simply a legal transaction that releases a man from paying the penalty for past offenses; it is a transforming power that restores and strengthens the spiritual man’s nature and shapes him anew in the moral image of his Creator.

By SdaBc