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Who was the great prophet that told King Hezekiah that God would not allow foreign nations to destroy Judah?
Hezekiah’s illness and recovery Isaiah told him that the Lord said he should put his house in order because he would die.
What prophet was accused of blasphemy?
One of the “few known cases” was that of a Christian accused of insulting the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It ended in an acquittal in 1293, though it was followed by a protest against a decision led by the famed and strict jurist Ibn Taymiyya.
What was Hezekiah prayer?
“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, `This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD. I will add fifteen years to your life.
What was Hezekiah’s illness?
Hezekiah had a potentially fatal boil which suggests that he had bubonic plague. This also destroyed the Assyrian army threatening Jerusalem. The king made a mi- raculous recovery.
When did God bring his people to the Promised Land?
Just a couple of chapters later, in Genesis 15:12-17, God spoke of a 400-year-bondage in a foreign land, after which He would bring His people into the Promised Land of Canaan: 12 When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep.
Who was to bring Judah back to the land of Canaan?
Over a hundred years before Jeremiah, the prophet Isaiah spoke of Judah’s return from Babylon to the land of Canaan. The amazing thing about Isaiah’s prophecy is that he even names “Cyrus” as the “servant” God would employ to bring about the return of His people to the land of Canaan:
How long did the Promised Land remain desolate?
They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power. 21 This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. The land experienced its sabbatical years; it remained desolate for seventy years, as prophesied ( 2 Chronicles 36:20-21, emphasis mine).