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  1. When and why<\/em>? According to the order of the chapters, it seems that Hezekiah\u2019s illness was after Sennecharib\u2019s campaign, described in the chapters immediately preceding. However, when we try to synchronize the events with dates known also from external sources, we find that Sennecharib\u2019s campaign took place at the end of Isaiah\u2019s life. If Hezekiah received an extra 15 years, then perhaps this story of recovery was as much as 12 years before the campaign. Why is the story told otherwise then? What message does this order communicate? It\u2019s worth thinking on.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. No-fault illness<\/em>. Hezekiah is sick. Even dying. And there isn\u2019t a word about sin. That\u2019s surprising. Especially regarding stories of kings in Tanach. By the way, the sages filled in this gap and came up with not less than 3 sins. Curious? See the list at <\/span>Mishnah Pesachim 4:9<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. A variety of prophetic roles<\/em>. Isaiah\u2019s roles in this story are different from his usual ones in the chapters of the prophecies, as the national \u201cpublicist\u201d, and are more reminiscent of the type we learned of regarding say Elisha (2 Kings 2 ff.) – both personally and practically.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Spot the differences<\/em>. The variations between the story as told here, versus the version in Kings, are primarily ones of order, and in the addition of Hezekiah\u2019s prayer. The order of events in Kings flows better. When we read the story here, the following questions arise: If the promise of healing and even a sign – why is his prayer now? And what do we even need the act of recovery? 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