Bible Chronology (35): From the Temple to Artaxerxes (10)

We start our study of Hezekiah, who began his reign over Judah when his father Ahaz died (no co-regency). He was a righteous king, who received many refugees from Israel, before it fell to Assyria. But in his 14th year, he was sick unto death and childless, so he prayed to God, who promised him through Isaiah that he would be raised up after 2 days and have another 15 years (so far he'd reigned 14 years + his accession year). When Hezekiah asked for a confirming Sign, God performed one of the most outstanding miracles in the Bible - the sun went back 10 hours in the sky, from it being 6pm (evening) to 8am (morning), signifying God was rewinding his clock, giving him a new day, a fresh start, a 2nd chance, another 15 years (this sign means that all eclipse calculations before 713 BC are unreliable, which has implications for Assyrian chronology). The next video will reveal the greater prophetic significance of this Sign in the Heavens (as well as Joshua's sign in the sky) for God's Plan of Redemption, for Hezekiah, being a king of Israel, is a type of Israel, so what God did for Hezekiah provides us with a prophetic picture of what God has done and will do for Israel.