Biblical Significance of Upcoming Solar Eclipse To 8 Christian Leaders
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King Hezekiah has gone down in history as one of Judah’s good kings, a reformer. At one point, he became deathly ill. The story of his illness and cure is told in 2 Kings 20:1–11 and Isaiah 38:1–7, and a brief mention of the event is found at 2 Chronicles 32:24. 2 Kings tells of a “boil,” which may suggest a type of cancer. Surely, Hezekiah’s physicians used all their knowledge and skill to save the king. Baths, dressings, dietary changes, internal medications—nothing was successful against the boil.
The Biblical account relates that Isaiah the prophet was sent to Hezekiah to inform him that he would die from his illness. Hezekiah prayed for healing, and Isaiah had not left the palace when he was sent back to the king with a different message: The Lord would heal him and give him another 15 years of life. A sign was to confirm the healing. The shadow could move forward or backward on an outdoor stairway. Hezekiah chose for the shadow to move backward (2 Kings 20:10).
On March 5 in 702 B.C.E., the 16th year before Hezekiah’s death, a prominent solar eclipse appeared over the Middle East (see NASA’s Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses). Its path crossed the Arabian Peninsula, and the obscuration of the sun over Israel was more than 60 percent.
If a stairway had been engulfed in darkness and then restored to daylight, the shadow would have appeared to retreat. A shadow wave, produced by an eclipse, may also have given the appearance of a shadow retreating. If you are in the path of the eclipse on August 21, you too may be able to see this rare Biblical sign.
It would be another hundred years before the Greeks would accomplish the first actual prediction of an eclipse.
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King Hezekiah has gone down in history as one of Judah’s good kings, a reformer. At one point, he became deathly ill. The story of his illness and cure is told in 2 Kings 20:1–11 and Isaiah 38:1–7, and a brief mention of the event is found at 2 Chronicles 32:24. 2 Kings tells of a “boil,” which may suggest a type of cancer. Surely, Hezekiah’s physicians used all their knowledge and skill to save the king. Baths, dressings, dietary changes, internal medications—nothing was successful against the boil.
The Biblical account relates that Isaiah the prophet was sent to Hezekiah to inform him that he would die from his illness. Hezekiah prayed for healing, and Isaiah had not left the palace when he was sent back to the king with a different message: The Lord would heal him and give him another 15 years of life. A sign was to confirm the healing. The shadow could move forward or backward on an outdoor stairway. Hezekiah chose for the shadow to move backward (2 Kings 20:10).
On March 5 in 702 B.C.E., the 16th year before Hezekiah’s death, a prominent solar eclipse appeared over the Middle East (see NASA’s Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses). Its path crossed the Arabian Peninsula, and the obscuration of the sun over Israel was more than 60 percent.
If a stairway had been engulfed in darkness and then restored to daylight, the shadow would have appeared to retreat. A shadow wave, produced by an eclipse, may also have given the appearance of a shadow retreating. If you are in the path of the eclipse on August 21, you too may be able to see this rare Biblical sign.
It would be another hundred years before the Greeks would accomplish the first actual prediction of an eclipse.
So actually it was 95% eclipsed here.
Our neighbor lady brought us three pairs of eclipse viewing glasses, which we all shared.
That was a tremendous blessing since the boxes we made didn't work very well.
The neatest part of the eclipse to me was the fact that the temperature dropped a lot.
We have relatively short summers here, but this year the heat has been relentless.
Our neighbor lady brought us three pairs of eclipse viewing glasses, which we all shared.
That was a tremendous blessing since the boxes we made didn't work very well.
The neatest part of the eclipse to me was the fact that the temperature dropped a lot.
We have relatively short summers here, but this year the heat has been relentless.
In short it's paganism mixed with poor Christian theology. One response tied his thoughts of the eclipse to the zodiac.
It is disturbing to see such comments from supposed Christian leaders. Some folks resemble chicken little running around believing the world is ending as if these are not common events . We can have 2 to 3 solar eclipses a year world wide .
Just because we have one in our backyard folks get all bent out of shape. It's really arrogant on their part to believe that it must have relevance if has happened here . Let's us stop seeking after a sign and pay attention to our Lord.
Here is a list of some of the upcoming solar eclipses.to show how common they actually are .
Aug 21
Solar Eclipse(Total)West in Europe, North/East Asia, North/West Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Eclipses in 2018
Feb 15
Solar Eclipse(Partial)South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica
Jul 13
Solar Eclipse(Partial)South in Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean
Aug 11
Solar Eclipse(Partial)North/East Europe, North/West Asia, North in North America, Atlantic, Arctic
Eclipses in 2019
Jan 5/6
Solar Eclipse(Partial)East in Asia, Pacific
Jul 2
Solar Eclipse(Total)South in North America, Much of South America, Pacific
Dec 26
Solar Eclipse(Annular)East in Europe, Much of Asia, North/West Australia, East in Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean
Eclipses in 2020
Jun 21
Solar Eclipse(Annular)South/East Europe, Much of Asia, North in Australia, Much of Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean
Dec 14
Solar Eclipse(Total)South in Africa, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Eclipses in 2021
Jun 10
Solar Eclipse(Annular)Much of Europe, Much of Asia, North/West Africa, Much of North America, Atlantic, Arctic
Dec 4
Solar Eclipse(Total)South in Australia, South in Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Eclipses in 2022
Apr 30
Solar Eclipse(Partial)South/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica
Oct 25
Solar Eclipse(Partial)Europe, South/West Asia, North/East Africa, Atlantic
Eclipses in 2023
Apr 20
Solar Eclipse(Total)South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Oct 14
Solar Eclipse(Annular)West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Eclipses in 2024
Blessings
Bill
It is disturbing to see such comments from supposed Christian leaders. Some folks resemble chicken little running around believing the world is ending as if these are not common events . We can have 2 to 3 solar eclipses a year world wide .
Just because we have one in our backyard folks get all bent out of shape. It's really arrogant on their part to believe that it must have relevance if has happened here . Let's us stop seeking after a sign and pay attention to our Lord.
Here is a list of some of the upcoming solar eclipses.to show how common they actually are .
Aug 21
Eclipses in 2018
Feb 15
Jul 13
Aug 11
Eclipses in 2019
Jan 5/6
Jul 2
Dec 26
Eclipses in 2020
Jun 21
Dec 14
Eclipses in 2021
Jun 10
Dec 4
Eclipses in 2022
Apr 30
Oct 25
Eclipses in 2023
Apr 20
Oct 14
Eclipses in 2024
Blessings
Bill
