Q - Why did God grant King Hezekiah an additional 15 years of life?

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cv5

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A. Read 2Ki 20:1-11 for the story. In v.6 God grants the additional 15 years. Now go to 2Ki 20:21 and 2Ki 21:1 . NOTE Manasseh's AGE (12)! At the time of Hezekiah's prayer the king was unmarried and childless . Had he died childless the bloodline of Jesus Christ would have been severed! Understand that the entire Old Testament concerns itself with this subject from Gen 3:15 forward when Satan was notified that Christ was coming.
 
Cameron143

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cv5 said:
A. Read 2Ki 20:1-11 for the story. In v.6 God grants the additional 15 years. Now go to 2Ki 20:21 and 2Ki 21:1 . NOTE Manasseh's AGE (12)! At the time of Hezekiah's prayer the king was unmarried and childless . Had he died childless the bloodline of Jesus Christ would have been severed! Understand that the entire Old Testament concerns itself with this subject from Gen 3:15 forward when Satan was notified that Christ was coming.
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It's an interesting question. Did Hezekiah have a brother? If so, could he have carried on the line?
 
AcceptedintheBeloved

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The prophet told him to set your house in order for he was going to die, but he turned his face to te wall and prayed and God added 15 years to his life.
 
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That's funny; all those times you hear a sermon about how Hezekiah should have just let himself die because of his bad choices
during those 15 years. Turns out, that wouldn't be such a good idea. It's almost like God knows what he is doing.
 
JaumeJ

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Because of this occurrence with Hezekiah I have always asked in prayer not to have such a thing happen to me, yet I have already lived the double of what I had always been told would have been my life span. Praise Yah, not because I have enjoyed longevity, but because His will is wisdom far beyone our scope of understanding, amen.
 
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