1 King Hezekiah was very sick. Isaiah came and said, “God says, get your house ready. You will die. You will not get well.” ⚠️ 2 Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to God. 3 Hezekiah said, “God, please see I tried to do good.” He cried a lot. 4 Isaiah left, but before he went far, God spoke to him. ♂️✨ 5 God said, “Go back to Hezekiah. I heard your prayer. I saw your tears. I will make you well. On day 3 you will go to my house.” ❤️⛪️3️⃣ 6 God said, “I will give you 15 more years. I will save you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will keep this city safe.” ⏳1️⃣5️⃣️️ 7 Isaiah said, “Bring a fig cake.” They put it on the sore. The king got well. 8 Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What sign will God give so I know I will go to God’s house on day 3?” ❓⛪️3️⃣ 9 Isaiah said, “Here is the sign from God. The shadow can go 10 steps ahead or 10 steps back. Which one?” ️1️⃣0️⃣↪️ 10 Hezekiah said, “It is easy for the shadow to go ahead. Make it go back 10 steps.” ↩️1️⃣0️⃣ 11 Isaiah prayed. God made the shadow go back 10 steps on the steps of Ahaz. ↩️1️⃣0️⃣ 12 A king named Merodach-Baladan from Babylon sent men, a note, and a gift to Hezekiah, because he heard Hezekiah was sick. ♂️ 13 Hezekiah was glad. He showed them all his things: silver, gold, nice oil, spices, a war room, and all the boxes. He showed everything. ⚔️ 14 Isaiah asked the king, “What did the men say? Where are they from?” Hezekiah said, “They came from far away, from Babylon.” ❓️ 15 Isaiah said, “What did they see?” Hezekiah said, “They saw everything in my house. I hid nothing.” ✅ 16 Isaiah said, “Listen to God’s word.” 17 Isaiah said, “Soon, all your things will be taken to Babylon. Nothing will be left here.” ➡️️ 18 Isaiah said, “Some of your sons will be taken away. They will work in the king of Babylon’s house.” ➡️ 19 Hezekiah said, “God’s word is good.” He thought, “There will be peace now, in my days.” ️ 20 Hezekiah did many things. He made a pool and a long water way into the city. These are in the book of the kings of Judah. ️ 21 Hezekiah died. His son Manasseh became king after him. ⚰️➡️