KJV ORIGINAL
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and God made the shadow on King Ahaz's sundial move backward ten steps from where it had moved forward.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God performed a miraculous sign by making the sun's shadow go backward on a sundial, showing His power over nature itself.
📚 Historical Context
This miracle occurred when King Hezekiah was deathly ill and asked God for a sign that he would be healed and live fifteen more years. The sundial of Ahaz was likely a set of steps that functioned as a timepiece, with the sun's shadow indicating the time of day. This supernatural reversal of the shadow demonstrated God's power and confirmed His promise to heal Hezekiah.
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