Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
Look, I will make the shadow on Ahaz's sundial move backward ten steps from where it has moved forward. So the sun's shadow moved backward ten steps on the sundial.
God is performing a miraculous sign by making the sun's shadow move backward on a sundial, demonstrating His power over creation itself.
📚 Historical Context
This miracle occurred during King Hezekiah's illness as a sign from God that He would extend the king's life by fifteen years. The sundial of Ahaz was likely a stepped structure that measured time by the sun's shadow, possibly built by Hezekiah's father, King Ahaz. This supernatural reversal of the sun's apparent movement served as divine confirmation of God's promise to heal Hezekiah.
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