Isaiah 38:7-14 - This is the Lord's sign to you

38:7,8

The Lord gave Hezekiah a sign that he would indeed do what He said He would do. The shadow cast by the sun would go down ten steps, and then go back those same ten steps. We needn’t worry ourselves too much about how the sign was fulfilled, the key point is that God gave Hezekiah a sign. Given that this happened before the Assyrian invasion, maybe it was also designed to build up Hezekiah’s faith that God would indeed rescue Jerusalem.

38:9-14

We then get a song or poem written by Hezekiah about the events that have just happened. The first part describes the anguish that Hezekiah went through. It seemed as if his life was coming to an end, and long before it should do so. He called to the Lord but nothing seemed to be happening.