2 Kings 20:10
2 Kings 20:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.”
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Read Full Chapter →Hezekiah chooses the harder sign: that the shadow move backward ten degrees.
What Does 2 Kings 20:10 Mean?
Given the choice, the king reasons that a shadow lengthening forward is the ordinary course and would prove little. He asks instead for the shadow to retreat, a reversal that nature never produces on its own.
By requesting the harder wonder, Hezekiah seeks a sign that only God's hand could give. Faith does not shrink from asking God to do what is beyond the reach of nature. The king's choice honors a Lord for whom nothing is too hard, the One who can turn back even the moving shadow at His word.
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What does 2 Kings 20:10 mean?
Hezekiah chooses the harder sign: that the shadow move backward ten degrees.