King Hezekiah of Judah fell gravely ill, and the prophet Isaiah told him to prepare for death. ... God instructed him to return and tell Hezekiah that his prayer had been heard.

Isaiah before Hezekiah (Isaiah 38), wood engraving, published 1877 The Lord told Isaiah, “Go and tell Hezekiah: This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have ...

King Hezekiah may have put an end to ritualistic worship outside the temple in the City of David in the eighth century B.C., but if so, he didn’t manage to erase all evidence of its existence.

Notable examples include Nineveh’s repentance and King Hezekiah’s prayer. Both events prove the power of prayer and repentance to alter God’s judgments.

The Christ the King novena will start on Friday, Nov. 15, and end on Saturday, Nov. 23. The bishops have asked the faithful to offer their prayers to Christ the King “for the freedom of the ...

Another cue comes from the Scriptures, an invitation to pray what might be called “paper prayers.” Hezekiah was king of Israel when he received a letter from the much more powerful king of ...

King Hezekiah ruled Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel, from the city of Jerusalem. One day, ... “Go, tell Hezekiah: Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David: I have heard your prayer and ...

GUWAHATI: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk on Friday began his three-day tour to Assam with a visit to the Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills in Guwahati. The king, draped with a ...