Quote:ctjacobs Wrote:
That site falsely claims that Hezekiah is called "the mighty God" [...]
No, because that is not what the author is saying (https://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/art...saiah-95-6).
Where it says: "Hezekiah is called [...]", as the article explains earlier, this is refers to
Quote:[Isaiah] expound[ing] his message by formulating a prophetic name for Hezekiah [where] the words of this name form a sentence expressive of God's greatness, which will become manifest in the benefits to be bestowed upon the future king in his lifetime [...]Thus:
Quote:Hezekiah is called "the mighty God" because this name is a sign that foretells God's defense of Jerusalem through the miraculous sudden mass death of Sennacherib's army.
There is thus no conflict with the literal meaning of the king's name, Hezekiah, which means "G-d is my strength".