Hezekiah

12/02/2025

Order now for Christmas. Is THAT in the Bible?? Find out in the Book of Hezekiah.

There is no “Book of Hezekiah” in the Bible, but it sure sounds like there could be! The authors of this book have compiled the most common non-Bible quotes and researched the true origin and meaning of these abused phrases. Attributing phrases to Scripture such as "all men are created equal," "...

12/02/2025

Order now for Christmas! Is THAT in the Bible? Find out wit more than 75 sayings that people THINK are in the Bible.

There is no “Book of Hezekiah” in the Bible, but it sure sounds like there could be! The authors of this book have compiled the most common non-Bible quotes and researched the true origin and meaning of these abused phrases. Attributing phrases to Scripture such as "all men are created equal," "...

12/02/2025

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07/02/2025

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01/22/2024

Is it in the Bible?
If you like this style of research and commentary, send me any phrase that you think might be in the Bible and I'll see if I can make a chapter for you.

08/26/2023

Is “Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and prove it” in the Bible?
Read more in
"The Book of Hezekiah."

07/16/2023

Is “Spare the rod and spoil the child” in the Bible?

Despite popular opinion, the famous saying, "Spare the rod, spoil the child," cannot be found in the Bible.

However, the Proverbs below seem to convey a similar message: Discipline your children with love, lest they be foolish adults.

Despite the context of the quotes below being clear admonishment to raise children and not let them be foolish, some people interpret even this phrase to have the reverse meaning. I once heard a sermon beseeching the congregation: “The Bible says spare the rod and spoil the child, because all children deserve to be spoiled.” First, the phrase “spare the rod and spoil the child,” is not in the Bible. Second, the saying probably originated from a Bible verse that had quite the opposite meaning: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son… ”

Proverbs 13:24
He who withholds his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

Proverbs 23:13-14
Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
You shall strike him with the rod
And rescue his soul from Sheol.

Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

04/02/2023

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11/17/2022

The Book of Hezekiah

Preface from the Author
Have you ever said, "Cleanliness is next to godliness," or heard "God helps those who help themselves," and thought these idioms came from the Bible?
"As the good book says, when a poor man eats a chicken, one of them is sick," says Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. In this wonderful show the local Rabbi’s son responds, "Where does the Book say that?" Tevye, undeterred, explains: "Well, it doesn't say that exactly, but somewhere there is something about a chicken." Many common sayings attributed to the Bible and their true origins and meanings will be found in “The Book of Hezikiah.”
King Hezekiah was a godly king of Israel. The Bible contains an account of the rise of the nation of Babylon during the reign of King Hezikiah, but there is no “Book of Hezekiah” in the Bible. So, when you someone says, “the Bible says…” and you hear a friend respond by saying, “Oh yes, I believe that’s in the Book of Hezekiah,” you will be in on the joke.
There are dozens of translations and versions that are called The Bible, but for The Book of Hezekiah we will use the King James Version. You may think there are more accurate English language versions of the Bible, and we can discuss that at another time. Because most of the idioms in this book are commonly spoken in the style of the King James Version, King James it is!
This book, “The Book of Hezekiah,” takes a light but well supported look at many phrases often incorrectly attributed to Jesus Christ or the Bible generally. It also provides interesting information on certain sayings that are in the Bible but have been corrupted due to lack of context or intentional subversion. After all, “the devil can cite scripture for his own purpose.” In some cases there are very different words appear in different translations of the Bible and this book refers almost entirely to the King James translation.
USAF Colonel Vickie Rast often said, “context matters,” and she was right. This book applies context to the short Bible phrases that should be taken in context of the verse, chapter, book, in the Bible. Some actual Bible quotes are taken so far out of context as to have the opposite meaning of the original intention in the Book.
If you disagree with something or find an error here, please remember to err is human, to forgive, divine. Please take the time to point out the motes in my eye; but let’s maintain our perspectives and let us begin with what we have in Common: This book was written by Christians for everyone and it affirms and does not refute the message of the Bible, the historicity of the Bible, or the truth of the Bible.

Gregory Stanley 2025

11/15/2022

The Book of Hezekiah is planned to be published in 2025.