Ashdod was one of the five major towns of the *Philistines. Sargon was *emperor of Assyria. His *empire included the country of the *Philistines. But in 711 *BC the king of Ashdod tried to fight for freedom. He also tried to get Judah and other states to join him. So Sargon ordered his army comman... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 20 ISAIAH HIMSELF WILL BE A SIGN TO EGYPT AND CUSH V1 Sargon, *emperor of Assyria, ordered the commander of his army to attack the *Philistine town called Ashdod. V2 T... [ Continue Reading ]
Instead of words, God sometimes told his servants to use actions (see Jeremiah chapter 13). This is the only occasion when Isaiah used actions to give God’s message.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cush was a country that today forms part of southern Egypt and northern Sudan.... [ Continue Reading ]
God’s people can now see for themselves that to depend on political agreements is hopeless. Only the *Lord can save them. EMPEROR ~ royal ruler over an empire. EMPIRE ~ group of many countries that a powerful king had seized. SEIZE ~ to take a person’s possessions away from that person, either by la... [ Continue Reading ]