HATH ANY OF THE GODS OF THE NATIONS ... - This is said to show them the impossibility, as he supposed, of being delivered from the arm of the king of Assyria. He had conquered all before him, and not...
THE HISTORICAL PARENTHESIS (36-39) The center of the book of Isaiah is a brief but deeply interesting historical account of events during the reign of King Hezekiah. His name is mentioned not less tha...
ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...
The Rabshakeh's appeal to the people....
The long record of Assyrian conquest shews the folly of Hezekiah's trust in Divine power. Cf. ch. Isaiah 10:9-11. _persuade_ Rather, BEGUILE....
BEWARE, LEST HEZEKIAH PERSUADE— _Let not Hezekiah seduce you with words of this kind._ Vitringa. Agreeably to the opinion of all the Pagan nations, Rabshakeh considers and speaks of Jehovah as the tut...
2. PROPOSITION TEXT: Isaiah 36:13-20 13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews-' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. 14 Thus saith...
_UNTIL I COME AND TAKE YOU AWAY TO A LAND LIKE YOUR OWN LAND, A LAND OF CORN AND WINE, A LAND OF BREAD AND VINEYARDS._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
1. IN THE FOURTEENTH YEAR] The chronology is difficult. From Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1 we might conclude that Hezekiah's sickness and the Babylonian embassy followed Sennacherib's invasion, whereas Isa...
It was true that none of the national gods could protect their countries from the *Assyrians. But those gods were merely dumb *idols. But the *Assyrians were completely wrong to think the same about...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 36 THE *ASSYRIANS ATTACK JUDAH V1 Hezekiah had been king of Judah for nearly 14 years...
HATH ANY OF THE GODS OF THE NATIONS... — The Rabshakeh speaks in the natural language of polytheism. The Jehovah of Israel was one of gods many and lords many, a simple national deity; but Asshur and...
פֶּן ־יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ לֵ אמֹ֔ר...
BOOK 4 JERUSALEM AND SENNACHERIB 701 B.C. INTO this fourth book we put all the rest of the prophecies of the Book of Isaiah, that have to do with the prophet's own time: Chapter s 1, 22 and 33, wit...
This chapter is the first of four which constitute a brief historical interlude. All have to do with Hezekiah and Isaiah. The first two are related to the prophecies of judgment so far as they are of...
18._Lest perhaps Hezekiah deceive you. _This is another argument different from the former, by which he endeavors to withdraw the people from Hezekiah and from confidence in God. Formerly he boasted t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...
BEWARE LEST HEZEKIAH PERSUADE YOU,.... To trust in the Lord, stand up in your own defence and not listen to these proposals; or, lest he "deceive you" m; with vain words; whom he would represent not o...
_A.M. 3292. B.C. 712._ In this and the three following Chapter s is contained the historical part of the book of Isaiah, relating a memorable transaction, strongly confirmative of the divine mission...
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The Lord will deliver us, this challenge now being supported by a third consideration. HATH ANY OF THE GODS OF THE NATIONS, of the heathen countries round ab...
Rahshakeh's Efforts to bring about Revolt...
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Isaiah 36:18 Hezekiah H2396 persuade H5496 (H8686) saying H559 (H8800) LORD H3068 deliver H5337 ...
“Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, ‘Yahweh will deliver us.' Have any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Ar...
CONTENTS: Sennacherib's invasion and Jehovah's deliverance. The threats of Rabshakeh. CHARACTERS: God, Sennacherib, Rabskakeh, Hezekiah, Eliakim, Shebnab, Joab, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: The enemies of G...
Isaiah 36:1. _In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah,_ Sennacherib came up against all the cities of Judah. This history is related in 2 Chronicles 32., with notes and comments: but it was proper for Isai...
_Hear ye the words of the great king_ THE BLAND INSINUATIONS OF THE ENEMIES OF GOD’S PEOPLE When Satan would tempt men from trusting in God and cleaving to Him, he doth it by insinuating that in yiel...
_Rabshakeh said unto them_ WAR ORATORS We have a class of speakers in this country who are silent on all great social and cosmopolitan topics, but make themselves heard and felt the moment any matte...
PART II. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF EVENTS IN THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (CH. 36-39.). SECTION I. SENNACHERIB'S ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE JUDAEA, AND HIS OVERTHR
Shall we turn to Isaiah chapter 36. Last week as we completed the thirty-fifth chapter of the book of Isaiah, of course, we got into those glorious prophecies of the future Kingdom Age when Jesus Chri...
2 Chronicles 32:13; 2 Kings 18:33; 2 Kings 19:12; 2 Kings 19:13;...