ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:1 Unlike his faithless father Ahaz in ch. Isaiah 7:1, Hezekiah responds to a crisis by turning to God and seeking a word from him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:3 Hezekiah admits that, as the moment of crisis arrives, Judah’s strength is failing (compare Isaiah 66:7). But there is no stopping the events now set in motion. The situation is desperate, and God’s people have no ability to respond. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElement... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:4 TO MOCK THE LIVING GOD. Hezekiah understands what matters most—not the survival of his kingdom but the triumph of what his kingdom stands for: the glory of God. THE REMNANT THAT IS LEFT. The city of Jerusalem (see Isaiah 36:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTag... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:7 BEHOLD, I WILL PUT A SPIRIT IN HIM. The God whom Sennacherib dismisses (Isaiah 36:18) is actually in complete command of Sennacherib. His “great army” (Isaiah 36:2), too impressed with itself to respect “mere words” (Isaiah 36:5), will be dispersed by a RUMOR. Sennacherib... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:10 DO NOT LET YOUR GOD IN WHOM YOU TRUST DECEIVE YOU BY PROMISING. The Assyrian makes the issue clear as he intensifies his blasphemy. To him, what counts is not divine promise but human intimidation (see Isaiah 36:5, Isaiah 36:7, Isaiah 36:15, Isaiah 36:18). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:16 Hezekiah does not put his own safety first, nor does he plead his own righteousness. He bases his prayer on the character and universal sovereignty of God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:20 SAVE US. Isaiah’s message was that the Lord alone saves (see Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 33:22; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 43:11; Isaiah 45:21; Is [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:21 BECAUSE YOU HAVE PRAYED TO ME. Hezekiah expressed his dependence on God by praying and waiting for an answer before acting. Hezekiah is told that his prayer actually affected the way God acted in history. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:22 THE WORD THAT THE LORD HAS SPOKEN will be the final and decisive word in what has been a war of human words. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:26 I DETERMINED IT LONG AGO. God does not simply respond to events as they happen; those events merely reveal his own long-intended purpose (see Isaiah 14:24; Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 44:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:33 HE SHALL NOT COME INTO THIS CITY. God will defend his city for his own glory and out of faithfulness to his covenant with David (see 2 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 55:3; Romans 1:1; Revelation 22:16 [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 37:36 God keeps his promise, vindicating Hezekiah’s faith with a stunning demonstration of his power over his enemies (see Isaiah 8:8; Isaiah 10:33; Isaiah 31:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var [ Continue Reading ]