NOW, THEREFORE, GIVE PLEDGES - Margin, ‘Hostages.’ The Hebrew verb (ערב _‛__ârab_) means properly to mix or mingle; then, to exchange commodities by barter or traffic; then, to become surety for anyo...
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...
MASTER. Hebrew. _Adonai_. App-4....
_give pledges … to_ Better (as R.V. marg.): MAKE A WAGER WITH. The taunt must have been peculiarly galling to the war-party in Judah, who were painfully conscious of their weakness in cavalry; ch. Isa...
The speech of the Rabshakeh, dealing with the two motives which might be supposed to have induced Hezekiah to rebel: (1) his reliance on the help of Egypt (Isaiah 36:6), and (2) his religious confiden...
VI. CHASTENING THROUGH CAPTIVITY Chapter S 36-39 A. PRESSURE, CHAPTER 36 1. PREDICAMENT TEXT: Isaiah 36:1-12 1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib, king o...
Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. GIVE PLEDGES - a taunting c...
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...
But the *Rabshakeh does not understand the God whom Hezekiah trusts. People from other nations would make an *idol out of wood, silver or gold. They would consider that *idol to be their god. But the...
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...
NOW, THEREFORE, GIVE PLEDGES. — Better, _make a wager._ This would seem to be a taunt interpolated by the Rabshakeh in the midst of his official message. There was something absurd in the idea of Juda...
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...
8._Now come, give a hostage. _(33) He concludes that there will be nothing better for Hezekiah than to lay aside the intention of carrying on war, to surrender himself, and to promise constant obedien...
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:...
NOW THEREFORE GIVE PLEDGES TO MY MASTER THE KING OF ASSYRIA,.... Or; "hostages" h; that thou wilt not rebel against him, but be faithful to him, and he will withdraw his army; or give security for the...
_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...
Now, therefore, give pledges, I pray thee, giving sufficient security, and thus entering upon a wager, TO MY MASTER, THE KING OF ASSYRIA, AND I WILL GIVE THEE TWO THOUSAND HORSES, IF THOU BE ABLE ON T...
THE ASSYRIANS THREATEN JERUSALEM. The three Chapter s now following form the historical appendix to the first part of the book of the prophet Isaiah, serving chiefly to make the prophecies concerning...
PLEDGES: Or, hostages...
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Isaiah 36:8 pledge H6148 (H8690) master H113 king H4428 Assyria H804 give H5414 (H8799) thousand H505 able...
“Now therefore, I pray you, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able for your part to set two thousand riders on them.” Now he sought t...
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...
_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...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:1 Historical Transition: “In Whom Do You Now Trust?” These chapters of history form a bridge between the mostly poetic chs. Isaiah 1:1 and...
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...
1 Kings 20:10; 1 Kings 20:18; 1 Samuel 17:40; 2 Kings 14:14;...