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AND HEZEKIAH WAS GLAD OF THEM - Possibly he regarded himself as
flattered by an embassage from so great a distance, and so celebrated
a place as Babylon. It is certain that he erred in some way in reg...
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CHAPTER 39
Hezekiah's Self-Exaltation
1. _The ambassadors of Merodach-baladan (Isaiah 39:1)_ 2. _Hezekiah's
boasting (Isaiah 39:2)_ 3. _Isaiah's inquiry (Isaiah 39:3)_ 4. The
Babylonian captivity ann...
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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...
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GLAD OF THEM. This is further Divine information, given by Him Who
knew Hezekiah's heart. 2 Kings 20:13 records what Hezekiah did: viz.
"hearkened unto them". Man could see the _ear,_ but only Jehovah...
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_And Hezekiah was glad of them_ Not only was his vanity flattered, but
the arrival of the envoys fell in with political projects to which he
was even then too ready to lend his ear. The reading is dec...
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AND HEZEKIAH WAS GLAD, &C.— This action of Hezekiah favoured of
great weakness, as nothing more strongly excites the enmity of
neighbouring states, than such an unseasonable display of riches: it
favo...
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D. PRESUMPTION, CHAPTER 39
1. PRIDE
TEXT: Isaiah 39:1-4
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At that time Merodachbaladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent
letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sic...
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And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the
precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was...
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39:2 oil, (a-27) Or 'precious ointment,' as Ecclesiastes 7:1 ....
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ALLIANCE WITH BABYLON DENOUNCED
Conclusion of the historical appendix. The chapter belongs to the
period when Merodach-Baladan of Babylon was making efforts to bring
the various peoples of W. Asia int...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 39
This chapter uses almost the same words as 2 Kings 20:12-19.
VISITORS FROM BABYLO...
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Hezekiah tried to impress the *Babylonian visitors with his wealth.
• But probably there was also a political reason. He wanted to show
that he was well able to help in any war against the *Assyrian...
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SHEWED THEM THE HOUSE OF HIS PRECIOUS THINGS. — This fixes the date
of the embassy at a time prior to the payment to Sennacherib (2 Kings
18:15), unless we were to assume that the treasury had been
re...
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וַ יִּשְׂמַ֣ח עֲלֵיהֶם֮
חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒ וַ יַּרְאֵ֣ם...
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CHAPTER XXV
AN OLD TESTAMENT BELIEVER'S SICKBED; OR, THE DIFFERENCE CHRIST HAS
MADE
DATE UNCERTAIN
Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1
To the great national drama of Jerusalem's deliverance, there have
been...
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CHAPTER XI
DRIFTING TO EGYPT
720-705 13. B.C.
Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1
FROM 720, when chapter 11 m
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This brief chapter tells the story of Hezekiah's folly. After his
recovery an embassy came from Babylon ostensibly to congratulate him.
That their real motive was sinister is evident from the attitude...
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And Hezekiah was (c) glad of them, and showed them the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the
precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that...
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2._And Hezekiah was glad _The Prophet performs the part of the
historian; for he merely relates what Hezekiah did, and will
afterwards explain why he did it; that is, that Hezekiah, blinded by
ambitio...
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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:...
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AND HEZEKIAH WAS GLAD OF THEM,.... Not of the presents, for he was
very rich, and stood in no need of them, nor does it appear that he
was covetous; but of the ambassadors, and of the honour that was...
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And Hezekiah, flattered by the attention shown him by this mighty
power, WAS GLAD OF THEM, pleased by their visit, AND SHOWED THEM THE
HOUSE OF HIS PRECIOUS THINGS, where he stored all the highest
val...
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THE BABYLONIAN EMBASSY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
Encouraged by the reverses which the Assyrian forces suffered in
Syria, one of the viceroys of Babylon, the Chaldean Merodach-baladan,
made himself, for a...
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PRECIOUS THINGS:
Or, spicery
ARMOR:
Or, jewels. _Heb._ vessels or instruments...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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‘And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the
precious oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was foun...
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CONTENTS: Hezekiah's folly. Babylonian captivity of Judah foretold.
CHARACTERS: Isaiah, Merodach-baladan, Hezekiah.
CONCLUSION: It is folly for one whom God has dignified to be overproud
of the resp...
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Isaiah 39:1. _Merodach-Baladan._ He is called Berodach in 2 Kings
20:12; and being the son of Baladan, he joined his father's name to
his own. Merodach is the name of an idol, and Baladan the name of...
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_Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, King of Babylon, sent letters
and a present to Hezekiah_
MERODACH-BALADAN
Marduk-apal-iddina, son of Yakin, is the Chaldean ruler who more than
any other vassa...
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_And Hezekiah was glad of them_
HEZEKIAH’S GREAT MISTAKE
Look at Hezekiah; as he takes the men round he says in effect, What an
ally I would make if Babylon should ever be in trouble! Or, What an
op...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 39:2 HEZEKIAH WELCOMED THEM GLADLY. The man
whose faith stood firm against Assyrian intimidation now melts in the
face of Babylonian flattery. He is foolish not to look for ulter...
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HEZEKIAH’S STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS
Isaiah 39:1. _At that time Merodach-baladan, &c._
A study of the character of Hezekiah is profoundly instructive. The
sacred writers impartially present him to us in...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is parallel with 2 Kings 20:12, and scarcely differs from
it at all. Verse I has the additional words, "and was recovered;" 2
Kings 20:2, the phrase, "was glad of them," for "h...
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At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he heard that he had been
sick, and that he had recovered (Isaiah 39:1).
Now here's anot...
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1 John 1:8; 1 Kings 10:10; 1 Kings 10:15; 1 Kings 10:2; 1 Kings 10:25