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Verse Isaiah 36:6. _THE STAFF OF THIS BROKEN REED_] A weakened,
faithless ally.
_ON EGYPT_] The Bodl. MS. adds מלך _melech, the king of Egypt_; and
so perhaps the _Chaldee_ might read.
_IT WILL GO I...
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LO, THOU TRUSTEST - It is possible that Sennacherib might have been
apprised of the attempt which had been made by the Jews to secure the
cooperation of Egypt (see the notes at Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 31:...
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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...
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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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MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14....
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_the staff of this broken reed_ For the idea, cf. ch. Isaiah 30:1-5;
for the figure, Ezekiel 29:6-7....
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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...
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LO, THOU TRUSTETH IN THE STAFF OF THIS BROKEN REED— This comparison
is excellently adapted to denote an ally, who is not only weak and
unable to help, but also dangerous to those who rely upon him for...
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VI. CHASTENING THROUGH CAPTIVITY
Chapter S 36-39
A. PRESSURE, CHAPTER 36
1. PREDICAMENT
TEXT: Isaiah 36:1-12
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Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that
Sennacherib, king o...
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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...
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BROKEN] RV 'bruised.' PHARAOH] This was Tirhakah, of the Ethiopian
dynasty (Isaiah 37:9)....
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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...
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The *Rabshakeh hurries from one subject to another subject on purpose.
Hezekiah does not have time to think how to answer.
WRONG IDEAS ABOUT THE *LORD
V7 Then the *Rabshakeh added: ‘It is hopeless...
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I HAVE COUNSEL AND STRENGTH FOR WAR... — Reports of Hezekiah’s
speech. probably also of his negotiations with Egypt, had reached the
ears of the Assyrian king. So Sennacherib. in his inscriptions, spe...
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הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֡חְתָּ עַל ־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩
הַ קָּנֶ֨ה...
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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...
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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...
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Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; on which
if a man lean, it will enter his hand, and pierce it: so [is] (g)
Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
(g) Satan labo...
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6._Behold, thou hast trusted in, that broken staff of reed. _This is
probably separate from the former verse; for, having formerly said
that the eloquence by which he flatters the people is all that
H...
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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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LO, THOU TRUSTEST IN THE STAFF OF THIS BROKEN REED, ON EGYPT,.... His
ally and auxiliary; and which is rightly called "the staff of a broken
reed", if trusted to, and leaned upon, being weak and frail...
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_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...
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Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, as
Rabshakeh contemptuously calls the ally of Judah, WHEREON IF A MAN
LEAN, IT WILL GO INTO HIS HAND AND PIERCE IT. SO IS PHARAOH, KING OF...
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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...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Isaiah 36:6 trusting H982 (H8804) staff H4938 broken H7533 (H8803)
reed H7070 Egypt H4714 man H376 leans...
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“See, you are trusting on the staff of this bruised reed, even on
Egypt, on which if a man leans it will go into his hand and pierce it.
So is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who trust in him.”
If they...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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2 Kings 17:4; 2 Kings 18:21; Ezekiel 29:6; Ezekiel 29:7; Isaiah 20:5;...