Ashdod was one of the five major towns of the *Philistines.
Sargon was *emperor of Assyria. His *empire included the country of
the *Philistines. But in 711 *BC the king of Ashdod tried to fight for
freedom.
He also tried to get Judah and other states to join him. So Sargon
ordered his army comman... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 20
ISAIAH HIMSELF WILL BE A SIGN TO EGYPT AND CUSH
V1 Sargon, *emperor of Assyria, ordered the commander of his army to
attack the *Philistine town called Ashdod.
V2 T... [ Continue Reading ]
Instead of words, God sometimes told his servants to use actions (see
Jeremiah chapter 13). This is the only occasion when Isaiah used
actions to give God’s message.... [ Continue Reading ]
God’s people can now see for themselves that to depend on political
agreements is hopeless. Only the *Lord can save them.
EMPEROR ~ royal ruler over an empire.
EMPIRE ~ group of many countries that a powerful king had seized.
SEIZE ~ to take a person’s possessions away from that person, either
by la... [ Continue Reading ]