Isaiah 36:5,6

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 to say that the *Lord your God will help you. You cannot put your trust in him. Hezekiah has destroyed all the local holy places and *altars of the *Lord. Hezekiah has told the people in Judah that they must only give honour to the *Lord in one particular place. That is, at the *Temple in *Jerusalem. v8 Listen! Make an agreement with my master, the Great King of Assyria. We will give you 2000 horses – if you can find enough horsemen to ride on them! v9 You could not defeat even one of the least important officers who serves my master. It is certainly hopeless to put your trust in Egypt for *chariots and horsemen. v10 Anyway, it was the *Lord himself who told me to attack this country and to destroy it.’