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WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN? - It is probable that the fact that Hezekiah had
showed them the treasures of his kingdom was known in Jerusalem. Such
a fact would be likely to attract attention, and to produce...
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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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HE: i.e. Isaiah....
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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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Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah
answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing
among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
WHAT HAVE THEY SE...
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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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WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN IN THINE HOUSE? — The question was pressed home.
Had the king contented himself with such hospitality as would have
satisfied the demands of the code of Eastern ethics? or had he,...
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וַ יֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֥ה רָא֖וּ בְּ בֵיתֶ֑ךָ
וַ
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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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Then said he, What have (d) they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah
answered, All that [is] in my house have they seen: there is nothing
among my treasures that I have not showed them.
(d) He asks him o...
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4._Then he said. _Isaiah proceeds in his indirect admonition, to see
if Hezekiah shall be moved by it and displeased with himself. But
still he does not succeed, though it can hardly be believed that...
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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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THEN SAID HE, WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN IN THINE HOUSE?.... Coming nearer to
the point he had in view, and which was the thing that was displeasing
to the Lord; not that he had received the ambassadors, and...
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Then said he, Isaiah, again speaking by the command of the Lord, WHAT
HAVE THEY SEEN IN THINE HOUSE? AND HEZEKIAH ANSWERED, ALL THAT IS IN
MINE HOUSE HAVE THEY SEEN; THERE IS NOTHING AMONG MY TREASURE...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Isaiah 39:4 said H559 (H8799) seen H7200 (H8804) house H1004 Hezekiah
H2396 answered H559 (H8799) seen...
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‘Then he said, “What have they seen in your house?”
It must have been with great apprehension that Isaiah asked this
question, for he knew how much depended on it. He must have had high
hopes after G...
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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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_What have they seen in thine house?_
THE DISCIPLE AT HOME
1. The parties of whom the prophets inquired, “What have they
seen?” were Babylonians. Foreigners, aliens from the commonwealth of
Israel, i...
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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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HOME LIFE AND INFLUENCE
Isaiah 39:4. _What have they seen in Thy house?_
State briefly the circumstances that gave rise to this question. It
evidently suggests to Hezekiah that he has not made the be...
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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 1:9; Job 31:33; Joshua 7:19; Proverbs 23:5; Proverbs 28:13...