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 Isaiah 40:1. Chapters Isaiah 36:1 look back to chs. Isaiah 28:1, proving through Hezekiah that faith in God is rewarded by blessing. Cha... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:2 RABSHAKEH is the title of a high-ranking Assyrian military officer (see esv footnote). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:4 THUS SAYS THE GREAT KING. The Rabshakeh pronounces a royal decree, amplified in vv. Isaiah 36:13, Isaiah 36:16. It is answered by a higher royal decree in Isaiah 37:6, Isaiah 37:21, Isaiah 37:33. ON WHAT DO YOU REST THIS TRUST OF YOURS? The word “trust” appears seven time [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:7 Because the Rabshakeh does not understand that the God of Israel is different from the gods of the pagan HIGH PLACES AND ALTARS, he assumes that Hezekiah’s destruction of those altars was offensive to the Lord (see 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = d [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:14 HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER YOU. “Deliver” is the key word in vv. Isaiah 36:13, occurring seven times (vv. Isaiah 36:14, Isaiah 36:15, Isaiah 36:18, Isaiah 36:19, Isaiah 36:20).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:15 THE LORD WILL SURELY DELIVER US. Hezekiah had taken a public stand of confidence in God’s promises. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 36:18 See Isaiah 10:7. WHO AMONG ALL THE GODS... THAT THE LORD SHOULD DELIVER? The Assyrian takes a fatal step, equating the Lord with the gods of this world. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]