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SPEAK, I PRAY THEE, UNTO THY SERVANTS IN THE SYRIAN LANGUAGE - Hebrew,
ארמית _'ărâmı̂yt_ - ‘Aramean.’ Aram, or Aramea,
properly meaning a high region, or the highlands, was of wider extent
than Syri...
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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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THEN SAID, &C. This led only to grosser insults.
JEWS. The name by which the People were known of old, to foreigners.
See note on Isaiah 36:2. No proof of. later authorship. "Hebrew" is
the later wor...
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The Judæan ministers, fearing the effect of these threats on the
people, implore the Rabshakeh to speak to them in Aramaic; but the
astute diplomatist immediately perceives his advantage, and sets
him...
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_the Syrian_(or ARAMEAN R.V. marg.) _language_ was the medium of
international communication in Western Asia, more especially of
commerce. Assyrian on the other hand was a barbarous tongue to the
Hebr...
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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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Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray
thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it:
and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the...
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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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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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Aramaic was the international language that governments used. The
ordinary people would not understand that language. But the *Rabshakeh
wanted all the people to hear his message. He was trying to fri...
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SPEAK, I PRAY THEE, UNTO THY SERVANTS... — The king’s officers,
knowing the “little faith” of their people, are not, perhaps,
without misgivings of their own. Might not the townsmen, listening
eagerly...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִים֩ וְ שֶׁבְנָ֨א
וְ יֹואָ
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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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Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah to Rabshakeh, (k) Speak, I pray
thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand [it]:
and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of th...
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11._Then said Eliakim. _This circumstance again shews how deeply
Hezekiah was depressed, when by his ambassador he entreats so humbly
the servant of his enemy. It shews also with what pride Rabshakeh...
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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 ELIAKIM AND SHEBAH AND JOAH UNTO RABSHAKEH,.... That is, one
of them addressed him in the name of the rest; for the verb is
singular; and what follows confirms it; perhaps Eliakim was the
sp...
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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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Rahshakeh's Efforts to bring about Revolt...
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Then said Eliakim and Shebnah and Joah, the representatives of the
king of Judah, UNTO RABSHAKEH, SPEAK, I PRAY THEE, UNTO THY SERVANTS
IN THE SYRIAN LANGUAGE, in the Aramaic tongue, as spoken by the...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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‘Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Speak I
pray you to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it, and do not
speak to us in the Judean language in the ears of the people on...
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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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_The Syrian language_
THE SYRIAN LANGUAGE
The Syrian language _i._. Aramaic, spoken between Palestine and the
Euphrates, the language of international intercourse and commerce in
those days. (_A. B....
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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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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 18:26; 2 Kings 18:27; Daniel 2:4; Ezra 4:7...