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WITH THEIR CLOTHES RENT - This was a common mark of grief among the
Jews (see 2 Samuel 3:21; 1 Kings 21:27; Ezra 9:3; Job 1:20;...
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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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WITH THEIR CLOTHES RENT— In token of their grief and astonishment,
both for the blasphemy of Rabshakeh, and on account of their dread of
the approaching calamity. It was usual not only in cases of gri...
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3. PATIENCE
TEXT: Isaiah 36:21-22
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But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's
commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
22
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that...
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Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household,
and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to
Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab...
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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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To tear one’s clothes was a sign of great despair.
JERUSALEM ~ at the time of David and Solomon, capital of the country
called Israel. During the time of Isaiah, Jerusalem was the capital of
the coun...
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WITH THEIR CLOTHES RENT. — The act was the natural expression of
their horror at the blasphemy of Rabshakeh’s words. (Comp. Matthew
26:65; Acts 14:14.) They would not reply to that blasphemy, and
trus...
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וַ יָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן
־חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ אֲשֶׁר...
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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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22._Then came Eliakim. _We now see that Eliakim and the other
ambassadors were not silent as if they either approved of the impiety
of Rabshakeh, or through dread of danger connived at such blasphemie...
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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 CAME ELIAKIM, THAT WAS OVER THE HOUSEHOLD,.... The first of the
commissioners sent to Rabshakeh:
AND SHEBNA THE SCRIBE, AND JOAH, THE SON OF ASAPH, THE RECORDER, TO
HEZEKIAH: by which it seems t...
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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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Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household,
and Shebna, the scribe, and Jaah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, the
three envoys of Judah, TO HEZEKIAH WITH THEIR CLOTHES RENT, as...
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Isaiah's Prophecy and its Fulfillment...
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Rahshakeh's Efforts to bring about Revolt...
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The history related here, and in the three following Chapter s, is,
for the substance of it, and almost wholly in the same words,
contained 2 KINGS 18:1:21. It is fitly inserted here, to explain and
c...
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‘But they held their peace and did not answer him a word, for the
king's command was, “Do not answer him”.' Then Eliakim, the son of
Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joa...
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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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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 5:7; Ezra 9:3; Isaiah 33:7; Isaiah 36:11; Isaiah 36:3;...