Thursday, September 19, 2019

Isaiah 37:1-7

When we put our total trust in the Lord nothing that befalls us has power over us. Greater is He than the ruler of this worldly realm. God will always protect His honor even when ours is tainted by sin.

In Christ we are safe, secure and fully protected in the armor of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 37:4 (JFB): remnant—the two tribes of the kingdom of Judah, Israel being already captive. Isaiah is entreated to act as intercessor with God.

 Hezekiah seeks Isaiah’s counsel, and then receives an intimidating letter from an Assyrian official.  Hezekiah realizes that Judah has no chance of resisting Assyrian power apart from God’s help. Hezekiah frames the conflict not as an appeal to rescue Judah for their sake or because of an automatic defense of Zion, but as a defense of God’s own honor. Yahweh may not be drawn into the conflict due to Judah’s sinfulness, but will perhaps arise to defend His reputation. Sennacherib is later assassinated. Faithlife Bible.

We have no reason to fear if our trust is in the all-powerful God! NKJ Bible.

Isaiah 37:1–7 (NKJV): And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’

Isaiah 22:5
For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the Valley of Vision—Breaking down the walls and of crying to the mountain.

Isaiah 37:37
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh.

Isaiah 37:32

For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,And those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

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