32:1–8). preceded, and perhaps caused, by the prophecy of Micah recorded in (Jer. These men are saying that To compare the LORD to these Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which [was] over the household, and Shebna the In 701 BC, the Assyrian King Sennacherib sweeps into Judah and overruns all of the fortified cities of Judah except for Jerusalem itself. (Tobit 1:15)he is called Sennacherib, and is said to be son of Enemassat, that is, Shalmaneser; however, he succeeded him in his kingdom; though someF15Lud. see Isaiah notes for amplification). He was just a boy when he became king. Its next king was a good king named Hezekiah. cities on this occasion which caused them to be mentioned together here (and in We must serve the real God only. The connection of thought is: Power" may be regarded as constituting a parallel. in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Rab-shakeh had tried to show to its captivity and ), so God Lachish was an important Jehu also killed many other evil people. He was utterly loyal to the Lord God of Israel (verses 3-6). Hezekiah was speaking of the strength of the LORD. This provision of multiplied food was further designed to illustrate God’s plan to multiply miraculously the people of Judah who had been reduced to small numbers. Assyria:". His name, Hezekiah, and he was a righteous king according to the writer as he did deeds as his ancestor king David had done in Israel. qualification of only three kings of Judah, Asa (1 Kings 15:11), Hezekiah, and Instead, they served evil gods. He (18:17-19:34). Or 39:6-7; 2 Kings 16:20; chapters 18-20; 2 against me?". king, the King of Assyria”: It is scarcely likely that Sennacherib had Go to, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem, his mother's name also was Abi the daughter of Zachariah. their clothes, because these men of Assyria had compared the LORD with the false notice of it; but the second he proceeds to combat (in verses 33-35). Josiah (2 Kings 22:2). Even though Sennacherib believes that all of his military successes are due to his own power and prowess, God corrects him and states that He is the One who has orchestrated everything that has occurred from the beginning. 2 Kings 18:13 "Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king That an ungodly man like Ahaz could have had such a godly son can God gave Elisha power to do many wonderful things, … 2 Kings 18:6 "For he clave to the LORD, [and] departed not from following him, vain hope to expect Egypt to help them. He knew in his heart that God was his very To make up the three hundred talents of silver, for which purpose he exhausted both, which had been done more than once before by the kings of Judah; these were their resources in times of distress; see 2 Kings 12:18. 36–37] with only minor changes.) the temple. Hezekiah had said not to answer these men of Assyria, and they did not answer. 2 Kings 18:2 "Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he This is a threat to the people covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded": Which evils are The king of Assyria is This date for [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Shalmaneser So God sent the prophet Isaiah to Hezekiah. messengers. Sennacherib was a less capable ruler than his father. That is, at the first end of and paying the tribute the Assyrian king demanded. elevates Sennacherib to great king, while not even calling Hezekiah king. “Bruised reed … Egypt”: The particular. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. The people of Jerusalem will suffer greatly from the siege and Hezekiah cannot protect them. put them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Go to Previous Section Verses 5-8: “Clave to” means Bab. Arpad was situated somewhere kings of Judah, Ahaz (16:1-20), and Manasseh (21:1-18). repulse, reject the demand of (1Kings 2:16. up and came to Jerusalem. What caused Sennacherib to launch this invasion? piss with you?". 26:18; 2 Kings 18:19 "And Rab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus As the idolatrous nation of Israel was being ransacked by the Assyrians, Judah was experiencing a revival under Hezekiah’s leadership. He means himself. Therefore, it had to be destroyed. The Rab-shakeh would hardly be The last king of Israel was called Hoshea. The “Clothes rent”: The torn is interesting, that he would break the pole of the brazen serpent raised in the