May 29, 2026, Isaiah 37:1-13
May 29, 2026, Isaiah 37:1-13
37 As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and
covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. 2 And
he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the
senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of
Amoz. 3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah,
‘This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children
have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them
forth. 4 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 mock the
living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer
for the remnant that is left.’”
5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah
said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have
heard, with which the young men of the king of Assyria have reviled me. 7 Behold, I
will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his
own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.’”
8 The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria
fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had
left Lachish. 9 Now the king heard concerning
Tirhakah king of Cush, “He has set out to fight against you.” And
when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 “Thus
shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom
you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the
hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, you have
heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to
destruction. And shall you be delivered? 12 Have
the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers
destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in
Telassar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king
of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of
Ivvah?’”
Seems as if the Israelites are being taunted in this
chapter of Isaiah. The arrogance is obvious when the messenger is speaking to
Hezekiah. IS there an arrogant , outspoken person in your life pushing his or
her views on you? How do you respond? How does God call us to respond?
Debbie Walker
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