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2018 December 28

Isaiah 36

Giovanni della Casa (1542-1546)
Jacopo Pontormo (1494-1557)
Mannerist Style
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art

[ Illustration: The painting above depicts the seeming opposite of Rabshakeh, featured in today's chapter as the Assyrian emissary of Sennacherib. Rabshakeh (or "the Rabshakeh," a title rather than a name) was filled with threats, scorn, and blasphemy. But Giovanni della Casa was a diplomat noted for a treatise on polite behavior, who, nevertheless, was an Inquisitor who was responsible for wiping out a large Lutheran community in Venice. ]

SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]

Explanation: In Isaiah 36, Sennacherib sends his emissary Rabshakeh to Jerusalem to threaten it with destruction unless it surrenders, promising peace if it does. This ultimatum is reported to king Hezekiah. The matter is concluded in the next chapter.

[ Sermons: Brian Borgman. William Still. Various. ]

Bible Chronologies -- Genesis to Revelation

[Traditional Patriarchal Chronology. Judges Period Chronology 1. Judges Period Chronology 2. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

[Post Exile Chronology 1. Post Exile Chronology 2. Post Exile Chronology 3.]

[Prophets Chronology 1. Prophets Chronology 2. Prophets Chronology 3. Prophets Chronology 4.]

[Intertestamental Period Chronology 1. Intertestamental Period Chronology 2. Intertestamental Period Chronology 3.
Intertestamental Period Chronology 4. Intertestamental Period Chronology 5.]

[New Testament Chronology 1. New Testament Chronology 2. New Testament Chronology 3. New Testament Chronology 4. New Testament Chronology 5.]

RESOURCES

PLEASE NOTE: Use the resources on this and other sites thoughtfully, particularly the commentaries and encyclopedias. I have attempted to list conservative, scholarly resources. However, some providers use liberal or liberal-influenced commentaries such as the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (in Bible Hub). Such commentaries are undoubtedly included by the provider for the wealth of useful information and comments which they provide. By consulting several commentaries, it should be fairly easy to sort out the wheat from the chaff. If, however, you would like personal assistance, write to me at AD LIB ARTS EMAIL.

          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 36: 2 Kings 18 - 19. 2 Chronicles 32. Isaiah 36. Isaiah 37. Isaiah 38. Isaiah 39. ]
[1] 2 Kings 18:13-14, 17; 2 Kings 18:24; 2 Chronicles 32:1; Isaiah 1:7-8; Isaiah 10:28-32.
[2] 2 Kings 18:17; 2 Chronicles 32:9; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 36:12.
[3] Isaiah 22:15-25.
[4] Isaiah 10:8-14; Isaiah 37:11-15; Proverbs 16:18.
[5] 2 Kings 18:7.
[6] Isaiah 31:3.
[7] 2 Kings 18:5, 22; 1 Chronicles 5:20; 2 Chronicles 32:12.
[8] 2 Kings 14:14; Isaiah 10:13-14; 1 Kings 20:10, 18.
[9] 2 Kings 18:24.
[10] Isaiah 7:17-18.
[11] Isaiah 19:18; Nehemiah 13:24; 2 Kings 18:26; 2 Chronicles 32:18.
[12] Leviticus 26:29; Deuteronomy 28:53-57; 2 Kings 6:25-29.
[13] 2 Kings 18:28-32; 2 Chronicles 32:18.
[14] Isaiah 37:10-13; 2 Kings 19:10-13, 22.
[15] Isaiah 37:23-24; 2 Chronicles 32:7-8.
[16] 2 Kings 18:31.
[17] 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:9-12.
[18] Isaiah 37:10.
[19] Isaiah 10:9; Habakkuk 2:19-20.
[20] Jeremiah 49:23; 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 17:5-7; 2 Kings 18:10-12.
[21] 2 Kings 18:26, 37.
[22] Isaiah 37:1-2; 2 Kings 5:7; Matthew 26:65; Acts 14:14.
     -- From Treasury of Scripture Knowledge & Others ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). PROVERBS: Book of Proverbs. ECCLESIASTES: Book of Ecclesiastes Dramatized. SONG OF SOLOMON: Song of Solomon Dramatized. ISAIAH: Isaiah Dramatized. VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

HARMONY OF THE LAW

John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)

HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES

Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible

Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear

Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible

Isaiah Detailed Outline

Isaiah 36

Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Post Exile Chronology.

Comments by Isaiah on Historical Events Related to Certain Prophecies (36:1 - 39:8)

1. Fulfillments (36:1 - 38:22)

a. Partial Captivity of Judah (36:1)

     ¹ Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

b. Deliverance of Jerusalem (36:2 - 37:38)

     ² And the king of Assyria sent [this] Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field. ³ Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.

     ⁴ And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? ⁵ I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? ⁶ Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. ⁷ But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar? ⁸ Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. ⁹ How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? ¹⁰ And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

     ¹¹ 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 people that are on the wall. ¹² But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak [this] these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink [this] their own piss with you?

     ¹³ Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye [this] the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. ¹⁴ Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you. ¹⁵ Neither let Hezekiah make you trust [this] in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us [delivering he shall deliver us]: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. ¹⁶ Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; ¹⁷ Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. ¹⁸ Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered [this] his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? ¹⁹ Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered [this] Samaria out of my hand?

     ²⁰ Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered [this] their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver [this] Jerusalem out of my hand?

²¹ 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 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 [this] the words of Rabshakeh.

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