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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-7

We may observe here, 1. That the best way to baffle the malicious designs of our enemies against us is to be driven by them to God and to our duty and so to fetch meat out of the eater. Rabshakeh intended to frighten Hezekiah from the Lord, but it proves that he frightens him to the Lord. The wind, instead of forcing the traveller's coat from him, makes him wrap it the closer about him. The more Rabshakeh reproaches God the more Hezekiah studies to honour him, by rending his clothes for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:2

And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe ,.... Two of the commissioners sent to Rabshakeh, and who heard his insolence and blasphemy, and were capable of giving a full account of it, to Isaiah the prophet: and the elders of the priests ; as the chief of those that were concerned in civil affairs, so the chief of those that were employed in sacred things, were sent: this was a very honourable embassy; and it was showing great respect to the prophet, to send... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:3

And they said unto him ,.... The messengers to the prophet: thus saith Hezekiah ; this is the message he has sent us with; this is what he would have us lay before thee, and has given us in charge to say unto thee: this day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy ; it was a "day of trouble" to Hezekiah and his people, because it was a "day of rebuke", in which God rebuked them for their sins; or of "reproach and reviling", as the Targum and Septuagint, in which the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:4

It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh ,.... He had heard them; but the sense is, that it might be that he would take notice of them, and resent them in a public manner, and punish for them; and this is said, not as doubting and questioning whether he would or not, but as hoping and encouraging himself that he would: and it may be observed, that Hezekiah does not call the Lord "my God", or "our God", because he and his people were under the chastening hand of God for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:5

So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And delivered the above message to him from the king: these servants are mentioned Isaiah 37:2 . Musculus thinks that the third and fourth verses are the words of the king to the messengers, and not of the messengers to the prophet; and that the first clause of the "third" verse should be rendered, "that they might say unto him", &c.; and having received their instructions, here is an account of their going to the prophet with them,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-4

Our highest solicitude. A very graphic scene is here sketched. The highest personages in the realm are moved to the strongest feelings of indignation and concern. Dignity is entirely forgotten; the profound agitations which have stirred their souls are expressed in actions which, to less excitable and imaginative people, seem violent and unbecoming. But the rent garments and the coarse sackcloth best uttered, for them, the distracted heart and a deep sense of shame. It was eloquence in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-5

Spiritual advice in, time of need not to be despised even by great kings. The great of the earth—kings, princes, nobles, statesmen, generals—are too apt to rest upon their own internal gifts of wisdom, talent, sagacity, cleverness, and to place little reliance upon others. Especially are they apt to feel a jealousy towards "the spiritualty," and to hold themselves above the necessity of seeking aid from persons whom they view as unpractical, ignorant of worldly business, flighty,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-18

Hezekiah's resources. The conduct of the king on hearing the haughty message of the Assyrian is that of a man of habitually religious mind and religious practice. 1 . He rends his garments and covers himself with sackcloth. This was significant of sorrow and of self-humiliation: "Humble yourselves beneath the mighty hand of God, and he will exalt you in due time." Instead of searching far and wide for the causes of our distress, it were well to look first into our own hearts, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:2

He sent Eliakim … and Shebna … and the elders of the priests . A dignified embassy, showing how much Isaiah was held in honour. The prophets, as representatives of Jehovah, were entitled to respect and observance even from kings. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:2

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