Isaiah 37:16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 37:16

LORD of Hosts. See note on Isaiah 1:9 , and 1 Samuel 1:3 . God of Israel. See note on Isaiah 29:23 . dwellest: or, sittest enthroned. the. Hebrew He, the [God]. Compare 1 Kings 18:39 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art.) = the [true] God. made heaven and earth. Note the reference to this in Hezekiah's "Songs of the Degrees" (Psalms 121:1 , Psalms 121:2 ; Psalms 123:1 ; Psalms 124:8 ; Psalms 134:3 ; and App-67 (v)). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:16

16. dwellest—the Shekinah, or fiery symbol of God's presence, dwelling in the temple with His people, is from shachan, "to dwell" (Exodus 25:22; Psalms 80:1; Psalms 99:1). cherubim—derived by transposition from either a Hebrew root, rachab, to "ride"; or rather, barach, to "bless." They were formed out of the same mass of pure gold as the mercy seat itself (Exodus 25:19, Margin). The phrase, "dwellest between the cherubim," arose from their position at each end of the mercy seat, while the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 37:8-35

King Hezekiah’s challenge 37:8-35This section contains two parts: Sennacherib’s letter to Hezekiah, and Hezekiah’s response to it. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 37:14-35

The response to the letter 37:14-35 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 37:16-20

Hezekiah began his prayer-did Isaiah witness it?-by acknowledging Yahweh’s uniqueness. Yahweh was not like the gods of the nations but the only true God, who dwelt among His people, the Creator who rules and determines everything. Theologically this confession climaxes the whole first part of the Book of Isaiah. Hezekiah asked the living God to pay attention to the reproachful blasphemies of the Assyrian king. He acknowledged the Assyrians’ superiority over the nations they had overrun, but he... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:1-38

7. Send.. him] RV ’put a spirit in him.’22. Virgin] the figure as in Isaiah 23:12.24. Sides] RV ’innermost parts.’ The height.. Carmel] RV ’his farthest height, the forest of his fruitful field.’25. Digged] Deserts cannot impede his march, for he digs wells there. Have I dried, etc.] RV ’will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt’: the Assyrian boasts that he will pass on to conquer Egypt. 26. Jehovah is here the speaker. Done.. formed it] Referring to the ordering of events in the divine... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 37:16

(16) That dwellest between the cherubims.—A like phrase in Psalms 18:10 refers, apparently, to the dark thunder-clouds of heaven. Here, probably, the reference is to the glory-cloud which was the symbol of the Divine presence, and which rested, when it manifested itself, between the cherubim of the ark (Numbers 7:89), those figures also symbolising the elemental forces of the heavens. (Comp. Psalms 68:33.)Thou art the God, even thou alone.—The absolute monotheism of the faith of Israel is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

CHAPTER XXVIHAD ISAIAH A GOSPEL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL?THE two narratives, in which Isaiah’s career culminates-that of the Deliverance of Jerusalem {Isaiah 36:1-22; Isaiah 37:1-38} and that of the Recovery of Hezekiah {Isaiah 38:1-22; Isaiah 39:1-8}-cannot fail, coming together as they do, to suggest to thoughtful readers a striking contrast between Isaiah’s treatment of the community and his treatment of the individual, between his treatment of the Church and his treatment of single members. For... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 37:1-38

CHAPTER 37 Hezekiah in the House of the Lord and Sennacherib’s Second Attempt 1. Hezekiah’s humiliation and Isaiah sent for (Isaiah 37:1-5 ) 2. The message from the prophet (Isaiah 37:6-7 ) 3. Rabshakeh’s letter (Isaiah 37:8-13 ) 4. Hezekiah’s prayer (Isaiah 37:14-20 ) 5. The prayer answered (Isaiah 37:21-35 ) 6. The army of Sennacherib judged (Isaiah 37:36 ) 7. The judgment upon Sennacherib (Isaiah 37:38 ) read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 37:16

37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that {l} dwellest [between] the cherubim, thou [art] the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.(l) He grounds his prayer on God’s promise, who promised to hear them from between the Cherubims. read more

Group of Brands