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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 37:1-20

The Effect of Sennacherib's Boast upon Hezekiah v. 1. And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it, namely, the report of his envoys, that he rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, the depth of his grief and distress being shown by the fact that he wrapped himself in the vestments of mourning, and went into the house of the Lord, seeking help in the place in which God had promised to hear the prayers of His faithful people, 1 Kings 8:29. v. 2. And he sent Eliakim, who was... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 37:8-13

3. THE WRITING OF SENNACHERIB TO HEZEKIAHIsaiah 37:8-138So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria 11warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he 12was departed from Lacish. 9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:1-38

Penitently, went Hezekiah immediately into the house of the Lord, while he sent messengers to Isaiah. The prophet sent them back with words of encouragement, declaring that God would deliver them. In the meantime Rabshakeh returned to the king in Assyria, and a letter was dispatched to Hezekiah warning him against being deceived by God. This letter he spread before the Lord, and prayed to Him for deliverance. His prayer was characterized by a great simplicity. It was the simplicity of faith... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:8-13

The Rabshakeh Sends Messengers to King Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:8-13 ). Isaiah 37:8 ‘So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.’ Meanwhile the Rabshakeh had returned to the king of Assyria, finding him at Libnah. Whether this meant that Lachish had been subdued, or whether that siege continued while the one at Libnah was also going on we are not told. It is probably Isaiah’s way of indicating the surrender of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:1-38

Isaiah 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with the Song of Hezekiah. Isaiah 38:10-Proverbs : . Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Imminent Death.— This is now generally regarded as a post-exilic psalm. Its absence in the parallel narratine in Kings is significant. Apparently it was inserted here by an editor who thought it suitable to Hezekiah’... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Chapter 37And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes ( Isaiah 37:1 ),Yeah, man, it is bad. Rip, you know.and he covered himself with sackcloth ( Isaiah 37:1 ),Now sackcloth was something that they put upon themselves to more or less afflict themselves. It was whenever you were in mourning you would put on sackcloth. Sackcloth, as you can well imagine, against the skin must be very irritating. And so the king himself put on sackcloth.and he went into the house of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 37:1-38

Isaiah 37:3 . This is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. What moral idea can we form of a conqueror? A man hailed, adored, and applauded by the world. History is full of his fame, and monuments are loaded with his glory. His ambition is without bounds: “he saith, I will cut off nations not a few.” And what idea must he have of the loss of his own army; the finest men of his nation, and fully equipped for war. Assuredly, he calculates the lives of men as merchants count their... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 37:12

the gods: Isaiah 36:20, Isaiah 46:5-Judges : Gozan: 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 18:11, 2 Kings 19:12 Haran: Haran, the Carrhe of the Greeks and Romans, is situated in the north-west part of Mesopotamia, between the Euphrates and the river Chebar; about 110 miles west of Nisibis, 90 east of Bir, 100 south of Diarbekir, and 170 north of Palmyra. Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 28:10, Genesis 29:4, Acts 7:2 Eden: It is probable that this Eden is the country near Diarbekir, on the Tigris,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:10-13

10-13. Sennacherib, in his arrogance and ignorance, again insults the God of Israel by lowering him to the grade of the national gods around, and boasts of the great things his predecessors had done. Gozan Situated on the Chaboras the river Chebor of Ezekiel which flows from the north into the Euphrates. Haran Farther west than “Gozan.” From here Abram went to Canaan. Children of Eden If by this is meant the tribe of Eden, (see Ezekiel 27:23,) situated on the border of Media, which is... read more