The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 37:14-38
Isaiah 37:14-38And Hezekiah received the letter . . . and read it . . . and spread it before the LordHezekiah’s prayer and deliveranceIn the struggles, defeats, and final triumph of the ancient people of God in their conflicts with the surrounding nations, we have a key to the purposes of God in respect to the kingdom of Christ and the kingdoms of this world; a key to the interpretation of the principles and powers underlying the conflict between the people of God and the unbelievers of this... read more
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