PROCLAMATION
“Now, Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that
all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, Lord, are the only God.” Isaiah 37:20 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
The Bible Book of Isaiah does not present the prophecies
in chronological order. After earlier talking
about the Battle of Armageddon and Heaven on Earth, here in chapter thirty-six
the prophet Isaiah repeats some history of Judah and prophecies which were
presented previously in The Bible Book of Second Kings (2 Kings 18:17-37) and
in The Bible Book of Second Chronicles. (2 Chronicles 32:9-19) To recount the events, King Hezekiah had been
faithful to The Lord God, but he still came under attack. The king
of Assyria, Sennacherib, invaded Judah, and laid siege to some of the fortified
cities. (Isaiah 36:1) Sennacherib sent a message to Hezekiah and the
people of Jerusalem attempting to discourage them by ridiculing their king,
their army, and their God. (Isaiah 36:2-20) Hezekiah and the prophet
Isaiah, son of Amoz, prayed to The Lord God and He sent down an angel from
heaven who killed all of the fighting men, commanders, and officials in the
Assyrian camp. (Isaiah 37:14-38)
APPLICATION
The Lord God did not say that just because we believed in Him that we would not be attacked, or go through storms, or have troubles. What He said was that He would never leave or forsake us, (Hebrews 13:5) and that He would fight our battles for us. (2 Chronicles 32:8, 2 Kings 19:34 and Isaiah 37:33-35) He may not calm all of our storms, although He has the power to do so, (Mark 4:39) but He will be with us and protect us as we go through the storms. (Psalm 91:4) He also said that in the end the victory would be ours. (1 Corinthians 15:57) It does not matter what kind of trouble that we have which is causing us to suffer now. It will be short-lived because our joy is coming. (Psalm 30:5)
The Lord God did not say that just because we believed in Him that we would not be attacked, or go through storms, or have troubles. What He said was that He would never leave or forsake us, (Hebrews 13:5) and that He would fight our battles for us. (2 Chronicles 32:8, 2 Kings 19:34 and Isaiah 37:33-35) He may not calm all of our storms, although He has the power to do so, (Mark 4:39) but He will be with us and protect us as we go through the storms. (Psalm 91:4) He also said that in the end the victory would be ours. (1 Corinthians 15:57) It does not matter what kind of trouble that we have which is causing us to suffer now. It will be short-lived because our joy is coming. (Psalm 30:5)
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