Who Will You Listen To?
Hi GAMErs!
Today’s passage is Isaiah 36:1-37:7. Let’s go! Isaiah 36-39 is a small but dramatic section of history sandwiched between large sections of prophecy from Isaiah 1-35 and Isaiah 40-66. Isaiah would have had first hand knowledge of the events that he writes about in Isaiah 36-39, since he figures as an important character in all these events. Isaiah’s writings of these events would also make it into the royal annals of Israel, as shown in 2 Kings 18-20. In addition to describing some important history, Isaiah 36-39 teach us many valuable lessons for us today.
Isaiah 36:1-3 (NIV)
1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
2 Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman’s Field,
3 Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to him.