I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.'" I will defend this cityThis phrase refers to God's promise to protect Jerusalem from the Assyrian army led by King Sennacherib. Historically, this event took place during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. The city of Jerusalem was under threat, and God's intervention was necessary to prevent its capture. This defense is a demonstration of God's sovereignty and His ability to protect His people against overwhelming odds. Theologically, it underscores God's role as a divine warrior who fights on behalf of His people, a theme seen throughout the Old Testament. and save it
The promise of salvation here is both physical and spiritual. Physically, it refers to the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrian siege. Spiritually, it foreshadows the ultimate salvation that God provides through Jesus Christ. The concept of salvation is central to the biblical narrative, with God repeatedly rescuing His people from danger and sin. This act of saving Jerusalem is a precursor to the greater salvation offered through the Messiah. for My own sake
God's actions are motivated by His own purposes and glory. This phrase emphasizes that God's intervention is not solely for the benefit of the people but to uphold His own name and reputation. In the biblical context, God's name is synonymous with His character and faithfulness. By defending Jerusalem, God is demonstrating His commitment to His promises and His nature as a covenant-keeping God. and for the sake of My servant David.
This reference to David highlights the Davidic Covenant, where God promised David that his descendants would rule forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16). Jerusalem, as the city of David, holds a special place in this covenant. God's protection of the city is a fulfillment of His promise to David, ensuring the continuation of his lineage, which ultimately leads to Jesus Christ, the Son of David. This connection to David also reinforces the messianic hope that is central to the Christian faith, as Jesus is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of the promises made to David. Persons / Places / Events 1. God (Yahweh)The sovereign Lord who promises to defend and save Jerusalem. 2. JerusalemThe city under threat from the Assyrian army, representing God's chosen place. 3. HezekiahThe king of Judah during this time, who sought God's help against the Assyrians. 4. Assyrian ArmyThe powerful force threatening Jerusalem, led by King Sennacherib. 5. DavidThe former king of Israel, whose covenant with God is a reason for Jerusalem's deliverance. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and FaithfulnessGod is in control of all events and fulfills His promises, as seen in His defense of Jerusalem. The Power of PrayerHezekiah's prayer for deliverance is a model of seeking God's help in times of crisis. The Importance of God's PromisesGod's commitment to His covenant with David shows the enduring nature of His promises. Divine ProtectionJust as God protected Jerusalem, He offers spiritual protection to believers today. Legacy of FaithThe reference to David highlights the impact of a faithful life and God's blessings across generations. Bible Study Questions 1. How does God's promise to defend Jerusalem for His own sake and for David's sake reflect His character and priorities? 2. In what ways can we see the fulfillment of God's promises to David in the New Testament? 3. How can Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat inspire our own approach to challenges and crises? 4. What does this passage teach us about the relationship between God's sovereignty and human responsibility? 5. How can we apply the concept of divine protection in our daily lives, especially in times of uncertainty or fear? Connections to Other Scriptures 2 Kings 19This chapter parallels Isaiah 37, providing a historical account of the same events, emphasizing God's intervention. 2 Samuel 7God's covenant with David, promising that his lineage would endure, which is a basis for God's protection of Jerusalem. Psalm 46A psalm of trust in God's protection, often associated with the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrians. Isaiah 31:5Another promise of God's protection over Jerusalem, using the imagery of a bird shielding its nest. Matthew 1The genealogy of Jesus, connecting Him to David, showing the fulfillment of God's promises through Christ. People Adrammelech, Amoz, Assyrians, David, Eliakim, Esarhaddon, Haran, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Rabshakeh, Sennacherib, Sharezer, Shebna, TirhakahPlaces Ararat, Arpad, Assyria, Cush, Egypt, Gozan, Hamath, Haran, Hena, Ivvah, Jerusalem, Lachish, Lebanon, Libnah, Mount Zion, Nineveh, Rezeph, Sepharvaim, Telassar, Tigris-Euphrates Region, ZionTopics Covered, David, David's, Defend, Honour, Safe, Sake, Save, Servant, TownDictionary of Bible Themes Isaiah 37:35 1351 covenant, with David Isaiah 37:21-38 5800 blasphemy Isaiah 37:33-35 5292 defence, divine Library Where to Carry Troubles
And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.'--ISAIAH xxxvii. 14. When Hezekiah heard the threatenings of Sennacherib's servants, he rent his clothes and went into the house of the Lord, and sent to Isaiah entreating his prayers. When he received the menacing letter, his faith was greater, having been heartened by Isaiah's assurances. So he then himself appealed to Jehovah, spreading …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureThe Triumph of Faith
'And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying, 16. O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, Thou art the God, even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: Thou hast made heaven and earth. 17. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The First Trumpet.
The first trumpet of the seventh seal begins from the final disturbance and overthrow of the Roman idolarchy at the close of the sixth seal; and as it was to bring the first plague on the empire, now beginning to fall, it lays waste the third part of the earth, with a horrible storm of hail mingled with fire and blood; that is, it depopulates the territory and people of the Roman world, (viz. the basis and ground of its universal polity) with a terrible and bloody irruption of the northern nations, …
Joseph Mede—A Key to the Apocalypse The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
The Medes and Cimmerians: Lydia--The conquest of Egypt, of Arabia, and of Elam. As we have already seen, Sennacherib reigned for eight years after his triumph; eight years of tranquillity at home, and of peace with all his neighbours abroad. If we examine the contemporary monuments or the documents of a later period, and attempt to glean from them some details concerning the close of his career, we find that there is a complete absence of any record of national movement on the part of either Elam, …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8 The Golden Eagle is Cut to Pieces. Herod's Barbarity when He was Ready to Die. He Attempts to Kill Himself. He Commands Antipater to be Slain.
1. Now Herod's distemper became more and more severe to him, and this because these his disorders fell upon him in his old age, and when he was in a melancholy condition; for he was already seventy years of age, and had been brought by the calamities that happened to him about his children, whereby he had no pleasure in life, even when he was in health; the grief also that Antipater was still alive aggravated his disease, whom he resolved to put to death now not at random, but as soon as he should …
Flavius Josephus—The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem Christ Rightly and Properly Said to have Merited Grace and Salvation for Us.
1. Christ not only the minister, but also the author and prince of salvation. Divine grace not obscured by this mode of expression. The merit of Christ not opposed to the mercy of God, but depends upon it. 2. The compatibility of the two proved by various passages of Scripture. 3. Christ by his obedience truly merited divine grace for us. 4. This grace obtained by the shedding of Christ's blood, and his obedience even unto death. 5. In this way he paid our ransom. 6. The presumptuous manner in which …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion The Harbinger
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD , make straight in the desert a high-way for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. T he general style of the prophecies is poetical. The inimitable simplicity which characterizes every …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1 A Discourse of the House and Forest of Lebanon
OF THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. That part of Palestine in which the celebrated mountains of Lebanon are situated, is the border country adjoining Syria, having Sidon for its seaport, and Land, nearly adjoining the city of Damascus, on the north. This metropolitan city of Syria, and capital of the kingdom of Damascus, was strongly fortified; and during the border conflicts it served as a cover to the Assyrian army. Bunyan, with great reason, supposes that, to keep …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:
WHEREIN ITS GOODLY LIGHT, WALLS, GATES, ANGELS, AND THE MANNER OF THEIR STANDING, ARE EXPOUNDED: ALSO HER LENGTH AND BREADTH, TOGETHER WITH THE GOLDEN MEASURING-REED EXPLAINED: AND THE GLORY OF ALL UNFOLDED. AS ALSO THE NUMEROUSNESS OF ITS INHABITANTS; AND WHAT THE TREE AND WATER OF LIFE ARE, BY WHICH THEY ARE SUSTAINED. 'Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.'-Psalm 87:3 'And the name of the city from that day shall be, THE LORD IS THERE.'-Ezekiel 48:35 London: Printed in the year 1665 …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 The Prophet Amos.
GENERAL PRELIMINARY REMARKS. It will not be necessary to extend our preliminary remarks on the prophet Amos, since on the main point--viz., the circumstances under which he appeared as a prophet--the introduction to the prophecies of Hosea may be regarded as having been written for those of Amos also. For, according to the inscription, they belong to the same period at which Hosea's prophetic ministry began, viz., the latter part of the reign of Jeroboam II., and after Uzziah had ascended the …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Concerning the Lord's Supper
There are two passages which treat in the clearest manner of this subject, and at which we shall look,--the statements in the Gospels respecting the Lord's Supper, and the words of Paul. (1 Cor. xi.) Matthew, Mark, and Luke agree that Christ gave the whole sacrament to all His disciples; and that Paul taught both parts of it is so certain, that no one has yet been shameless enough to assert the contrary. Add to this, that according to the relation of Matthew, Christ did not say concerning the bread, …
Martin Luther—First Principles of the Reformation Divine Support and Protection
[What shall we say then to these things?] If God be for us, who can be against us? T he passions of joy or grief, of admiration or gratitude, are moderate when we are able to find words which fully describe their emotions. When they rise very high, language is too faint to express them; and the person is either lost in silence, or feels something which, after his most laboured efforts, is too big for utterance. We may often observe the Apostle Paul under this difficulty, when attempting to excite …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2 Isaiah
CHAPTERS I-XXXIX Isaiah is the most regal of the prophets. His words and thoughts are those of a man whose eyes had seen the King, vi. 5. The times in which he lived were big with political problems, which he met as a statesman who saw the large meaning of events, and as a prophet who read a divine purpose in history. Unlike his younger contemporary Micah, he was, in all probability, an aristocrat; and during his long ministry (740-701 B.C., possibly, but not probably later) he bore testimony, as …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links Isaiah 37:35 NIVIsaiah 37:35 NLTIsaiah 37:35 ESVIsaiah 37:35 NASBIsaiah 37:35 KJV
Isaiah 37:35 Commentaries
Bible Hub |
