But if thou say to me—If you make this plea, that you believe Yahweh will protect you in your revolt. The word ‘thou’ here refers to Hezekia…

Is it not he, whose high places ... — This was the impression left on the mind of the Rabshakeh by what he heard of Hezek…

And if you shall say to me. Rabshakeh employs an argument that consists of three parts. Either Hezekiah thinks that he has sufficient stre…

But if you say to me, we trust in the Lord our God In his promises, providence, power, and protection, and not in human c…

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   And it came to pa in the fourteenth year. Here the author recounts, as a historical account, the destruction of the A y…