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The Arrogance of Unbelief
Commentators explain that the Assyrian king's confidence stems from a blasphemous error. He equates the living God of Jerusalem with the powerless idols of nations he has already conquered. He views Yahweh as just another local deity, failing to recognize His supreme power, a mistake that highlights the folly of underestimating God.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 10:10–11
18th Century
Theologian
The argument in these two verses is this: ‘The nations which I have subdued were professedly under the protection of idol gods. Yet those idols wer…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 10:11
19th Century
Bishop
Shall I not, as I have done ... —The verse gives the occasion of Isaiah’s utterance. Sargon was threatening Jerusalem, pr…
John Gill
On Isaiah 10:11
17th Century
Pastor
Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria, and her idols ,
&c.] Kimchi observes, that what is said in the preceding ver…
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Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 10:5–19
17th Century
Minister
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…