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Am I now come up without Yahweh against this land to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
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A Lie in God's Name
Commentators agree that the Assyrian commander's claim to be sent by "Jehovah" was a manipulative tactic. He was likely using a half-truth or an outright lie to demoralize the people of Judah. Scholars note this is a common strategy of the enemy: to use God's name or twist spiritual truths to create fear and doubt, making people feel that resisting evil is the same as resisting God.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And am I now come up without the Lord - Am I come up without his permission or command? Rabshakeh here speaks in the name of his ma…
19th Century
Anglican
Am I now come up without the Lord ... —The words may be simply an empty boast. Possibly, however, Isaiah’s teaching that …
16th Century
Protestant
And now have I come up without Jehovah? He now attacks Hezekiah in another manner, by telling him that it will serve no purpose to assembl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it ? &c.] He would…
13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass in the fourteenth year. Here the author recounts, as a historical account, the destruction of the A…