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Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Yahweh will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
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The Flawed Logic of Unbelief
Commentators explain the Rabshakeh's argument: since no other nation's gods could stop Assyria, neither can Judah's God. This logic seems powerful from a human perspective but is fatally flawed. Scholars like Gill and Calvin point out that the argument's error is equating the one true, living God with powerless, man-made idols. It's a reminder that worldly reasoning often fails because it doesn't account for God's unique and supreme power.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Has any of the gods of the nations ... - This is said to show them the impossibility, as he supposed, of being delivered from the a…
19th Century
Anglican
Hath any of the gods of the nations ... —The Rabshakeh speaks in the natural language of polytheism. The Jehovah of Israel was one of gods…
16th Century
Protestant
Lest perhaps Hezekiah deceive you. This is another argument, different from the former, by which he attempts to draw the people away from …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you To trust in the Lord, stand up in your own defence and not listen to these proposa…
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…