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A Dangerous Comparison
Sennacherib's question is a deliberate taunt, equating the God of Israel with the powerless idols of conquered nations. As commentator John Gill notes, he places the living God on the same level as "dunghill gods." This blasphemous comparison is the core of his psychological and spiritual warfare against Judah.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 37:12
18th Century
Theologian
My fathers - My predecessors on the throne.
Gozan - This was a region or country in the northern part of Mesopotamia, and on t…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 37:12
19th Century
Bishop
Gozan ... —The induction drawn from the enumeration of conquered nations is continued. Strictly speaking, Sargon, the father of Se…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 37:12
16th Century
Theologian
Gozan. This place is mentioned in 2 Kings 17:6 and 2 Kings 18:11. We may infer that it was a town in Media, though…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 37:12
17th Century
Pastor
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed
They have not. But what then? is the G…