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Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
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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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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My fathers - My predecessors on the throne.
Gozan - This was a region or country in the northern part of Mesopotamia, and on t…
19th Century
Anglican
Gozan ... —The induction drawn from the enumeration of conquered nations is continued. Strictly speaking, Sargon, the father of Se…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed
They have not. But what then? is the G…
13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah had heard it. In this part, the author shows how Hezekiah fought against the blasphemies…
