The Omaha guide., 1934-09-22
I. IsaIah's Message TO Ahaz.

!. isaiah's Message to Ahaz.
i. Prophecy concerning Emmanuel
lisa. d. The occasion of this prophecy
was the alliance that was formed be-
tween Israel and Assyria. Their
threatened invasion Of Judah greatly
alarmed Ahaz. Isaiah assured him
that Gods purpose concerning the na-
ton would not fail. AS an object les
son. he was instructed to take with
him his son, whose name meant '1The
remnant shall return" He compared
the confederate kings to two smoking
hrebrandS which would soon be ex-
tinguished. He urged upon AhaZ the
exercise Of faith in God, offering to
confirm his faith by working any mir
acle desired. While with false hui
mility he refused the sign. the prophet
an2ounced the giving Of a sign which
wrlld be the birth of Immanuel. This
was fulfilled in the birth Of Jesus
Christ Matt. 1:2l-23).
.. A promise of Divine protection
lisa. 31). Ahaz foolishly called for
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Syria. Isaiah rebuked him for this,
Showing him clearly that his only help
was in God. He assured him that the
Lord would hover over his people as q
bird over its young.
II. Judah Invaded by the Assyriana
(Is4. 33).
/. R~abshakeh meets a deputation
from judah wv. 1-21). He represent.
ed Sennacherib, the king Of Assyria,
whose mission was to induce Judah
TO surrender. His plan was to min.
imize Egypts anticipated assistance
His method TO accomplish this wass,
a. Intimidation wv. 4-9). He tried to
bully them into submission. He taunt-
ed them with their weakness, and TOLD
them that Egypt was a broken reet
and that to lean upon It would nos
fall to support, but even pierce thA
hand that reached out to 1t. In this
he spake truly, for the weakness ot
Egypt had been foretold by Isaiah
tchHp. 10y.
. b. Misrepresentation ". 10). He
asserted that 1t was useless for them
to put their trust in God, even de-
claring that the Lord had sent him to
destroy Egypt.
c. He ~endeavored to create a panic
among the people wv. 1920. Fear
ing such a panic. the deputatfon of
the Jews urged Rabshakeh not to
speak in the Jews language.
d. He promised them plenty In
another land wv. 16, ~. He urged
them TO make an agreement with him,
and upon his returnsf from Egypt he
would take them to a land Of plenty
similar to their WI land. Knowing
that the cruel Assyrians could not be
trusted, the people were loyal to
Hezekiah.
2. The Populations report to Heze-
kiah ". 22). They rent their gar
ments in fear and dismay, for the
crisis long before predicted by Isaiah
had now come upon them.
III. Hezekiah's Behavior (Fsa. 30.
l.. He resorted to the houseof the Lord
". u. This action was prompted by
faith, for God had promised chat who
ever in time OF distress resorted to
his house would be heard by him e
Chron. 7:15, 16).
2. He sent unto Isaiah Wv. 2-7).
The natural inc logical thing for the
king to do under such circumstances
was to send for. Gods prophet. Isaiah
sent back words Of encouragement to
Hezekiah, assuring him that God
would bring deliverance.
8. Hezekiah's prayer wv. 1920.
He spread the letter of S%ennacherib
before the Lord and prayed. His
prayer was direct and simple.
a. He recognized Gods throne,
making it the ground Of his plea.
b. He recognized the peril which
threatened the people wv. 1870.
c. He asked for Geliverance ". 20).
He desired that de~liverance would
come in such a way as to vindicate
and honor the Lord, showing to the
surrounding nations that he was the
only Lord God.
4. Isaiah's message to Eezekiah
wv. 21-35).
a. That Sennacherib's sin was BIAS
phemy against the Hoy One Of Israel
wv. 1929.
b. That Gcnnacherib had forgotten
that he was an instrument in GODS
hands wv. 24-2S).
c. That judgment upon Sernacae-
rib was imminent wv. 29-35). De-
llvcrance would o 3 cone, and that
through the eEe-gy of the Lord OF
Hosts.
~. The Destruction Of tie Assy-
rian Army wv. 1888.
Tie angel Of the Lord went forth
and slew in the camp Of the Assyrians
$4,000 men. Therefore Eennachrib
was turned back By the way he came.
He did not enter Jerusalem, and after
his defeat he went back 10 Ninevah to
1--we, and there while vorshiping in the
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