The Book of Isaiah

Chapter 1 V.1 Part 5.14

Isa 37:33  Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

Isa 37:34  By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

Isa 37:35  For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

Isa 37:36  Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

Isa 37:37  So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

If this wasn’t a sign to Sennacherib of the power of God, I don’t know what could have been. It was enough to make him leave. And note where he dwelt…Nineveh. This was a capital city of the Assyrians.  I did not know that this was an Assyrian city. This gives me an understanding of the attitude of Jonah that we see in later books.

 Isa 37:38  And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

Nisroch = “the great eagle”

1) an idol of Nineveh worshipped by Sennacherib; symbolised by the eagle-headed human figure

Adrammelech = “honour of the king”
           or “Adar is prince”
           or “Adar is Counsellor, Decider”

1) an idol or god of the Sepharvites, introduced to Israel by Shalmaneser the fifth

2) the son and murderer of Sennacherib

Sharezer or Sherezer = “prince of fire”

1) son of king Sennacherib of Assyria and murderer of his father

Armenia: Ararat = “the curse reversed: precipitation of curse”

1) a mountainous region of eastern Armenia, between the river Araxes and the lakes Van and Oroomiah, the site where Noah’s ark came to rest

2) (TWOT) the mountain where Noah’s ark came to rest

Esarhaddon = “Ashur has given a brother”

1) king of Assyria in the seventh-century BC

It’s funny to me how this same king Sennacherib could say to Hezekiah that the Lord had told him to come against them; how he could acknowledge God, then return to worship a man-made idol resembling an eagle. Perhaps this eagle represented this king’s desire to ascend above the Lord.

It’s also interesting that he was murdered by his own sons in “the curse reversed” or Armenia.

The Book of Isaiah

Chapter 1 V.1 Recap

Isa 1:1 

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Remember the meanings of these names?

Isaiah: salvation of the Lord, Jehovah has saved or God is salvation.

Amoz = “strong”

Judah = “praised”

Jerusalem = “teaching of peace”

Uzziah: A contracted form of Azari’ah the Lord is my strength.

Jotham: Jehovah is perfect.

Ahaz: possessor. The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah

Hezekiah: “Jehovah is my strength;” son of Ahaz, king of Judah.

Isa 1:1 

THE vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

The vision of “salvation of the Lord,” the son of “strong,” which he saw concerning “praised” and “teaching of peace” in the days of “the Lord is my strength,” “Jehovah is perfect,” “possessor,” and “Jehovah is my strength,” kings of “praised.”

It appears that this is a vision for one family. This family operated in a spirit of pride and arrogance and it was generational. So this vision was for this family of kings who failed to not only walk in faith, but most of whom refused to tear down the idols, and instead tried to compromise with things and people that are not of God.

So at last we get to the next section is the start of what that vision was.