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II CHRONICLES CHAPTER 32

Welcome to the early years of seventh century B.C., the year is 603B.C., and we find Father had divided the Nation of the House of Israel into two separate Nations—the House of Israel and the House of Judah—277 years ago, and one of those Nations no longer being in existence: The Nation of the House of Israel which had consisted of ten Tribes—Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim and half the Tribe of Manasseh—and occupied the Northern territories—which are now in the hands of the Assyrians and no longer Israelite territory—but because of their ungodliness, had been into captivity by the Assyrians—the same people who we’ll be reading of in the first 23 verses of this Chapter—the siege of the People of the House of Israel had taken place 8 years before this Chapter, and 2 then years after the siege began they were taken into captivity by the Assyrians. At some point, the People of Israel had had enough of their Assyrian captors and many of them escaped the Assyrians and fled up over the Caucasus Mountains; so now we are down to one Nation: the House of Judah which comprises two Tribes—Judah and Benjamin—and occupying the southern territories. At present, the House of Judah has as it’s king, king Hezekiah, who began his reign and rule by doing that which was right in Father’s eyes. As we are reading in the The Books of the Chronicles, we are reading things in the Esoteric, meaning, we are reading things from Father’s point of view or perspective, or in other words, events viewed from the Divine standpoint, and as seen and understood by the spiritual mind, to take that further, you could say, from the moral aspect, and you could go even further and say, for those with the “eyes to see.” The reason Father split the Nation into two separate Nations was because of the actions of Israel’s third man-king, David’s son, Solomon—as can be read in I Kings 11:1-11—taking unto himself many foreign wives, served their false gods and idols, built altars for those false gods and idols on Father’s Holy mountain, turned his back on Father, which angered Father and caused Father to tell him that He was splitting the Nation into two separate Nations, but not until Solomon returned Home to Him and his son Rehoboam took over the reign and rule of the Nation.

II Chronicles 29 brought us 25 year old king Hezekiah taking over the throne and beginning his 29 year reign and rule over the Nation—he actually took over the throne from his father on the first day of the month, which also happened to be the first day of the calendar New Year, in the year 617B.C.—we know this because from our stand-point today in the year 2023A.D., that when he began his reign and rule, it took sixteen days to cleanse Father’s Temple, and as such, they were unclean and missed Father’s Passover and had to hold it on the 14^th day of the second month during the first year of his reign and rule. Hezekiah we’re finding, was both, a moral and a righteous man and king, he was one of most moral kings to rule the Nation. Hezekiah will usher in a Religious reformation like has not been seen in many, many years. As I also stated in my opening paragraph, in the The Books of the CHRONICLES, we are reading things in the Esoteric, meaning, we are reading things from Father’s point of view or perspective; whereas, the The Books of I & II SAMUEL and The Books of I & II KINGS are in the Exoteric, meaning, from man’s point of view. What I’m getting at, is that here in II CHRONICLES, the Religious reformation of Hezekiah covered three entire Chapters, but in II Kings 18, only three Verses were dedicated to it.

We read in II Chronicles 29, that Hezekiah began his reign and rule on a positive note: i.e., during the first month of his reign he reopened and repaired the doors to Father’s House, which had been shut and locked by his father Ahaz; he then gathered the Priests and the Levites and told them to sanctify themselves in order that they enter into Father’s House and remove all the idolatrous and filthy false gods and idols and then cleanse Father’s House of all its unholiness—cleaning the interior took eight days and cleaning the porch and exterior took another eight days, for a total of sixteen days—and make new items to replace those which had been removed by Ahaz; once that was completed, Hezekiah had the priests and Levites re-cleanse themselves because the had been defiled when they removed the unholy things Ahaz had put in Father’s House, once cleansed, they then placed all the newly made items into Father’s House; he then made a covenant with Father, whereby he rounded-up the Priests, the Levites and the rulers of Judah and went to Father’s House to offer Trespass Offerings and Sacrifices to Father which were required for the trespasses and sins the Nation had committed against Father under Ahaz—they Offered 7 bullocks, 7 rams, 7 lambs and 7 he goats for this Trespass Offering—did you notice all the number 7(s) for the number of animals sacrificed? The number seven in Biblical numberics denotes Spiritual Completeness and Perfection—after all this was complete, Hezekiah next gathered the People of Judah to Father’s House to offer Burnt Offerings, Peace Offerings, Sin Offerings, Thank Offerings, Trespass Offerings and Voluntary Offerings for the People, in all, they sacrificed 3,970 animals during this offering and sacrifice.

Once all these sacrifices had been performed, we read in II Chronicles 30:1, that Hezekiah next sent his messengers, with letters in-hand, throughout all Judea and even to the People of the House of Israel notifying them to come to Jerusalem, because he was going to re-establish and hold the Passover to Father YHVH. As II Chronicles 30 progressed, we read that some of these People mocked and laughed Hezekiah’s messengers to scorn; however, there were a great number of People from the House of Judah and the House of Israel who joyfully came to Jerusalem to join-in and participate in this Passover. There arose a problem though, we read that they could not hold the Passover during the 1^st Month because they had missed the day it was required to be held on, because they had been busy cleaning out Hezekiah’s father Ahaz’s idolatrous false gods and images; therefore, as required by Father in His Law—Numbers 9:6-12,—they held it on the 14^th day of the Second Month. Immediately following Passover—again, as required by Father in His Law—Exodus 12:15-17 and Leviticus 23:9-14—they Celebrated and Held the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and following that, they took counsel, determined, purposed and resolved to continue Celebrating and Worshipping Father for another seven days, the like of which had not been done since the time of Solomon, during the Dedication of Father’s Temple. That brought us to the 2^nd Month, 22^nd day of the Month of the calendar year.

II Chronicles 31 brought us the People of the House of Judah going throughout all the territories of Judah and breaking-down, tearing-down and utterly destroying every altar, asherah grove, high place and image to all the false gods and idols. Once they had done this, they made themselves right with Father and re-instituted and brought-in to Father’s Temple their Tithes and Offerings. As everybody in Judah provided these Tithes and Offerings, there was such a large quantity, that, even though Azariah, who was the High Priest at this time, had given each Priest and Levite their daily, weekly and monthly portion of the Tithes and Offerings, there was still an abundant quantity remaining in Father’s Temple, that, when Hezekiah came into His Temple and saw all these left-over Tithes and Offerings, he asked Azariah what it was and where it had all come from? Azariah told his king, that because the People had so Pleased and Blessed Father, that He had fulfilled His Promise of Deuteronomy 28, i.e., that when the People hear and obey Father, His Commandments and Laws, then He in-turn would Bless the People. Hezekiah was pleased with all this and told Azariah to have the Priests and Levites clean-up all the store rooms, the barns and stables in order to re-start placing the Tithes and Offerings in these chambers. Hezekiah next re-started the 24 Courses of the Priests, the Porters, and the Levitical Singers; he also appointed the Priests, the Levites and the nethinims to be overseers of the chambers and to distribute the daily, weekly and monthly portions of the Tithes and Offerings to every Priest and Levite both those within the Capital Jerusalem and those scattered throughout the territories of Judah, and to re-start the genealogical listings for the same. That all being completed, Father saw and was pleased.

This then brings us current, and we open this Chapter 13 years later where we’ll find Father now testing Hezekiah. If you find this strange, then you aren’t paying attention or are unskilled or unknowledgeable in or of Father’s Word, as, this entire Age is a test for each and every one of us. So, how will Father test Hezekiah? He’ll test him by sending Sennacherib the king of Assyria against him, which is how this Chapter opens.

With that introduction being said, let’s go to Father and ask Him for His Blessings on our Study of His Word: “ Father, I come to You right now and ask that You Oh LORD Lead me and Guide me as I try and teach Your Word, don’t allow me to mis-teach or mis-lead Your Children. We, Father, also come to You as a group who desire to Learn Your Word, to thank You for inviting us to Your table in order that we might be able to partake of and receive Your Spiritual Meat, and Father, as we prepare to dine on the sustenance which sustains our inner man, we ask that You Oh LORD open our ears and eyes, that we might be able to hear and see your Truths, open our hearts and minds and prepare us in order that we may receive Your Truth. We Pray for Your Understanding of Your Word, we seek Your Knowledge in Your Word, and most importantly Father, we Pray for and desire Your Wisdom from Your Word, in Jesus’ Precious name we Pray, thank You Father, Amen.”

I Chronicles 10:1-II Chronicles 36:21
    HISTORY (UP TO THE CAPTIVITY.)
       (Division.)
11:1-II Chronicles 36:21 THE HOUSE
    of DAVID. ESTABLISHED. (Division.)
29:1-32:33 HEZEKIAH. (Introversions.)
32:1-23 THE INVASION OF
    SENNACHERIB. (Introversions.)
32:1 Sennerachib, invasion.
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II Chronicles 32:1 After^H310 these^H428 things,^H1697 and the establishment^H571 thereof, Sennacherib^H5576 (sin, the moon, increases brothers; and, sin (the god) sends many brothers) (san-khay-reebי) king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 ([in the sense of successful]; and, a step) (Ash-shoorי) came,^H935 and entered^H935 into Judah,^H3063 (celebrated; and, praised, celebrated) (yeh-hoo-dawי) and encamped^H2583 against^H5921 the fenced^H1219 cities,^H5892 and thought^H559 to win^H1234 them for^H413 himself.   —>   after these things…=There is much to say concerning this phrase brethren: first, the opening of this phrase assumes the reader knows and understands what transpired previous to this verse; but, for the unknowledgeable reader, it only leaves confusion; secondly, it proves the writing was done on a scroll and continued from the previous Chapter and Verse, where it would have left no confusion; this is the error of man putting in Chapter breaks; this phrase also means we are now in the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign and rule over the Nation of the House of Judah—in his fourteenth year, brethren, that leaves eleven years from what we last read concerning he and his taking the reigns of Judah, what happened during those eleven years? Quite a bit actually, to begin with, the House of Israel has been taken into captivity to the Assyrians and is no longer a Nation or a People. When the House of Israel had gone into captivity, the people of the House of Judah had just sat back and watched as the Assyrians hauled their brothers away; as, for them, everything was going well with Judah. To this point in time, Judah had been buying its freedom year-by-year by sending mule trains loads of gold and silver to Assyria. Of course, had all the kings between David and now Hezekiah been obedient to Father and did things His way, they wouldn’t be in the predicament they’re currently finding themselves in, i.e., paying for their freedoms.

So, what does the phrase “After these things” mean? It is telling us, that after king Hezekiah had the Priests remove all the idolatrous idols and images from Father’s Temple which his father Ahaz had put in, after they cleansed and sanctified His Temple—this cleansing and sanctifying took a full sixteen days—and then themselves because they had become unclean from handling those idolatrous items. It was then they realized they had not partaken of Father’s Passover which was to have been conducted on the fourteenth day of the first month. So they gathered themselves—the they being Hezekiah and Azariah the High Priest—to figure out what they should do concerning their missing Father’s Passover, and they came to the correct conclusion that they could conduct and hold it on the fourteenth day of the second month, this was according to The Law — Numbers 9:6-12. Hezekiah then wrote letters notifying and inviting all the People of the House of Judah and also to those in the House of Israel that he was going to conduct and hold Father’s Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month, and sent those letters via messenger throughout all his kingdom and to the People of the House of Israel, i.e., the ten Northern Tribes. Some of the People mocked Hezekiah and laughed him to scorn; however, Father’s Word—II Chronicles 30:13—states that there was “a very great congregation” who came to Jerusalem and participated in this Passover. Immediately following the Passover, they conducted and held the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days and when that was finished they continued celebrating for another seven days; Father’s Word also states—II Chronicles 30:23—it was done with “gladness,” and also we read in II Chronicles 30:26, the following: II Chronicles 30:26 So there was^H1961 great^H1419 joy^H8057 in Jerusalem:^H3389 for^H3588 since the time^H4480 ^H3117 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David^H1732 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 there was not^H3808 the like^H2063 in Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   That brought us to II Chronicles 31, where were read that all those who participated in this Passover then went throughout all the cities of Judah, and also up into the cities of Ephraim and Manasseh, and completely destroyed all the asherah groves, the altars, the idols, the images, the high places, and even went so far—as we can read of in II Kings 18:4—as to: “he^H1931…brake in pieces^H3807 the brasen^H5178 serpent^H5175 that^H834 Moses^H4872 had made:^H6213 for^H3588 unto^H5704 those^H1932 days^H3117 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did^H1961 burn incense^H6999 to it: and he called^H7121 it Nehushtan.^H5180,” thus removing every false god and idol from Judah and part of the ten northern territories. Once that was completed, the People made themselves right with Father, and renewed their bringing forth the Tithes and Offerings into Father’s Temple, where, even after providing every Priest and the Levite their portion, there was such an abundance left over, that, when Hezekiah came to Father’s Temple and saw it all, he asked Azariah, what it all was and where it all had come from. After hearing Azariah’s reply, Hezekiah then appointed Priests and Levites to clean-up the chambers and stow all the fruits and vegetables, the honey and the wine, and the animals and provisions for them.

After these things…Sennacherib…=Again, this phrase assumes the reader knows and understands a back-story of information which has been taking place, but has not been spoken of. What do I mean? Prior to Hezekiah becoming king of the House of Judah, while his father Ahaz was still king, Shalmaneser the king of Assyria had put Ahaz to tribute, meaning that, Father, because of Ahaz’s disobedience, allowed Shalmaneser to make Ahaz a vassal king, and he had to pay taxes via money or forced labor to the Assyrian king. This tribute continued into Hezekiah’s reign. Shalmaneser is no longer the king of Assyria, he had first been succeeded by Sargon, and Sargon was succeeded by Sennacherib; but, up to this point in Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib has left Hezekiah alone and not bothered him, in other words, Sennacherib hasn’t pushed the forced tribute. It has now come to the attention of Sennacherib that Hezekiah either covertly stopped paying this tribute, or because he knows Father is with him and will protect and strengthen him, that he maybe sent messengers to Sennacherib saying he was no longer going to pay tribute to him. In either case, Sennacherib’s eye is now focused on Hezekiah. Sennacherib first sent letters to Hezekiah telling him to re-start paying tribute, and again, either Hezekiah ignored Sennacherib’s letters, or Hezekiah sent messengers to Sennacherib saying he was no longer going to pay him, so now Sennacherib is coming with his army to lay siege on the cities of the House of Judah and Hezekiah.

…encamped against the fenced cities…=Things are looking bad for Hezekiah and the House of Judah; however, remember what Father told Hezekiah? You do things My way, i.e., be hearers and doers of My Word, and I will take care of all your enemies for you? Well, that is about to come to pass; as Father is going to live up to, and fulfill His Promise, just as He always does! But, before Hezekiah Prays to Father seeking His help, and before Father does come to Hezekiah’s rescue, we first have to understand just how bad Hezekiah had allowed it to get before he did indeed actually cry out to and call upon Father; and for that, we’re going to turn to an important historical document which Dr. Bullinger was fortunate enough to be able to include in his Companion Bible (Appendix 67), and I’ll allow him to explain it here: “This is not mentioned in Scripture; but Sennacherib has written it down for us, and it may be read to-day in the British Museum in London, on a hexagonal cylinder of this very Sennacherib, King of Assyria (607-583 B.C.). (*4) By the kind permission of the Oxford University Press, we are privileged to give a reproduction of a photograph of this cylinder. It is “one of the finest and most perfect objects of its class and kind ever discovered, and its importance as an historical document can hardly be overrated. It contains four hundred and eighty-seven lines of closely written by legible cuneiform text, inscribed in the Eponymy of Belimuranni, prefect of Karkemish.” The text records eight expeditions of Sennacherib. Among them is his description of this very siege of Jerusalem in the reign of Hezekiah. By the same kind permission we are enabled to give a photographic facsimile of that portion of the cylinder, beginning with the eleventh line of the central column, which is shown in the illustration.,” and what we read there, is that, Sennacherib had captured “46 fenced cities and strong holds, and smaller cities which were round about them, and which were without number, by the battering of rams, and the attack of engines, and by the assaults of foot soldiers, I besieged, I captured 200,100 people great and small, male and female, horses, mules, and asses, and camels, and men, and sheep innumerable from their midst I brought out, and I reckoned [them] as spoil. [Hezekiah] himself like a caged bird within Jerusalem, his royal city, I shut in.”.

…win them for himself=Let’s check out this word “win” in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H1234, - בָּקַע, - bâqa‛, - pronounced: baw-kahי, and means: A primitive root; to cleave; generally to rend, break, rip or open: - make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win. Total KJV occurrences: 51.. So, in other words, Sennacherib came into the territories of Judah, encamped against and laid siege to some of the cities, thinking he could break into them and make them part of his territory.
Sennacherib
Sennacherib=Sennacherib was the king of Assyria from 607-583B.C. according to Dr. Bullinger, with whom this Pastor and author of this Study agrees—there is however, disagreement with this view, as, as Dr. Bullinger notes in his Companion Bible Appendix 67: “According to “received” dating this is usually given as 705-681B.C. Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem took place in the 14^th year of Hezekiah (603B.C. Appendix Ap. 50. V). According to Professor Sayce, “Bible and Monuments” (Variorum Aids, p. 80), this invasion took place four years after his accession; and, as he is supposed to have reigned twenty years afterward (twenty-four years in all), his true regnal period would be, according to The Companion Bible dating (Appendix 50. V), 607-583B.C. and not 705-681 B.C.”—he was the son of Sargon, whom he succeeded to the throne of Assyria. Sennacherib is most known for his coming with a roughly 200,000 man army against king Hezekiah and the House of Judah: “Because Hezekiah, king of Judah, would not submit to my yoke, I came up against him, and by force of arms and by the might of my power I took forty-six fenced cities and strong holds, and smaller cities which were round about them, and which were without number, by the battering of rams, and the attack of engines, and by the assaults of foot soldiers, I besieged, I captured 200,100 people great and small, male and female, horses, mules, and asses, and camels, and men, and sheep innumerable from their midst I brought out, and I reckoned [them] as spoil. [Hezekiah] himself like a caged bird within Jerusalem, his royal city, I shut in.” as is written by Sennacherib’s own inscription, in the Assyrian annals, on the eleventh line of the central column, on a hexagonal cylinder which may be read today in the British Museum in London. He came against Hezekiah and Judah and did all this; however, Hezekiah turned to Father and Father come to Hezekiah’s rescue, what happened? We can read of our answer to that question in II Kings 19:32-36, which reads: II Kings 19:32 Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 concerning^H413 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 ‘He shall not^H3808 come^H935 into^H413 this^H2063 city,^H5892 nor^H3808 shoot^H3384 an arrow^H2671 there,^H8033 nor^H3808 come before^H6923 it with shield,^H4043 nor^H3808 cast^H8210 a bank^H5550 against^H5921 it. [19:33] By the way^H1870 that^H834 he came,^H935 by the same shall he return,^H7725 and shall not^H3808 come^H935 into^H413 this^H2063 city,’^H5892 saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068 [19:34] ‘For I will defend^H1598 ^H413 this^H2063 city,^H5892 to save^H3467 it, for mine own sake,^H4616 and for my servant^H5650 David’s^H1732 sake.’o”^H4616 [19:35] And it came to pass^H1961 that^H1931 night,^H3915 that the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 went out,^H3318 and smote^H5521 in the camp^H4264 of the Assyrians^H804 an hundred^H3967 fourscore^H8084 and five^H2568 thousand:^H505 and when they arose early^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 behold,^H2009 they were all^H3605 dead^H4191 corpses.^H6297 [19:36] So Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 departed,^H5265 and went^H1980 and returned,^H7725 and dwelt^H3427 at Nineveh.^H5210   —>   As Sennacherib and his army were encamped against Hezekiah and Jerusalem, that night as Sennacherib and his army slept, Father’s Angel went throughout their camp and slew 185,000 soldiers, and when Sennacherib and his men woke the next morning, they were surprised to find so many of their fellow soldiers laying dead. What happened next? Again, we’ll turn to II Kings 19:37 for our answer, and it reads: II Kings 19:37 And it came to pass,^H1961 as he^H1931 was worshipping^H7812 in the house^H1004 of Nisroch^H5268 his god,^H430 that Adrammelech^H152 and Sharezer^H8272 his sons^H1121 smote^H5221 him with the sword:^H2719 and they^H1992 escaped^H4422 into the land^H776 of Armenia.^H780 And Esarhaddon^H634 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427 in his stead.^H8478   —>   What took place is better stated in II Chronicles 32:21, so, let’s read from there also: II chronicles 32:21 And the LORD^H3068 sent^H7971 an angel,^H4397 which cut off^H3582 all^H3605 the mighty men^H1368 of valour,^H2428 and the leaders^H5057 and captains^H8269 in the camp^H4264 of the king^H4428 of Assyria.^H804 So he returned^H7725 with shame^H1322 of face^H6440 to his own land.^H776 And when he was come into^H935 the house^H1004 of his god,^H430 they that came forth^H4480 ^H3329 of his own bowels^H4578 slew^H5307 him there^H8033 with the sword.^H2719   —>   The Same Angel which went through Egypt on the night of the very first Passover, went throughout Sennacherib’s camp and slew not just any of his soldiers; but, all his generals, captains, and his mightiest warriors. Sennacherib returned to Assyria in shame and two of his own sons killed him. † Abarim Publications does not provide an etymology for the name Sennacherib, and as such, neither can I. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that the name Sennacherib is Hebrew word number: H5576, - סַנְחֵרִיב, - sanchêrı̂yb, - pronounced: san-khay-reebי, and means: Of foreign origin; Sancherib, an Assyrian king: - Sennacherib. Total KJV occurrences: 13.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “sin, the moon, increases brothers. Was the son and successor of Sargon. [SARGON] His name in the original is read as Tsinakki-irib, the meaning of which, as given above indicates that he was not the first-born of his father. Sennacherib mounted the throne B.C. 702(see above for Dr. Bullinger’s correction of the dating). His efforts were directed to crushing the revolt of Babylonia, which he invaded with a large army. Merodach-baladan ventured on a battle, but was defeated and driven from the country. In his third year, B.C. 700, Sennacherib turned his arms toward the west, chastised Sidon, and, having probably concluded a convention with his chief enemy finally marched against Hezekiah, king of Judah. It was at this time that “Sennacherib came up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them,” II Kings 18:13). There can be no doubt that the record which he has left of his campaign against “Hiskiah” in his third year is the war with Hezekiah so briefly touched in vs. 13-16 of this chapter. In the following year (B.C. 699) Sennacherib made his second expedition into Palestine. Hezekiah had again revolted, and claimed the protection of Egypt. Sennacherib therefore attacked Egypt, and from his camp at Lachish and Libnah he sent an insulting letter to Hezekiah at Jerusalem. In answer to Hezekiah’s prayer an event occurred which relieved both Egypt and Judea from their danger. In one night the Assyrians lost, either by a pestilence or by some more awful manifestation of divine power, 185,000 men! The camp immediately broke up; the king fled. Sennacherib reached his capital in safety, and was not deterred by the terrible disaster which had befallen his arms from engaging in other wars, though he seems thenceforward to have carefully avoided Palestine. Sennacherib reigned 22 years and was succeeded by Esar-haddon, B.C. 680. Sennacherib was one of the most magnificent of the Assyrian kings. Seems to have been the first who fixed the seat of government permanently at Nineveh, which he carefully repaired and adorned with splendid buildings. His greatest work is the grand palace Kouyunjik. Of the death of Sennacherib nothing is known beyond the brief statement of Scripture that “as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword and escaped into the land of Armenia,” II Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38.”.

Assyria=For a detailed description of Assyria, including the town’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

Judah=For a detailed description of Judah, including the Territories history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

32:2-8 Defense, preparation.
32:2-8 DEFENSE, PREPARATION.
    (Alternation.)
32:2-5 Hezekiah, his works
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II Chronicles 32:2 And when Hezekiah^H3169 (the strength of YAH; and, the might of YHVH) (yekh-iz-kee-yawי) saw^H7200 that^H3588 Sennacherib^H5576 was come,^H935 and that he was purposed^H6440 to fight^H4421 against^H5921 Jerusalem,^H3389 (founded peaceful; or, the habitation of peace) (Yer-oo-shaw-lahי-im)   —>   …Sennacherib was come…to fight against Jerusalem=Again brethren, this leaves off quite a bit of backstory of which we can read of in II Kings 18, where we read: II Kings 18:13 Now in the fourteenth^H702 ^H6240 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396 did Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 come up^H5927 against^H5921 all^H2605 the fenced^H1219 cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 and took^H8610 them.   —>   I’ve already covered above that Sennacherib’s army has come and captured the 46 fenced cities, the reason I’m including this verse, is because, I want you to understand brethren, Sennacherib didn’t immediately come against Jerusalem, he first sent his army against the fenced cities—this army, as we read in II Kings 18:17 was led by three men: Tartan—which is an Assyrian word meaning “commander-in-chief”—Rabsaris—another title meaning: “chief of the heads” or “chief of the eunuchs,” you can think of this one as being a commanding general—and Rab-shakeh—again, another title, this one meaning “chief of the princes,” the name given to the chief cup-bearer or the vizier of the Assyrian court, this was one of the head captains, or possibly a political officer—while he himself was down south in Lachish, warring against that city; and Hezekiah had sent to to Sennacherib either messengers or letters as we’re about to read: [18:14] And Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 sent^H7971 to^H413 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 to Lachish,^H3923 saying,^H559 “I have offended;^H2398 return^H7725 from^H4480 ^H5921 me:^(H853) that which^H834 thou puttest^H5414 on^H5921 me will I bear.”^H5375 And the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 appointed^H7760 unto^H5921 Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 three^H7969 hundred^H3967 talents^H3603 of silver^H3701 and thirty^H7970 talents^H3603 of gold.^H2091   —>   Hezekiah sent his messengers to Sennacherib trying to beg forgiveness, saying more or less, “I know I have offended you by my stopping paying the yearly tribute monies, I will again pay if you’ll just call off this besiegement.” Sennacherib agreed, so long as, Hezekiah ponied up 300 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold year-by-year. Three hundred talents of silver, the Assyrian inscriptions record 800, which is the exact equivalent of 300 Hebrew talents of silver. Let’s look at how much Hezekiah was giving away here, if you’ll recall, 1 talent is equal to between 110-180 pounds; so, that means that Hezekiah agreed to give Sennacherib as a minimum, 33,000 pounds and upwards to 54,000 pounds of silver, and between 3,300 and 5,400 pounds of gold every year. I fail to understand how the most righteous king, one who was supposedly even more righteous than even David, could agree to this, without calling on Father. What happened next? [18:15] And Hezekiah^H2396 gave^H5414 him^(H853) all^H3605 the silver^H3701 that was found^H4672 in the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and in the treasures^H214 of the king’s^H4428 house.^H1004   —>   So, Hezekiah not only cleaned out the treasuries from his own stash; but, he also cleaned out the treasuries from Father’s Temple, all in an attempt to buy and secure peace. That, brethren, is a no-no, a big no-no. Remember, it was Father Who initially moved “the Assyrian—a “type” for anti-christ—” to come against the House of Israel and he continued coming against the House of Judah as well, and exactly where at present, is he attacking in Judah? Right there in Jerusalem, he—the Assyrian—wants Jerusalem, much like, at the end of this Age, “the Assyrian—satan in his role of pretend-to-be-jesus—”will be coming against Jerusalem as he’ll want to be there as well, as, he knows Jerusalem is where Jesus will be returning to for His Second Advent; therefore, he is going to be there trying to show himself that he is jesus as can be read in II Thessalonians 2:3-4. Brethren, this is all Hezekiah’s fault, as he had allowed it to get this far before he cried out to Father. He wouldn’t have had to pay anything, had he cried out to Father sooner. [18:16] At that^H1931 time^H6256 did Hezekiah^H2396 cut off^H7112 the gold from^(H853) the doors^H1817 of the temple^H1964 of the LORD,^H3068 and from the pillars^H547 which^H834 Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had overlaid,^H6823 and gave^H5414 it to the king^H4428 of Assyria.^H804   —>   Father had Blessed Hezekiah richly, and because of Father’s Blessings, he had been able to overlay the Temple Doors, the Pillars and all the rest of Father’s Temple with pure gold; now however, Hezekiah is removing it all off the Temple Doors and Pillars, and putting it in baskets in order to be hauled off and given to the king of Assyria. This righteous man of God came into Father’s Temple and ripped off the whole place; so brethren, when is he going to come back to his senses? Do you believe that anything Hezekiah is doing here is going to change Sennacherib’s mind, and keep him from going after Jerusalem? Of course it isn’t, it’s only whetting his appetite for him to insist upon more. Sennacherib saw the state of mind that his enemy Hezekiah was in, and he saw imminent victory, he could already taste it, and its taste in his mouth was sweet. One more verse and then we’ll return to II Chronicles 32: [18:17] And the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 sent^H7971 ^(H853) Tartan^H8661 and Rabsaris^H7249 and Rab-shakeh^H7262 from^H4480 Lachish^H3923 to^H413 king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396 with a great^H3515 host^H2426 against Jerusalem.^H3389 And they went up^H5927 and came^H935 to Jerusalem.^H3389 And when they were come up,^H5927 they came^H935 and stood^H5975 by the conduit^H8585 of the upper^H5945 pool,^H1295 which^H834 is in the highway^H4546 of the fuller’s^H3526 field.^H7704   —>   Even though Hezekiah agreed to pay Sennacherib’s price, and even though Sennacherib has agreed to this arrangement and moved on to sack another city to capture as part of his expanding kingdom, Sennacherib still sent a delegation with a large portion of his army back to Hezekiah to collect more bounty. For their part, Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem pretty much have to be quaking in their boots, as, the rest of Judah has already fallen—remember, 46 fenced cities along with 200,100 people of Judah are gone into captivity—and they’re the only ones left to fend off this army should negotiations fail. What can we take from this brethren? Several things: the first is, that Father allowed this to come upon Hezekiah, even though he was doing righteously, why? Because, Father was testing Hezekiah, as, He wants to see how Hezekiah responds, in other words, Father doesn’t want a “hot-house-lily” so to speak; and secondly, this is how it will be during our day when our “assyrian” comes against us. We too will be tested, and we better have Faith in Father, as, He says He will protect us, and besides, what did He tell satan? “Touch not Mine Anointed,” and “do My Prophets no harm,” as we read in Revelation 9:4-5, which reads: Revelation 9:4 And^G2532 it was commanded^G4483 them^G846 that^G2443 they should not^G3361 hurt^G91 the^G3588 grass^G5528 of the^G3588 earth,^G1093 neither^G3761 any^G3956 green thing,^G5515 neither^G3761 any^G3956 tree;^G1186 but^G1508 only^G3441 those men^G444 which^G3748 have^G2192 not^G3756 the^G3588 seal^G4973 of God^G2316 in^G1909 their^G848 foreheads.^G3359 [9:5] And^G2532 to them^G846 it was given^G1325 that^G2443 they should not^G3361 kill^G615 them,^G846 but^G235 that^G2443 they should be tormented^G928 five^G4002 months:^G3376 and^G2532 their^G848 torment^G929 was as the torment^G929 of a scorpion,^G4651 when^G3752 he striketh^G3817 a man.^G444   —>   So, in other words, they’ll be able to torment us and speak all sorts of vile things against us; however, they cannot hurt us either physically or Spiritually, as, Father’s Elect know the truth. For his part, what we didn’t read in The Book of II Kings—except for a brief mention of it when we came to II Kings 20:20—but, we will in our next verse here in II Chronicles 32, is that, Hezekiah had had his people gather together in order to stop all the fountains, and the brook which ran right through the midst of the land, this stoppage wasn’t really a stoppage at all, what he actually did, was cover-over and hide all the above-ground flowing brooks and waterways in order to try and prevent his attackers from having easy access to the water. He did this at the conduit of the upper pool, which is also known as the Fountain En-rogel, which is also known as “The Virgin’s Fount,” or Gihon, which is on the East side of Ophel. The Brook En-rogel was stopped on the East-side and a channel was cut through to the lower pool Gihon on the West, and also south to Siloam, and then a shaft also ran water down to Zion. A good strategy on Hezekiah’s part. So, let’s return now to II Chronicles 32:3 and read of this water stoppage, but, will return to II Kings 18 when we come to verse v32:10 below:

Hezekiah=For a detailed description of Hezekiah, including his history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

Jerusalem=For a detailed description of Jerusalem, including the Nations history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.
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II Chronicles 32:3 He took counsel^H3289 with^H5973 his princes^H8269 and his mighty men^H1368 to stop^H5640 ^(H853) the waters^H4325 of the fountains^H5869 which^H834 were without^H4480 ^H2351 the city:^H5892 and they did help^H5826 him.   —>   As I stated above when I read II Kings 18:17, this was a good strategy—from mans perspective—however, an even better solution would have been for Hezekiah to immediately seek Father. Sadly, to this point, for the most part, every king since David, every time there was a threat, they relied on man and not Father.
to stop
…to stop the waters of the fountains…=This stream of waters was outside the wall which surrounded Jerusalem; so, what Hezekiah and the people did, was designed a method to cover-over this stream of waters and at the same time, they built an underground water-course, whereby they had water flowing into the city, which the Assyrians didn’t know about. This strategy was two-fold, as the Assyrians thought that when the surrounded the city, the Judeans would soon run out of water and thereby quickly submit to them; which by doing this, it did not; and, by covering-over this stream of water, it also cut-off any supply of water for the Assyrians, a good siege requires water for both men and beast, and now, the Assyrians did’t have a readily available access to fresh water.
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II Chronicles 32:4 So there was gathered^H6908 much^H7227 people^H5971 together, who stopped^H5640 ^(H853) all^H3605 the fountains,^H$599 and the brook^H5158 that ran^H7857 through the midst^H8432 of the land,^H776 saying,^H559 “Why^H4100 should the kings^H4428 of Assyria^H804 come,^H935 and find^H4672 much^H7227 water?”^H4325   —>   …stopped all the fountains…=By stopping or denying the supply of fresh water to the Assyrians, it really put a burden on them, think of the amount of resources of both men and beast it required for them to transport fresh water from wherever they could find some.

…the brook…=The overflow, i.e., the Gihon, which frequently overflowed whenever there was a heavy storm.

…kings of Assyria…=Don’t be confused by this statement being pluralized brethren, as, there was only king, Sennacherib; but, it being pluralized is a figure of speech, meaning “the great king;” it’s pluralized for majesty.
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II Chronicles 32:5 Also he strengthened himself,^H2388 and built up^H1129 ^(H853) all^H3605 the wall^H2346 that was broken,^H6555 and raised it up^H5927 to^H5921 the towers,^H4026 and another^H312 wall^H2346 without,^H2351 and repaired^H2388 ^(H853) Millo^H4407 (a rampart (as filled in), a citadel; and, a rampart, mound) (mil-loי) in the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 (loving; and, well-beloved) (Daw-veedי) and made^H6213 darts^H7973 and shields^H4043 in abundance.^H7230   —>   …all the wall that was broken…=This is the 650-800 feet of wall which Joash and the men of Israel destroyed, after he had warned Amaziah not to provoke Israel to war. Amaziah failed to listen; therefore, the two armies met up in Beth-shemesh which was fifteen miles west of Jerusalem where Israel put such a major hurting on Amaziah and the war-fighters of Judah, that many of the men of Judah fled back to their tents in order to save their lives. Before returning to Israel though, Joash and his men drug Amaziah back to Jerusalem where they destroyed this 650-800 feet of the Temple wall between the Gate of Ephraim, to the Corner Gate, thus leaving Jerusalem defenseless on both the northwest and southwest corners, we can read of these events in II Kings 14 and II Chronicles 25:23 and following.

…towers…=These towers are the towers which Amaziah’s son Uzziah had repaired which had also been destroyed by Joash and his army. Since Uzziah had already rebuilt and restored them after Joash and his army had destroyed them, obviously they had fallen into a state of disrepair, so now, here, we see Hezekiah now—some roughly 70-80 years later—again rebuild and restore them in order to defend Judah against Sennacherib’s army. Having towers incorporated along the cities walls was a great defensive strategy, as, your defenders could stand in these towers and throw large rocks, spears, shoot arrows, or pour hot burning oil down upon an attacking armies soldiers.

…repaired Millo in the city of David=Opinions by all the different scholars differ on what Millo actually was: Some believe it was just a fortification; some believe it was the citadel which David moved into after he had had it restored; some believe it was a wall which Joab had re-strengthened in order to protect the city; while, some others believe that, it probably was the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem on the north as its outermost defense. This Pastor and author of this Study is unsure, as he was not present when this rebuilding was taking place; so, I cannot factually state, I can only offer conjecture, and my conjecture is this: I believe, beings we know that the citadel was on a hill, and since both the Strong’s Concordance, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary state that Millo was “a rampart, or a mound;” I believe it was a strengthened wall, made up of earth and stone, built around the base of Mount Zion—which was also known as “The City of David,” and which David later renamed Jerusalem—in order to further bolster the protection the king’s city and palace. Anyway, since we are reading here that Hezekiah had his men repair Millo, this too had obviously fallen into a state of disrepair over many years of neglect by the different kings .
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Millo=Opinions of Biblical scholars differ on what Millo actually was: Some believe it was just a fortification either already in existence at the the time David captured Jebus, or built or extended by David after he established Jerusalem; some believe it was the “citadel” which David moved into after he had had it restored; some believe it was a wall which Joab had re-strengthened in order to protect the city; while, some others believe that it probably was the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem—Jebus—on the north as its outermost defense. This Pastor and author of this Study is unsure, as he was not present when this rebuilding was taking place; so, I cannot factually state. I can only offer conjecture, and my conjecture is this: I believe, beings we know that the citadel was on a hill, and since both the Strong’s Concordance, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary state that Millo was “a rampart, or a mound;” I believe it was a strengthened wall, made up of earth and stone, built at or around the base of Mount Zion—which was also known as “The City of David,” and which David later renamed Jerusalem—in order to further bolster the protection of the king’s city and palace. So, let’s learn a little concerning this place called Millo. It appears there are one or two places called or named Millo in Father’s Word, not counting the Beth-millo mentioned in Judges 9:6; and it’s not even sure that Millo is an actual name, as it’s consistently preceded by the definite article—המלוא, meaning the Millo—which suggests that Millo is not a name, but a regular word of a common object—a mound or rampart, filled-in with earth/rock, etc.. The article is used in Hebrew to distinguish one thing from the thing we’re talking about, but the Millo we’ll discuss below appears to have been unique. As I said, the first we read of the name Millo is in Judges 9:6, where we read that it is called “the house of Millo,” and what happened there? Judges 9:6 And all^H3605 the men^H1167 of Shechem^H7927 gathered together,^H622 and all^H3605 the house of Millo,^H1037 and went,^H1980 and made^H4427 ^(H853) Abimelech^H40 king,^H4428 by^H5973 the plain^H436 of the pillar^H5324 that^H834 was in Shechem.^H7927   —>   So, in its first usage, we find that Millo in the Strong’s Concordance, is Hebrew word number: H1037, - בֵּית מִלּוֹאii, or בֵּית מִלֹּא, - bêyth millôי, or bêyth millôי, - pronounced: bayth mil-lo, or bayth mil-loי, and means: From H1004 and H4407; house of (the) rampart; Beth-Millo, the name of two citadels: - house of Millo. Total KJV occurrences: 1.. So, we see that the men of Shechem, who are the Manassites, are gathered together by the plain of the pillar which is in Shechem. The word “plain” in the Hebrew language means: an oak, and the word “pillar” in the Hebrew language means: erect or made to stand. So, the men of the Tribe of Manasseh are gathered by an oak which was made to stand erect, put this in the proper context brethren, they are gathered in a grove—an asherah grove. The site of the grove, at the outskirts or base of Mt. Zion is called the “house of Millo,” which is either a man-made construction or a natural rock formation that has been altered to be a rampart or wall. It should suprise no one that the site would include a temple or maybe an altar, as prior to David capturing this city, it was in the hands of the Canaanites and the city was named Jebus. In fact, it’s very logical the Canaanites would have had an altar smack in the middle of their asherah grove where they held their orgies while worshipping astarte, also known as or called, ishtar. This puts the “house” or temple—?—of Millo in Jerusalem—or at the outskirts of what was then the city. Regarding the approximate location of Millo, read From bibleatlas.org, E.W.G. Masterman: “The mention of the site in the days of David and the reference to it in connection with the city of David (I Kings 11:27) point to some part of the southeastern hill South of the temple. It is suggestive that Millo is in the Septuagint always translated by ‘Akra.’ It is very probable that it was a fortress crowning the hill on which at a later time stood the Syrian Akra, which hill, if we are to believe Josephus (BJ, V, iv, 1, etc.), was cut down because its commanding situation dominated the temple. This hill cannot have been the site of Zion afterward known as “David’s Burg” (City of David), because the tombs of the Judean kings were within its walls, and that alone would have made the complete leveling of the site impossible, but whereas the Jebusite fortress was probably not far from Gihon, this fortified summit may have been, as Watson suggests for the Akra, as far north as where the present Al Aqsa mosque is situated. In David’s time it may have been an isolated and detached fort guarding the north approach, but if it was originally a Jebusite high place (Winckler) partly of sun-dried brick like similar constructions in Babylonia, the account of its being leveled would be much more credible. The importance of this site in the days of Solomon is fully explicable if this was the citadel guarding the newly built temple and royal palaces. Dr. G.A. Smith is inclined to think that Millo may have been a fortress “off the south end of Ophel, to retain and protect the old pool,” and Vincent suggests that the site of Millo is that now occupied by the great causeway connecting the Western and Eastern hills along which runs the Tariq bab es silsileh. E. W. G. Masterman”. From Biblical historian Josephus, we read: “The city of Jerusalem was fortified with three walls, on such parts as were not encompassed with unpassable valleys; for in such places it had but one wall. The city was built upon two hills, which are opposite to one another, and have a valley to divide them asunder; at which valley the corresponding rows of houses on both hills end. Of these hills, that which contains the upper city is much higher, and in length more direct. Accordingly, it was called the “Citadel,” by king David; he was the father of that Solomon who built this temple at the first; but it is by us called the “Upper Market-place.” But the other hill, which was called “Acra,” and sustains the lower city, is of the shape of a moon when she is horned; over against this there was a third hill, but naturally lower than Acra, and parted formerly from the other by a broad valley. However, in those times when the Asamoneans reigned, they filled up that valley with earth, and had a mind to join the city to the temple. They then took off part of the height of Acra, and reduced it to be of less elevation than it was before, that the temple might be superior to it. Now the Valley of the Cheesemongers, as it was called, and was that which we told you before distinguished the hill of the upper city from that of the lower, extended as far as Siloam; for that is the name of a fountain which hath sweet water in it, and this in great plenty also. But on the outsides, these hills are surrounded by deep valleys, and by reason of the precipices to them belonging on both sides they are every where unpassable.”. From Easton’s Bible Dictionary we read: “Millo (Heb. always with the article, “the” Millo). Probably the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem on the north as its outermost defence. It is always rendered Akra i.e., “the citadel”, in the LXX. It was already existing when David conquered Jerusalem (II Samuel 5:9). He extended it to the right and left^*, thus completing the defence of the city. It was rebuilt by Solomon (I Kings 9:15, I Kings 9:24; 11:27) and repaired by Hezekiah (II Chronicles 32:5). ^*But, there is no biblical evidence that David “extended” the wall to the right and left.”. It is proposed in Abarim Publications Biblical Name Vault, that, “the Millo was not just a landfilled wall or base of a structure (because why would a landfill have a name; it’s just a foundation), but a storage facility. And since it’s preceded by the definite article “the,” it was possbily a general storage complex. Being heavily fortified, it could have been the major storage complex of the city. As such, it would have probably contained food and water, and possibly even weapons and armor, could even have contained a “panic room,” which would explain why Joash went there.” Abarim further suggests: “its construction/refurbishment and usage could also “explain Jeroboam’s anger: From the account of Solomon’s life, it’s obvious that the revered peace-king—I will stop short of referring to Solomon as a “meglomaniac”—as stated in Abiram.” He gathered more wealth—and women—than anyone would ever need, but those treasures and women needed housing. Solomon’s empire enjoyed an annual revenue of 4,000,000,000 USD in today’s money—I Kings 10:14—and Solomon amassed 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stored in dedicated cities and with him in Jerusalem—I Kings 10:26. He had acquired 700 wives and 300 concubines—I Kings 11:3—which needed an untold number of servants and produced an untold number of offspring. And they required their own temples, which Solomon gladly provided for. Jeroboam saw the Millo expand and expand—and possibly, probably he felt—this was all without any good reason: “I Kings 9:17 So Solomon built [...] [9:19] And all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of store^H4543 that^H834 Solomon^H8010 had,^H1961 and cities^H5892 for his chariots,^H7393 and cities^H5892 for his horsemen,^H6571 and that which^H834 Solomon^H8010 desired^H2836 to build^H1129 in Jerusalem,^H3389 and in Lebanon,^H3844 and in all^H3605 the land^H776 of his dominion.^H4475”. Father became angry because Solomon accommodated and honored the idols of his wives, and even worshipped them himself; but, Jeroboam probably became angry because he and his men had to construct all this foolishness. So, was the Millo first constructed only to serve as a protective wall/rampart of Jebus? I believe instead, it was constructed solely as a high place/a grove of ishtar worship, and that it was not located completely surrounding Jerusalem, but at one spot on the southeastern boundary of what would become Mount Zion, on an adjacent hill. If a heathen temple(s) or altar was present on the Millo, did David remove it/them when Jerusalem was established? There is no indication in Father’s Word that this occurred. Was the original structure or natural hill fortified for better defense of Jerusalem and at the same time modified by David to include rooms for living or storage? I think so! Was the Millo then refurbished to house the wives of Solomon—as well as Pharoah’s daughter? 1 Kings 9:24 seems to support that: “But^H389 Pharaoh’s^H6547 daughter^H1323 came up^H5927 out of the city^H4480 ^H5892 of David^H1732 unto^H413 her house^H1004 which^H834 Solomon had built^H1129 for her: then^H227 did he build^H1129 ^(H853) Millo.^H4407.” Were there then temples built into the Millo for the many false gods worshipped by Solomon’s many wives/concumbines? Did the construction cause dissention from Jeroboam on behalf of those laboring on the Millo and the many construction projects of King Solomon, as well as the continued and increasing presence of so many temples to false gods? I believe all this is the case as supported by scripture and the writings of historian Josephus. † For the etymology of the name Millo, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Millo appears to be derived from the verb מלא (maleי), meaning to be full or be filled: For a meaning of the name Millo, New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads Terrace, Elevation, and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Rampart, but note that these are all interpretations an not translations. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary doesn’t offer an interpretation of our name but does list it under the verb מלא (maleי), meaning to be full or be filled. The form of the word millo looks like an absolute infinitive or a passive participle, and it means Filled, Filling, or The Setting Up. The form מלוא appears six times in the narrative of the Bible: Judges 6:38, I Chronicles 16:32, Psalm 24:1, Jeremiah 8:16 and 47:2, consistently meaning ‘fullness’ or ‘that contained’.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H4407, - מִלּוֹאi, or מִלֹּא, - millô', or millô', - pronounced: mil-loי, or mil-loי, and means: From H4390; a rampart (as filled in), that is, the citadel: - Millo. See also H1037. Total KJV occurrences: 9.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “a rampart, mound. A place in ancient Jerusalem. Both name and place seem to have been already in existence when the city was taken from the Jebusites by David II Samuel 5:9; I Chronicles 11:8. Its repair or restoration was one of the great works for which Solomon raised his “levy,” I Kings 9:15,24; 11:27, and it formed a prominent part of the fortifications by which Hezekiah prepared for the approach of the Assyrians II Chronicles 32:5. The last passage seems to show that “the Milo” was part of the “city of David,” that is, of Zion, compare with II Kings 12:20.”.

32:6 The People, Hezekiah sets
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32:6-8 Hezekiah encourages the
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II Chronicles 32:6 And he set^H5414 captains^H8269 of war^H4421 over^H5921 the People,^H5971 and gathered them together^H6908 to^H413 him in^H413 the street^H7339 of the gate^H8179 of the city,^H5892
and spake^H1696 comfortably^H5921 ^H3824 to them, saying,^H559   —>   Hezekiah began gathering the leaders of his administration and those he knew he could count on lead the People to engage in wage war; he also gathered all his war-fighters in to a broad place at the city’s gate—the city gate if you’ll recall was where the seat of judgment was held—in Jerusalem, as he was going to encourage the People to not be afraid, to seek and put their trust in Father and He would be with them and protect them.
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II Chronicles 32:7 “Be strong^H2388 and courageous,^H553 be not afraid^H3372 ^H408 nor^H408 dismayed^H2865 for^H4480 ^H6440 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 nor for^H4480 ^H6440 all^H3605 the multitude^H1995 that^H834 is with^H5973 him: for^H3588 there be more^H7227 with^H5973 us than with^H4480 ^H5973 him:   —>   Having the People gathered together, Hezekiah tells them the exact same thing Moses and Joshua told the People of Israel many, many centuries previous; we’ll start with Moses in Deuteronomy 31:6, which reads: Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong^H2388 and of a good courage,^H553 fear^H3372 not,^H408 nor^H408 be afraid^H6206 of^H4480 ^H6440 them: for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 thy God,^H430 he^H1931 it is that doth go^H1980 with^H5973 thee; he will not^H3808 fail^H7503 thee, nor^H3808 forsake^H5800 thee., and now Joshua from Joshua 10:25, which reads: Joshua 10:25 And Joshua^H3091 said^H559 unto^H413 them, “Fear^H3372 not,^H408 nor^H408 be dismayed,^H2865 be strong^H2388 and of good courage:^H553 for^H3588 thus^H3602 shall the LORD^H3068 do^H6213 to all^H3605 your enemies^H341 against whom^H834 ^(H853) ye^H859 fight.^H3898   —>   Both Moses and Joshua comforted the People with their words; but, more importantly, Father was with His People, therefore there was no need to be afraid. In the phrase “there be more with us than with him,” Hezekiah was speaking a truth, as, even if it is only you and Father, brethren, you are in the majority. We can also look to one of Father’s Prophets, Elisha, for our answer and comfort. What happened and what am I speaking of? The Syrians were coming against the House of Israel and Father was showing Elisha every move the Syrians were planning, and Elisha was passing that information onto the king of Israel—Jehoram at this time—this angered the king of Syria—Ben-hadad—and he asked his men how it could be that Elisha could know all he knew, he thought he had a spy in his own camp, and when his men told him that knew even the words that he spoke in his own bedchamber, the king of Syria told his men to bring Elisha to him. Let’s turn to II Kings 6 and read it for ourselves: II Kings 6:12 And one^H259 of his servants^H4480 ^H5650 said,^H559 “None,^H3808 my lord,^H113 O king:^H4428 but^H3588 Elisha,^H477 the prophet^H5030 that^H834 is in Israel,^H3478 telleth^H5046 the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 ^(H853) the words^H1697 that^H834 thou speakest^H1696 in thy bedchamber.”^H2315 ^H4904   —>   Though they too know of the losses they’re taking; these counselors know—as do we—that, none of them are traitors—that it is Father who is revealing their plans to Elisha, who then tells Jehoram what they are going to do—they had to have been quite surprised at hearing Ben-Hadad calling them traitors and revealing Syria’s plans to Israel; therefore, they immediately reply to Ben-Hadad that it is not them who are traitors; but, that, Elisha the prophet of Israel is revealing to Jehoram every one of Syria’s battle plans, and this is the reason we keep getting our soldiers killed. Again, brethren, it is Father Who is working both ends from the middle here; He is bringing Syria against Israel in order to get Israel’s attention, while at the same time, He is revealing Syria’s strategy to Elisha who tells Jehoram in order to give Jehoram the victory and show him that He is YHVH and He is in control. [6:13] And he said,^H559 “Go^H1980 and spy^H7200 where^H351 he^H1931 is, that I may send^H1971 and fetch^H3947 him.” And it was told^H5046 him, saying,^H559 “Behold,^H2009 he is in Dothan.”^H1886   —>   Returning to the camp of the Syrian’s, we now hear that Ben-Hadad is going to send a spy into the camp of Israel in order to find out where Elisha is so that they can capture him and bring him to Ben-Hadad, and once captured, Syria will then be able to conduct and engage in good war-fighting practices and defeat their enemy. The spy is sent and returns unnoticed, and he tells Ben-Hadad that Elisha is at the schoolhouse in Dothan in the Jordan Valley. Once he hears of where Elisha is, Ben-Hadad then sends some of his men to go and capture him. [6:14] Therefore sent^H7971 he thither^H8033 horses,^H5483 and chariots,^H7393 and a great^H3515 host:^H2428 and they came^H935 by night,^H3915 and compassed^H5362 ^H5921 the city^H5892 about.   —>   The force which Ben-Hadad formed to go and capture Elisha and bring him back to Syria, was not a small raiding party; but, a large army including many soldiers, horses, and chariots. They came under the darkness of night to the city, surrounded it, and sealed it off to where no one could enter or leave. There was a wall of troops on all sides of the city. You almost have to question Ben-Hadad’s thought process here, as, he has just been told by his counselors that his innermost thoughts are known by Elisha, that he has no secrets at all; but, yet, here he is planning on sending an army of soldiers to Dothan in order to capture Elisha. Does he not think that if Elisha knows his most intimate thoughts, he’d also know that he would send men to capture him? Sharpen up for me brethren, the next few verses are why we came here. [6:15] And when the servant^H8334 of the man^H376 of God^H430 was risen^H6965 early,^H7925 and gone forth,^H3318 behold,^H2009 an host^H2428 compassed^H5437 ^(H853) the city^H5892 both with horses^H5483 and chariots.^H7393 And his servant^H5288 said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Alas,^H162 my master!^H113 how^H349 shall we do?^H621   —>   This servant of Elisha’s is unnamed; but, we know it isn’t Gehazi. But, he awakens early as he does every day to begin his chores, and, as he is setting about to start them he notices something amiss, and when he investigates further, he finds that the city is surrounded by a large company of the Syrian Army and he immediately goes and awakens his mentor Elisha and informs him of what he’s found. [6:16] And he answered,^H559 “Fear^H3372 not:^H408 for^H3588 they that^H834 be with^H854 us are more^H7227 than they that^H4480 ^H834 be with^H854 them.”   —>   Upon being informed of what his servant has discovered, Elisha’s first reaction, is to be calm, cool, and collected; and he tells his servant to have faith, as, Father knows what is transpiring against them, and has them in His hedge of protection; that there is an unseen Army of Angels much larger than the Syrian Army, and they are standing-by, waiting to conquer this invading force. This is all done more for this servant’s sake and ours, as, even if it was only Father, and I say that lightly, as, if it’s only Father and you, you’re still in the majority, and Father is about to perform His 13^th, 14^th and 15^th miracle through His prophet Elisha. [6:17] And Elisha^H477 prayed,^H6419 and said,^H559 “LORD,^H3068 I pray Thee,^H4994 open^H6491 ^(H853) his eyes,^H5869 that he may see.”^H7200 And the LORD^H3068 opened^H6491 ^(H853) the eyes^H5869 of the young man;^H5288 and he saw:^H7200 and, behold,^H2009 the mountain^H2022 was full^H4390 of horses^H5483 and chariots^H7393 of fire^H784 round about^H5439 Elisha.^H47   —>   Elisha immediately did what any Father YHVH fearing man would do, he prayed to Father; but, in this instance, it wasn’t for protection or for something Elisha needed, no, it was that He perform another miracle by opening his servant’s eyes and allow him to see that Company of Angels standing-by awaiting to assist and defeat this invading force. And when Father did, the young man saw that there were chariots of fire at the ready, the mountain side was completely covered by them. Can you imagine the awesome sight that this must have been, to be able to see into Father’s dimension and behold this Army of Angels? Once Father opened this young man’s eyes and he beheld, he too, like his mentor, no longer had any fear. He was looking into a dimension in which no man could see with his eyes of the flesh body; but, only through his Spiritual eyes when they were opened, and there stood the host of heaven. Father was there and ready to protect his prophet and his students. There are people who can see Spiritual things which Father does not intend for others to see and understand. Chariots of fire=There is no doubt in my mind that these vehicles in which the angels were, and which Elisha’s servant saw, were the same vehicles which Ezekiel saw, when Father brought His Throne and some of the Host of heaven to this dimension, as can be read in Ezekiel 1, where there, they’re called “amber.” This Host is always at the ready for Father brethren, as such, Hezekiah was correct in telling the People of Judah to “Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed…”.

It is the same for us today, as we look around and see all the evilness shaping up and taking place, brought about by the spirit of satan and his children working through George Soros, Klaus Schwab, the WEF, our president, i.e., his bringing in all his “diversity” hires, instead of people who are qualified to fill the positions to run this Country, the CIA, the DOJ including the FBI and the Judicial system, our Congress and Senate, the department of education, the media and hollywood, big pharma, the major corporations, the false religious cults of climate change, covid and lbgt, they all lable we God Fearing Christians right-wing extremists. I’ll tell ya brethren, it’s a dark time right now; but, I parrot Moses, Joshua and Hezekiah in saying, “fear not and be of good courage,” as, we’re literally watching Father’s Word come to pass right before our very eyes.

…with us…=Dr. Bullinger notes in his Companion Bible at this verse, that this and the next, verse v32:8 form an Antimetabolē, meaning, “A word or words repeated in a reverse order, with the object of opposing them to one another.”. We’ll see it play out as follows: “with him, with us, with him, with him, with us.”

32:8 The People, confidence.

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II Chronicles 32:8 With^H5973 him is an arm^H2220 of flesh;^H1320 but with^H5973 us is the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 to help^H5826 us, and to fight^H3898 our battles.”^H4421
And the People^H5971 rested themselves^H5564 upon^H5921 the words^H1697 of Hezekiah^H3169 king^H4428 of Judah.^H3063   —>   Hezekiah continues and explains to his People the reason they should “Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed…,” as, Father is with them and with Sennacherib is only man; and when Father is on your side, you will have the victory.

This is a promise we too can count on today brethren, Father is our help and He will fight our battles; yes, we do what is within our own power for our protection, however, we rely on Him for those unforeseen things which only Father knows and is aware of. Only Father can read our enemies minds and know their every thought; they may think they’re getting away with there evilness or getting the victory over us; but as the old Judas Priest song goes, they “got another thing coming”.

…the People rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah…=This put Hezekiah’s Peoples’ minds at ease, for they trusted their king and what he told them. Keep in mind though brethren, the threat has not yet come upon their doorstep, will they continue to trust what he says when Sennacherib’s messengers and his army show up?

The LORD=This Title of Father as used here in this verse, is Father in His Role of יְהֹוָה, YHVH—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices: YHVH, YAHVEH, or YEHOVAH—the sacred and personal name of Father. While Elohim is God as the Creator of all things, YEHOVAH is the same God in covenant relation to those whom He has created (compare II Chronicles 18:31). YEHOVAH means the Eternal, the Immutable One, He Who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME. The Divine definition is given in Genesis 21:33. He is especially, therefore, the God of Israel; and the God of those who are redeemed, and are thus now “in Christ”. We can say “My God,” but not “My YEHOVAH,” for YEHOVAH is “MY God.”.

God=As used in this verse, this is אלהים, ELOHIM—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices,: ELOHIM—the genus God, in other words, Father in His role of Creator of all things. From Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible, Appendix 4: “ELOHIM occurs 2,700 times. Its first occurrence connects it with creation, and gives it its essential meaning as the Creator. It indicates His relation to mankind as His creatures (see note on II Chronicles 18:31, where it stands in contrast with YEHOVAH as indicating covenant relationship). ELOHIM is God the Son, the living “WORD” with creature form to create (John 1:1; Colossians 1:15-17; Revelation 3:14); and later, with human form to redeem (John 1:14). “Begotten of His Father before all worlds; born of His mother, in the world.” In this creature form He appeared to the Patriarchs, a form not temporarily assumed.”. Dr. Bullinger further notes in his Companion notes to this verse, that “(with Art.) = the [true] God.”.

32:9-19 SENNACHERIB, MESSAGE
    AND LETTERS. (Alternation and Introversion.)
32:9-19 Sennacherib blasphemes.
32:9 Sennacherib’s servants.
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II Chronicles 32:9 After^H310 this^H2088 did Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 send^H7971 his servants^H5650 to Jerusalem,^H3389 (but he^H1931 himself laid siege against^H5921 Lachish,^H3923 (invincible; and, impregnable) (law-keeshי) and all^H3605 his power^H4475 with^H5973 him,) unto^H5921 Hezekiah^H3169 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 and unto^H5921 all^H3605 Judah^H3063 that^H834 were at Jerusalem,^H3389 saying,^H559   —>   After this…=After what brethren? After the account of what transpired in II Kings 18:14-16—where we read of Hezekiah sending either messengers or letters to Sennacherib in Lachish begging forgiveness for stopping payment to him, and then removing the gold and silver from his house and Father’s House to give to Sennacherib—which we read of in verse v32:2 above. So, after Hezekiah agreed to pay Sennacherib and after Sennacherib agreed to accept payment and back off, then did he renege and send his servants—Tartan—again, his commander in chief—Rabsaris—his commanding general—and Rab-shaketh—a political officer—to Jerusalem, who are about to deliver a message from Sennacherib to Hezekiah—Hezekiah’s messengers Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, the keeper of the house; Shebna the scribe; and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. So, let’s go back and pick up II Kings 18:18 to continue: II Kings 18:18 And when they had called^H7121 to^H413 the king,^H4428 there came out^H3318 to^H413 them Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah,^H2518 which^H834 was over^H5921 the household,^H1004 and Shebna^H7644 the scribe,^H5608 and Joah^H3098 the son^H1121 of Asaph^H623 the recorder.^H2142   —>   Forgive and bear with me brethren, as, I must go off topic and subject for a moment—did you notice anything concerning the addressing or naming of the three men Hezekiah sent to talk with Sennacherib’s three men? Two of the three—Eliakim and Joah—have an upper genealogy, i.e., their father’s name is given; one, Shebna—the scribe—does not. There is a reason for this, and that reason is found in I Chronicles 2:55 where we are taught of and learn of the scribes. But, I first want to expound on this Shebna, and also Eliakim. In Isaiah 22, Father has some strong words for, and some interesting things to say concerning this scribe Shebna, and also about his servant Eliakim—in Isaiah 22:15 their roles are reversed and Shebna is senior, or higher in authority than Eliakim—the overseer of Jerusalem. Isaiah 22:15 to the end of that Chapter, focuses on these two men; and we’ll find that Father is going to “call-out and poke Shebna in the chest,” so to speak; because, Father knows he has been doing things in secret which may not even have come to light; or, if they had, beings he is a “scribe,” a writer\recorder of Father’s Word, he may have had his hand in them not being in Father’s Word so that we could read about them; as, we never find out the “why” as to why Father is about to have his prophet Isaiah speak very roughly to him and remove him from his position, we’ll just read that He is. The second man, Eliakim, who is most likely Hezekiah’s minister, Father is going to elevate-up and put in Shebna’s place. So, let’s turn to Isaiah 22:15 and read what Father has to say: Isaiah 22:15 Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts,^H6635 “Go,^H1980 get^H935 thee unto^H413 this^H2088 treasurer,^H5532 even unto^H5921 Shebna,^H7644 which^H834 is over^H5921 the house,^H1004 and say,   —>   So, Who is speaking? Obviously we’re not unintelligent, and we know that it is Father Who is speaking; but, let’s look at the names\roles\titles used of Father in this verse, beginning with “Lord:” we first off notice that only the “L” is Capitalized, while the “ord” are lower cased. In the Strong’s Concordance, we find the name\title “Lord” as used here, is not the customary H3068, - יְהֹוָה, - y^ehôvâh, - pronounced: yeh-ho-vawי—which by the way, is used for the next word: GOD—but, here, it is H136, - אדני, - iיădônây, - pronounced: ad-o-noyי, and means: An emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only: - (my) Lord. Total KJV occurrences: 438., and while Dr. Strong used H136, the Green’s Interlinear Bible actually used the H113, - אָדוֹןi, אָדֹן, - iיâdôn, iיâdôn, - pronounced: aw-doneי, aw-doneי, and means: From an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, that is, controller (human or divine): - lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with “Adoni-”. Total KJV occurrences: 335., thereby emphasizing The LORD GOD; but, saying, The Adonoyי YHVH; and as I pointed out, the second word, “GOD” as used here in this verse, is Father in His Role of YHVH: Covenant Maker. For this entire Phrase: “Lord GOD of Hosts,” we need to also see this, for the Title is truly is: “YHVH Sabaioth;” or YHVH Ze-BA-OTHי,” one of Father YHVH’s Titles, which denotes “The GOD of Israel as YHVH of all the hosts of Heaven and Earth.” Now that we understand the “Who” of who is speaking, what is Father saying? He is telling Isaiah, writer of this Book, to go to the “Treasurer: Shebna.” Here, Shebna is identified as a “treasurer,” however, in the Book of the Kings he is identified as a; or, the, “scribe.” What is significant about that? First off, it will become evident as we continue our reading here in Isaiah 22; but, he is a scribe, and though when we look his name up in the Strong’s Concordance, we read in the section of what his name means, we find that Dr. Strong identified him as “an Israelite;” However, he is not an Israelite, as Dr. Bullinger correctly points out in His Notes to this verse in his Companion Bible, he is a “foreigner;” or a “heathenized Jew,” we’ll accept that he is one of the nethinim kenites who,—yeah, now born in with our brethren forefathers—have taken over the duties\responsibilities of the Levite Priests, both as a scribe, writing Father’s Word, and as a—as mentioned here in this verse—treasurer, keeping tally of the funds in Father’s House. So, again, now that we have identified our subject: Shebna, let’s listen to what Father has to say concerning him: …and say=Some Codices, with the Aramiac, the Septuagint, the Syriac, and the Vulgate all read: “and thou shalt say unto him,” in other words, Isaiah is to say to; or, ask, Shebna, the following:—pay attention also to the emphaticness of the questions. [22:16] ‘What^H4100 hast thou here?^H6311 and whom^H4310 hast thou here,^H6311 that^H3588 thou hast hewed thee out^H2672 a sepulchre^H6913 here,^H6311 as he that heweth him out^H2672 a sepulchre^H6913 on high,^H4791 and that graveth^H2710 an habitation^H4908 for himself in a rock?^H5553   —>   Listen to Father’s questioning of him and his supposed credentials. Father knows who he is and what he has up to, and it’s been no good. This may be difficult for the some to understand; but, this treasurer: Shebna to this point has been a controller of Father’s treasuries, and they are known today, as, the people who are in control of one of the four hidden dynasties, one of the four man-made forces which are in control of how the world then and today operate; this one we call “the economy.” Here, Father was telling him that he was about to be removed from his exalted position, and for us living today, Father then is asking whether you are going to take your problems to this world controller, or to Him. Just a note of something we need to always keep in the back of our minds: there are four hidden dynasties which are present to control the world in leading up to and during the end of this Age. Those hidden dynasties are “Religion,” “Politics,” “Education,” and “Economics.” “Economics” includes the banking world, with its controls on international trade and agreements, their industries and commerce. Each of these hidden dynasties are separate; yet, they work jointly to bring about the One World System which now is gaining a stranglehold on the entire world. These dynasties are hidden because of what the people running them do and get away with; as, everything they do is done in secret and behind closed doors, though today, they are now beginning to show their hand. It is through these systems which they control, that they operate under the face of a lie. They get away with what they do, because people just don’t care what happens, so long as they are provided for with in their basic needs, just look at how things in this Country had been under obama and now the biden, and compare them to how it was under President Trump. Only President Donald Trump showed us that he has the intestinal fortitude to fight to alter this stranglehold, all the others are part of the “establishment,” I’m Praying we re-elect Donald Trump; however, I fear that those running the dynasties are going to prevent that from happening; but, I digress. So, Father is addressing this “treasurer” “Shebna” in other words, He is addressing one of those hidden dynasties. That of “Economics,” which does their controlling behind the scenes through the use of interest rates, trade agreements, and things relating to our jobs and livelihood. Through economic means, they manipulate what you think and believe. You learn to allow them to control your life more-so then turning to Father and allowing Him to take care of your well-being. Therefore, Father is asking you, who do you turn to for the control of your life, the financial men, or Him? Though the unGodly financial wizards are intimately familiar with the ways of the world, the Spiritual man who is in-tune with Father’s Word knows exactly what the prophetic events of the future shall bring. When one knows what the future is bringing, it puts one in an advantage financially. Here=Father uses the word “here” three times in this verse for emphasis, and Father is asking Shebna, “What are you going to do, who are you going to do it, and with whom will you do it with?” Though He is directing His questioning to Shebna, He is actually asking us today, and He is asking — Are you going to put everything you do into the hands of these world controllers? Of course, this “rock”—lower case “r”—spoken of here, as we know, is not our “Rock”—upper case “R”—Who is Jesus Christ; but, is the false rock, satan. His children are the kenites, i.e., those of the seed of Cain, who infiltrated into the House of Israel way back in the time of Joshua—Joshua 9—and have been slowly working their way into the highest positions of the Priesthood as can be read of in I Chronicles 2:55, which reads: I Chronicles 2:55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez (Jerusalem); the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hamath, the father of the house of Rechab.   —>   They had taken over the Priesthood during the Babylonian captivity because the Levitical Priests had allowed them too, because they themselves had become lazy; however, as they—our forefathers—were coming out of their captivity to the Babylonians, Ezra and Nehemiah found them—these kenite nethinims who were now claiming to be the Levite Priests—out and called for them to bring actual Levite Priests. These kenites are the same ones who took over the priesthood, which Ezra speaks of in Ezra 8:16-17; and they also are the ones who control the four hidden dynasties today. Their “rock”—their father: satan—is not like our Rock, for, our Rock is the living God. So, what Father is telling you to do, is to stop and take a look around you, and look and see what they have done and are doing. Who is in control of you and how are they treating you? Today, we have a system which is over us, one which tells us what the interest rates are going to be, and if there is money that you can borrow for your home or cars. That financial system not only controls our government, but it also controls our home, and individual lives—if we allow it. Most of the people falsely believe and think that that system is part of our Federal Government; however, that is a fallacy, as, it is a private corporation controlled by this hidden dynasty of these international kenite bankers. Whatever financial crisis which comes up around the world are controlled by them in order to help them regulate their control over you and your family. Are you starting to get the picture of what Father is speaking of in this verse? Who are you letting control your life and that of your family? Father is telling you to lean on Him, not these Kenite controllers. Wake up to what is going to happen in our generation and get and be prepared for future emergencies. Sepulcher=Father is about to tell Shebna through His Prophet Isaiah, that He is going to have Shebna killed, so it’s a good thing he has carved out a sepulcher; however, once dead, it doesn’,t matter how pretty that sepulcher is, as, you’re still dead, this flesh body won’t be looking at the materialistic things you put in the sepulcher anyhow; so, why bother? [22:17] Behold,^H2009 the LORD^H3068 will carry thee away^H2904 with a mighty^H1397 captivity,^H2925 and will surely cover^H5844 ^H5844 thee.   —>   In the Hebrew, this “…carry thee away with a mighty captivity…” reads slightly different. Dr. Bullinger notes that it reads: “…will hurl thee with the hurling of [a mighty] man…”; whereas, the Green’s Interlinear Bible notes that it reads: “…hurls you with a hurling O man, and grasps you with a grasping”. [22:18] He will surely violently turn^H6801 ^H6801 and toss^H6802 thee like a ball^H1754 into^H413 a large^H7342 ^H3027 country:^H776 there^H8033 shalt thou die,^H4191 and there^H8033 the chariots^H4818 of thy glory^H3519 shall be the shame^H7036 of thy lord’s^H113 house.^H1004   —>   …the shame of thy lord’s house…=Notice that “lord” is in all lower case, thus it means master; or, in this case, the false pretend-to-be-Master, in other words, satan, Shebna’s father, and that was also what Father was pointing out in the previous verse, where He said that Shebna graveth his habitation in a “lower case“ “rock.” This verse is again applying to 600B.C., and also to what satan’s children are doing today; and Father is saying that it will be He Who ends the violence which is carried out under the “banner of religion,” and He will bring down their systems. He is further saying, that He is going to “roll you up into a small ball, and violently hurl; or, whirl you out into a country wide of hands.” He is vehemently telling satan’s children, that He is in control, even though they think that it is they who are in control. Father is using them to fulfill His prophecy which is written in His Word, just as He is using satan as His test for us, and as He used Judas to betray Christ. [22:19] And I will drive^H1920 thee from thy station,^H4480 ^H4673 and from thy state^H4480 ^H4612 shall he pull thee down.’^H2040   —>   Here, Father is telling Shebna, that it will be Eliakim who takes him down, thereby not only removing him from is high place; but, also from this Age, just as it will be Father Who removes satan from his lofty place and casts him into the Lake of Fire on the Day of the Great White Throne of Judgment. Beginning in the next verse, the focus changes, and Father now sets His sights on His Servant Eliakim,who becomes a “type” for our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ. [22:20] And it shall come to pass^H1961 in that^H1931 day,^H3117 that I will call^H7121 My servant^H5650 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah:^H2518   —>   …in that day…=What day is Father referencing here? The LORD’S Day, the First Day of Jesus’ one thousand year Millennial Reign. Father’s going to knock the wind right out of satan’s sails. [22:21] And I will clothe^H3847 him with thy robe,^H3801 and strengthen^H2388 him with thy girdle,^H73 and I will commit^H5414 thy government^H4475 into his hand:^H3027 and he shall be^H1961 a father^H1 to the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem,^H3389 and to the house^H1004 of Judah.^H3063   —>   Yes, on That Day, Father is going to give everything into Jesus’ hand. Pay attention to this next verse, as Father tells Eliakim that He is going to give to him something very important. [22:22] And the key^H4668 of the house^H1004 of David^H1732 will I lay^H5414 upon^H5921 his shoulder;^H7926 so he shall open,^H6605 and none^H369 shall shut;^H5462 and he shall shut,^H5462 and none^H369 shall open.^H6605   —   …the key of the house of David…=Does this phrase sound Familiar brethren? It should, and we can read of it in the Book of Revelation, let’s turn to Revelation 3:7: Revelation 3:7 And^G2532 to the^G3588 angel^G32 of the^G3588 church^G1577 in^G1722 Philadelphia^G5359 write;^G1125 ‘These things^G3592 saith^G3004 He that is holy,^G40 He that is true,^G228 He that hath^G2192 the^G3588 key^G2807 of David,^G1138 He that openeth,^G455 and^G2532 no man^G3762 shutteth;^G2808 and^G2532 shutteth,^G2808 and^G2532 no man^G3762 openeth;^G455   —>   There is only One Who is Holy, One Who is True, and it is only He Who can give us this Key which opens what no man can open, and close which no man can close. Of course we’re talking about Father, Son, and Spirit, and His Word, no man can open the Scriptures for us, He proves this in Luke 24:45, where His Word declares: Luke 24:45 Then^G5119 opened^G1272 He their^G846 understanding,^G3563 that they might understand^G4920 the^G3588 scriptures,^G1124   —>   And if you know anything of Father’s Word, Jesus had already been crucified when He opened His disciples understanding of everything He had taught them for the past three years while He was with them. And what was it He had opened for them? We’re about to find out in these verses. [3:8] Revelation 3:7 I know^G1492 thy^G4675 works:^G2041 behold,^G2400 I have set^G1325 before^G1799 thee^G4675 an open^G455 door,^G2374 and^G2532 no man^G3762 can^G1410 shut^G2808 it:^G846 for^G3754 thou hast^G2192 a little^G3398 strength,^G1411 and^G2532 hast kept^G5083 My^G3450 word,^G3056 and^G2532 hast not^G3756 denied^G720 My^G3450 name.^G3686   —>   When Father opens the door so you can see into His truth, it’s truly a blessing. With just a little strength from Him, anything is possible. What was it Paul told us in the Epistle to the Philippians? Philippians 4:13 I can do^G2480 all things^G3956 through^G1722 Christ^G5547 which strengtheneth^G1743 me.^G3165.   —>   When you know the Truth of Father’s word, you will never follow any man’s doctrine, dogma, or traditions which go against Father’s Word, or be tempted by the Father’s and our adversary satan, either now, or when he is here in his role of pretend-to-be-christ: antichrist, or his system. This next verse is why we came here, this is what the Key of David is all about. [3:9] Behold,^G2400 I will make^G1325 them^G3588 of^G1537 the^G3588 synagogue^G4864 of Satan,^G4567 which say^G3004 they^G1438 are^G1511 Jews,^G2453 and^G2532 are^G1526 not,^G3756 but^G235 do lie;^G5574 behold,^G2400 I will make^G4160 them^G846 to^G2443 come^G2240 and^G2532 worship^G4352 before^G1799 thy^G4675 feet,^G4228 and^G2532 to know^G1097 that^G3754 I^G1473 have loved^G25 thee.^G4571   —>   Do you know who it is who claim to be Jews and are not but do lie? Jesus taught His Disciples and us this, have you read it? It’s what the parables of the Sower all concerned in Matthew 13:3-9, then again when His disciples asked Him why He was speaking in Parables, He answered in verses v13:11-17, and in verses v13:18-23 He gives the interpretation of the Sower, in verses v13:24-33 He gives three more parables, and in verse v13:35 He tells them plainly: Matthew 13:35 That^G3704 it might be fulfilled^G4137 which was spoken^G4483 by^G1223 the^G3588 prophet,^G4396 saying,^G3004 “I will open^G455 my^G3450 mouth^G4750 in^G1722 parables;^G3850 I will utter^G2044 things which have been kept secret^G2928 from^G575 the foundation^G2602 of the world.”^G2889   —>   …kept secret…foundation of the world=Things which have been kept secret from the beginning of this Earth Age of flesh man, Jesus is now revealing to His Disciples and us; and what is it that is so important that it had been kept secret? He gave the answer in the three parables in verses v13:24-33, and will now reveal in verses v13:37-43: Matthew 13:37 ^(G1161)He^G3588 answered^G611 and said^G2036 unto them,^G846 “He that soweth^G4687 the^G3588 good^G2570 seed^G4690 is^G2076 the^G3588 Son^G5207 of man;^G444   —>   Father ELOHIM created all of us. In this Age it was He Who created all the races of man on the 6^th day, then on the eighth day, He created The Seed-line through which He would be born in the Flesh: eth-ha-adam, Adam, and then from Adam’s “Rib”—I know that is what it says in the KJV 1611 Bible, in Genesis 2:21 but, the KJV translators didn’t know about the Helix Curve back then, it was from the DNA of Adam that He created Eve, not from Adam’s rib. Father’s and our adversary, satan, then “beguiled” Eve, in other words, he wholly seduced her, and lay with her, and she conceived, this child would be named Cain, whereby when Father addressed this with both satan and Eve in Genesis 3:11-16, He told satan—3:14-15—that he was cursed forever, and would pay dearly for seducing Eve in order to try and prevent His becoming Flesh; and for Eve—3:16—He told her that she was pregnant, and that she would now lay with her husband Adam and conceive again. This child wold be named Abel whom Cain would later murder, and then together again, they would have Seth, the lineage through which Father would become Flesh. [13:38] ^(G1611)The^G3588 field^G68 is^G2076 the^G3588 world;^G2889 the^G3588 good^G2570 seed^G4690 are^(G3778) ^G1526 the^G3588 children^G5207 of the^G3588 kingdom;^G932 but^G1161 the^G3588 tares^G2215 are^G1526 the^G3588 children^G5207 of the^G3588 wicked^G4190 one;   —>   Those created on the 6^th day, i.e., the Races, otherwise known as the Nations, or the Gentiles, they are of Father; Adam and Eve and their offspring through Seth, they are of Father; satan and Eve’s offspring through Cain, they obviously are of satan, and their lineage is the kenite—Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew word number: H7017, - קֵינִיi, or קִינִי, - qêynı̂y, or qı̂ynı̂y, - pronounced: kay-neeי, or kee-neeי, and means: Patronymic from H7014; a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin: - Kenite. Total KJV occurrences: 12., now let’s look up H7014: H7014, - קַיִן, - qayin, - pronounced: kahי-yin, and means: The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s). Total KJV occurrences: 19.—and what does Father say about the kenites? We find our answer to this questn in Numbers 24:21-22, which reads: Numbers 24:21 And he looked on^H7200 ^(H853) the Kenites,^H7017 and took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 “Strong^H386 is thy dwellingplace,^H4186 and thou puttest^H7760 thy nest^H7064 in a rock.^H5553 [24:22] Nevertheless^H3588 ^H518 the Kenite^H7014 shall be^H1961 wasted,^H1197 until^H5704 ^H4100 Asshur^H804 shall carry thee away captive.^H7617   —>   If they continue to put their trust in their father satan and never turn to our Father ELOHIM, and they continue to do his work, then yes, they will be wasted. It was they who infiltrated our forefathers in the time of Joshua, it is they who became the scribes who Father tells us of in I Chronicles 2:55, of which we read of above in Isaiah 22:16. [13:39] ^(G1161) The^G3588 enemy^G2190 that sowed^G4687 themG^G846 is^G2076 the^G3588 devil;^G1228 the^G3588 harvest^G2326 is^G2076 the end^G4930 of the^G3588 world;^G165 and^G2532 the^G3588 reapers^G2327 are^G1526 the angels.^G32   —>   Did you read that? “The enemy that sowed them is the devil”: satan. This is Jesus speaking to us, are you listening? Do you have the eyes to see and the ears to hear? Do you have that Key of David? OK, we’ve identified them and can know them by their fruit; so, now that we indeed do know them, what do we do about them? Nothing, as, as Jesus tells us in this and the next few verses, the angels will take care of them. [13:40] As^G5618 therefore^G3767 the^G3588 tares^G2215 are gathered^G4816 and^G2532 burned^G2618 in the fire;^G4442 so^G3779 shall it be^G2071 in^G1722 the^G3588 end^G4930 of this^G5127 world.^G165   —>   They’ll be gathered; though, not in this Age of Flesh; but, at the end of Jesus’ one thousand year Millennial reign. [13:41] The^G3588 Son^G5207 of man^G444 shall send forth^G649 His^G846 angels,^G32 and^G2532 they shall gather^G4816 out of^G1537 His^G848 kingdom^G932 all things^G3956 that offend,^G4625 and^G2532 them which do^G4160 iniquity;^G458; [13:42] And^G2532 shall cast^G906 them^G846 into^G1519 a furnace^G2575 of fire:^G4442 there^G1563 shall be^G2071 wailing^G2805 and^G2532 gnashing^G1030 of teeth.^G3599   —>   Again, this doesn’t take place until at the end of Jesus’ 1,000 year reign where there’ll be teaching and disciplining, and then satan will be loosed and he and all who follow him will Judged at the Great White Throne of Judgment and cast into the Lake of Fire; while all those who rejected him will be Judged to Reward, and eternal everlasting life with Father as taught by Jesus in Revelation 20. [13:43] Then^G5119 shall the^G3588 righteous^G1342 shine forth^G1584 as^G5613 the^G3588 sun^G2246 in^G1722 the^G3588 kingdom^G932 of their^G848 Father.^G3962 Who hath^G2192 ears^G3775 to hear,^G191 let him hear.^G191   —>   I can explain it, I can show you it in Father’s Word; however, ONLY He can open your understanding, that you might understand. Let’s return now to Revelation 3: [3:10] Because^G3754 thou hast kept^G5083 the^G3588 word^G3056 of My^G3450 patience,^G5281 I also^G2504 will keep^G5083 thee^G4571 from^G1537 the^G3588 hour^G5610 of temptation,^G3986 which shall^G3195 come^G2064 upon^G1909 all^G3650 the^G3588 world,^G3625 to try^G3985 them^G3588 that dwell^G2730 upon^G1909 the^G3588 earth.^G1093   —>   To do what? To Try them, this is what this Age is all about, it is Father’s Test, His examination of we, His Children. He wants—though He does already—to know WHO HAS READ AND STUDIED HIS WORD! [3:11] Behold,^G2400 I come^G2064 quickly:^G5035 hold that fast^G2902 which^G3739 thou hast,^G2192 that^G2443 no man^G3367 take^G2983 thy^G4675 crown.^G4735   —>   You will receive a special crown if you sought Father and asked Him to open your understanding to understand His Word, and then not bow to satan in his role of pretend-to-be-jesus, nor take his name or his number, or his system. Listen also to what Father says next: [3:12] Him^G846 that overcometh^G3528 will I make^G4160 a pillar^G4769 in^G1722 the^G3588 Temple^G3485 of My^G3450 God,^G2316 and^G2532 he shall go^G1831 no^G3364 more^G2089 out:^G1854 and^G2532 I will write^G1125 upon^G1909 him^G846 the^G3588 name^G3686 of My^G3450 God,^G2316 and^G2532 the^G3588 name^G3686 of the^G3588 city^G4172 of My^G3450 God,^G2316 which is new^G2537 Jerusalem,^G2419 which^G3739 cometh down^G2597 out of^G1537 heaven^G3772 from^G575 My^G3450 God:^G2316 and^G2532 I will write upon him My^G3450 new^G2537 name.^G3686   —>   The “pillar” is what supports the Church, the True Temple. These pillars, or believers, will be what Jesus builds His Millennium kingdom around. Once you overcome in this Age, your position in Christ’s Kingdom is an eternal position which Father set aside, just for you. You are important where it counts, in His Kingdom. The “new name” is written in Isaiah 62:4, which reads: Isaiah 62:4 Thou shalt no^H#808 more^H5750 be termed^H559 Forsaken;^H5800 neither^H3808 shall thy land^H776 any more^H5750 be termed^H559 Desolate:^H8077 but^H3588 thou shalt be called^H7121 Hephzibah,^H2657 and thy land^H776 Beulah:^H1166 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 delighteth^H2654 in thee, and thy land^H776 shall be married.^H1166   —>   …the LORD delighteth in thee…=That’s the “new name” from Revelation 3:12 above. …Hephzibah…Beulah…=Both names being feminine, both names being her, both names being “the bride of Christ.” In the Strong’s Concordance, Hephzibah is Hebrew word number: H2657, חֶפְצִי בָּהּ, - chephtsı̂y bâhh, - pronounced: khef-tseeי baw, and means: From H2656 with suffixes; my delight (is) in her; Cheptsibah, a fanciful name for Palestine: - Hephzi-bah. Total KJV occurrences: 2.. Dr. Strong says H2657 is from H2656, so let’s now look that up as well: H2656, - חֵפֶץ, - chêphets, - pronounced: khayי-fets, and means: From H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind): - acceptable, delight (-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant (-ure), purpose, willingly. Total KJV occurrences: 39.. Now let’s look up the name Beulah in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H1166, - בָּעַל, - bâ‛al, - pronounced: baw-alי, and means: A primitive root; to be master; hence (as denominative from H1167) to marry: - Beulah have dominion (over), be husband, marry (-ried, X wife). Total KJV occurrences: 15.. [3:13] He that hath^G2192 an ear,^G3775 let him hear^G191 what^G5101 the^G3588 Spirit^G4151 saith^G3004 unto the^G3588 churches.^G1577   —>   Again I ask, do you have the ears to hear yet? And now from the previous Chapter, Revelation 2: Revelation 2:8 And^G2532 unto the^G3588 angel^G32 of the^G3588 church^G1577 in Smyrna^G4668 write;^G1125 ‘These things^G3592 saith^G3004 the^G3588 First^G4413 and^G2532 the^G3588 Last,^G2078 which^G3739 was^G1096 dead,^G3498 and^G2532 is alive;^G2198   —>   Father was before all things, and when He became Flesh as His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ and was then crucified, He became the One which was dead and IS Alive; so, again, It is He Who is speaking. [2:9] I know^G1492 thy^G4675 works,^G2041 and^G2532 tribulation,^G2347 and^G2532 poverty,^G4432 (but^G1161 thou art^G1488 rich)^G4145 and^G2532 I know the^G3588 blasphemy^G988 of them which say^G3004 they^G1438 are^G1511 Jews,^G2453 and^G2532 are^G1526 not,^G3756 but^G235 are the synagogue^G4864 of Satan.^G4567   —>   Those of the church of Smyrna were not rich in the worldly sense; however, they were rich as; they had the Key of David, they knew the Truth in Father’s Word, they knew who it was who claimed that they were of our brother Judah, but, were not, but had infiltrated and therefore lied, in saying that they were of our brother. It was these who did indeed crucify our Lord and in doing so cast aspersions onto our brother Judah, who to this day, many believe it was our brother who crucified Jesus on that cross. [2:10] Fear^G5399 none^G3367 of those things which^G3739 thou shalt^G3195 suffer:^G3958 behold,^G2400 the^G3588 devil^G1228 shall^G3195 cast^G906 some of^G1537 you^G5216 into^G1519 prison,^G5438 that^G2443 ye may be tried;^G3985 and^G2532 ye shall have^G2192 tribulation^G2347 ten^G1176 days:^G2250 be^G1096 thou faithful^G4103 unto^G891 death,^G2288 and^G2532 I will give^G1325 thee^G4671 a crown^G4735 of life.^G2222   —>   How many times in His Word does Father tell us to “be not afraid;” or, “fear not?” The answer is 90 times; therefore, we don’t have to worry, as, He has given us power over all of our enemies as He told us in The gospel of Luke: Luke 10:19 Behold,^G2400 I give^G1325 unto you^G5213 power^G1849 to tread^G3961 on^G1883 serpents^G3789 and^G2532 scorpions,^G4651 and^G2532 over^G1909 all^G3956 the^G3588 power^G1411 of the^G3588 enemy:^G2190 and^G2532 nothing^G3762 shall by any means^G3364 hurt^G91 you.^G5209 [10:20] Notwithstanding^G4133 in^G1722 this^G5129 rejoice^G5463 not,^G3361 that^G3754 the^G3588 spirits^G4151 are subject^G5293 unto you;^G5213 but^G1161 rather^G3123 rejoice,^G5463 because^G3754 your^G5216 names^G3686 are written^G1125 in^G1722 heaven.^G3772   —>   The key here, is that He has given this power to us in His name. He has His protection around His Elect, this doesn’t mean nothing will happen to us, just as Jesus told satan when he tried to tempt Him in both Matthew 4, and Luke 4, “tempt not the LORD thy God.” It is Father’s Elect who shall be delivered up in order to give testimony before satan, though it will not be them speaking, it will be Father’s Holy Spirit speaking through their mouths, as can be read in Mark 13:9-12, and Luke 12:10-12; and as such, it is only they who can commit the unpardonable sin, and at that time. [2:11] He that hath^G2192 an ear,^G3775 let him hear^G191 what^G5101 the^G3588 Spirit^G4151 saith^G3004 unto the^G3588 churches;^G1577 He that overcometh^G3528 shall not^G3364 be hurt^G91 of^G1537 the^G3588 second^G1208 death.^G2288   —>   Father’s Elect, and all those who overcame in this Age, in other words, all those who accepted Jesus while in the flesh and died before satan came in his role of pretend-to-be-jesus, and only those who did not take satan’s mark while he came at the end of this Age, have no fear of the Lake of Fire; as, they are the overcomers and have only rewards, those who loved Father and Christ; but, were fooled into believing because their pastors didn’t teach them, and because they didn’t Study Father’s Word in-depth enough to read that Father is sending satan at the end of this Age as a test, they and those who did not accept Christ will be taught and disciplined during Jesus’ one thousand year Millennial reign, at the end of that time they will again face Father’s test, and if they fail it that time, they go into the Lake of Fire along with satan. Let’s return now to finish the last three verses of this little side study of Isaiah 22 and then return to our Study of II Kings 18: [22:23] And I will fasten^H8628 him as a nail^H3489 in a sure^H539 place;^H4725 and he shall be^H1961 for a glorious^H3519 throne^H3678 to his father’s^H1 house.^H1004   —>   This “nail” which Father is speaking of here in this verse, plays on a figure of speech; as, a nail was hammered into the wall of your house, and when anyone entered into the house, they knew that and where the nail was in order to hang their belongings upon the nail. You knew that that nail was on the wall just inside the door of every house, and that was where your coat was supposed to hang. Father is saying, that, just as sure as you are of the nail, and where it would be, you could count on Him to hang yourself upon. Brethren, you can count on our Lord Jesus Christ, and on what Father’s Word has promised us. It is because of the nails which pierced His hands and feet that Jesus has given you the power to do many things. Father just elevated Eliakim to a “type” for our Lord Jesus, and in doing so, watch in the next verse what Father says concerning him. [22:24] And they shall hang^H8518 upon^H5921 him all^H3605 the glory^H3519 of his father’s^H1 house,^H1004 the offspring^H6631 and the issue,^H6849 all^H3605 vessels^H3627 of small quantity,^H6996 from the vessels^H4480 ^H3627 of cups,^H101 even to^H5704 all^H3605 the vessels^H3627 of flagons.’^H5035   —>   Like him, every one of his offspring will also be looked upon in high favor or standard. This is what Father said concerning Eliakim, in the next verse, He finishes what He began concerning Shebna, and it isn’t good. [22:25] In that^H1931 day,^H3117 saith^H5002 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 “shall the nail^H3489 that is fastened^H8628 in the sure^H539 place^H4725 be removed,^H4185 and be cut down,^H1438 and fall;^H5307 and the burden^H4853 that^H834 was upon^H5921 it shall be cut off:^H3772 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696 it.”   —>   In that day…=This is referring back to the day that Father overthrew and tore down Shebna and exalted Eliakim in his place. Shebna had thought himself a “nail in a sure place,” in other words, he thought there was no one, or nothing which could bring him down; however, he just found out otherwise, he just found out that Father it was, not he who was a nail in a sure place. …removed……cut down…fall…cut off=Father here emphasizes the completeness of Shebna’s downfall. The “interpretation” belongs to the two men, i.e., Shebna and Eliakim; but, the “application” refers to (1) to the two parties in Jerusalem; and (2) to The Messiah in Whom this Prophesy will be exhausted. [18:19] And Rab-shakeh^H7262 said^H559 unto^H413 them, “Speak^H559 ye now^H4994 to^H413 Hezekiah,^H2396 ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the great^H1419 king,^H4428 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 ‘What^H4100 confidence^H986 is this^H2088 wherein^H834 thou trustest?^H982   —>   So, Rab-shaketh—remember brethren, he is a political officer of Sennacherib’s—Dr. Bullinger points out in his Companion Bible in his companion notes to verse Isaiah 36:2, that, he is possibly “a renegade Jew”—says to Hezekiah’s three men—Eliakim is mentioned first because the prophesy of Isaiah 22:15-25—of Eliakim taking over Shebna’s political position or Office—has already been fulfilled and come to pass—telling them to speak to Hezekiah and tell him that Sennacherib asks in whom he is putting his trust that he thinks he can withstand the mighty army of Assyria? We’ll see this in our next verse here in II Chronicles 32.

…against Lachish…=Sennacherib made a campaign against Lachish; however, he could not defeat Lachish, and shortly Rab-shaketh will return to his king and will find—as we read of in II Kings 19:8—that he has departed from Lachish and has begun a new campaign against Libnah.

…unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying=When Sennacherib’s messengers arrived, Hezekiah and the People of Judah didn’t allow them to enter through the city’s gates or walls, they made them stand outside to voice their message. So, Rab-shaketh does so, and everything he says is loud enough so that the People who have gathered to the city’s walls can hear what Sennacherib has to say to Hezekiah and them.

Lachish=For a detailed description of Lachish, including the town’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

32:10-12 Hezekiah’s weakness.
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II Chronicles 32:10 “Thus^H3541 saith^H559 Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 ‘Whereon^H5921 ^H4100 do ye^H859 trust,^H982 that ye abide^H3427 in the siege^H4692 in Jerusalem?^H3389   —>   Let’s read what Father’s Prophet Isaiah says concerning this, let’s turn to Isaiah 36:5: Isaiah 36:5 I say,^H559 sayest thou, (but^H389 they are but vain^H8193 words)^H1697 ‘I have counsel^H6098 and strength^H1369 for war’:^H4421 now^H6258 on^H5921 whom^H4310 dost thou trust,^H982 that^H3588 thou rebellest^H4775 against me?   —>   The first thing Rab-shaketh says, is that Sennacherib has a few questions for them to ask Hezekiah: i.e., Hezekiah, you say you have taken counsel and have the strength for war against me; but, on whom are you putting that trust, So the king of Egypt, or your God? If you say So, the king of Egypt, then [36:6] Lo,^H2009 thou trustest^H982 in^H5921 the staff^H4938 of this^H2088 broken^H7533 reed,^H7070 on^H5921 Egypt;^H4714 whereon^H834 ^H5921 if a man^H376 lean,^H5564 it will go^H935 into his hand,^H3709 and pierce^H5344 it: so^H3651 is Pharaoh^H5647 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 to all^H3605 that trust^H982 in^H5921 him.   —>   Your trust in Egypt would be in vain, as, as a man who leans on a broken, sharp pointed reed, that reed’s point pierces that man’s hand, and I will pierce Judah because there is no help from Egypt; however, if you say you put your trust in your God, then: [36:7] But^H3588 if thou say^H559 to^H413 me, ‘We trust^H982 in^H413 the LORD^H3068 our God:^H430 is it not^H3808 he,^H1931 ^(H853) Whose^H834 high places^H1116 and Whose altars^H4196 Hezekiah^H2396 hath taken away,^H5493 and said^H559 to Judah^H3063 and to Jerusalem,^H3389 ’Ye shall worship^H7812 before^H6440 this^H2088 altar’o’?^H4196   —>   Rab-shaketh now addresses both Hezekiah and the People of Judah, he is correct in that Hezekiah and the People removed the high places and altars; however, where he is incorrect, is that the high places and altars were for worshipping false gods and idols, not Father YHVH; and, it was the People, who with great joy, went throughout all the land and removed all these high places and false altars. But, what we’re seeing, is that, word spread of all the good works he and the People did during and after the Passover and reformation. Rab-shaketh continues: [36:8] Now^H6258 therefore give pledges,^H6149 I pray thee,^H4994 to^H854 my master^H113 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 and I will give^H5414 thee two thousand^H505 horses,^H5483 if^H518 thou be able^H3201 on thy part to set^H5414 riders^H7392 upon^H5921 them.   —>   Here he is telling both Hezekiah and the People, that, if they turn away from trusting in Father and again start paying tribute to Sennacherib; then, Sennacherib will leave them alone and will also give them 2,000 horses, if they have enough skilled riders to ride upon them. [36:9] How^H349 then wilt thou turn away^H7725 ^(H853) the face^H6440 of one^H259 captain^H6346 of the least^H6996 of my master’s^H113 servants,^H5650 and put thy trust^H982 on^H5921 Egypt^H4714 for chariots^H7393 and for horsemen?^H6571   —>   Here Rabshaketh is telling Hezekiah that even his most seasoned warrior could not defend himself against Sennacherib’s least seasoned warrior, nor could any of Egypt’s; so, either way, you have no hope in saving yourself or your people. [36:10] And am I now^H6258 come up^H5927 without^H4480 ^H1107 the LORD^H3068 against^H5921 this^H2063 land^H776 to destroy^H7843 it?’ the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto^H413 me, ‘Go up^H5927 against^H413 this^H2063 land,^H776 and destroy^H7843 it.’i”   —>   When did Father say for this to come to pass—i.e., for “the Assyrian” to come against Jerusalem? Twenty-eight years earlier, and it was Prophesied by Isaiah in Isaiah 10:6-8; however, if you’ll recall, we are only in Hezekiah’s 14^th year of his reign and rule over the House of Judah. Therefore, Rab-shaketh’s statement is both true—Father told “the Assyrian” to come against the House of Judah—and “false and blasphemous”—Father did not tell Sennacherib, that information was passed down to him from his father—as; Father may have devised and\or Prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem; but, that was 14 years before either Hezekiah or Sennacherib came into power, and for Sennacherib’s General Rab-shaketh to now be speaking this to Hezekiah is going to cost Sennacherib dearly!

Bear in mind though brethren, this is still a test by Father to see Who Hezekiah is going to turn to when the chips are down.
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II Chronicles 32:11 Doth not^H3808 Hezekiah^H3169 persuade^H5496 you to give over^H5414 yourselves to die^H4191 by famine^H7458 and by thirst,^H6772 saying,^H559 ‘The LORD^H3068 our God^H430 shall deliver^H5337 us out of the hand^H4480 ^H3709 of the king^H4428 of Assyria?’^H804   —>   …persuade you…=Here, Rab-shaketh is talking directly to Hezekiah’s war-fighters who are standing on the wall, ready to defend their city—it almost sounds like Sennacherib had a spy inside Hezekiah’s Administration listening in on his encouraging his People. These questions are not for them to actually answer, they are designed to cause the People of Judah to think about what Hezekiah said to them, to put doubt in their minds and to strike fear in their hearts, they are also more of a poke-in-the-chest at Hezekiah, an attempt to goad him to come out and fight, or to come out and surrender; Dr. Bullinger calls this an Erי-o-te-sis and you can read of it’s definition and meaning in his Companion Bible Appendix 6. What they’re basically asking is, what makes you think you can stand against the mighty army of the Assyrians?
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II Chronicles 32:12 Hath not^H3808 the same^H1931 Hezekiah^H3169 taken away^H5493 ^(H853) His high places^H1116 and His altars,^H4196 and commanded^H559 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem,^H3389 saying,^H559 ‘Ye shall worship^H7812 before^H6440 one^H259 altar,^H4196 and burn incense^H6999 upon^H5921 it?’   —>   Rab-shaketh is trying to sow seeds of discord among Hezekiah’s war-fighters. This is the same as we read in Isaiah 36:7 above, and I stated there, that, Rab-shaketh is correct in that Hezekiah and the People removed the high places and altars; however, where he is incorrect, is that the high places and altars were for worshipping false gods and idols, not Father YHVH; and, it was the People, who with great joy, went throughout all the land and removed all these high places and false altars. But, what we’re seeing, is that, word spread of all the good works he and the People did during and after the Passover and reformation.

Rab-shaketh isn’t only knocking Hezekiah, he is blaspheming Father with all these questions directed at the People of Judah.

32:13-15 Sennacherib’s strength.
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II Chronicles 32:13 Know^H3045 ye not^H3808 what^H4100 I^H589 and my fathers^H1 have done^H6213 unto all^H3605 the people^H5971 of other lands?^H776 were the gods^H430 of the nations^H1471 of those lands^H776 any ways able^H3201 ^H3201 to deliver^H5337 ^(H853) their lands^H776 out of mine hand?^H4480 ^H3027   —>   As I said a second ago, Rab-shaketh isn’t only knocking Hezekiah, he blaspheming Father YHVH. Did you notice that he used the title YHVH in verse v32:11 , thus indicating he knew\knows Who the People of Judah worship.

But, what he is saying, is, that, the gods of the people of the other nations couldn’t save their people—of course they couldn’t, because, those gods—lower case “g” indicating false gods—are not real, they are only sticks, or stones, or man-made images—what makes you People think YHVH can save you from the strength of this army? He is even saying that Father YHVH couldn’t save the ten northern Tribes out of the hand of the Assyrians; his err is that it was Father YHVH Who gave the ten northern Tribes into the hand of the Assyrians because of their idolatry.
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II Chronicles 32:14 Who^H4310 was there among all^H3605 the gods^H430 of those^H428 nations^H1471 that^H834 my fathers^H1 utterly destroyed,^H2763 that^H834 could^H3201 deliver^H5337 ^(H853) his people^H5971 out of mine hand,^H4480 ^H3027 that^H3588 your God^H430 should be able^H3201 to deliver^H5337 you out of mine hand?^H4480 ^H3207   —>   Rab-shaketh continues his verbal assault against Hezekiah and Father YHVH. Rab-shaketh is speaking for his master, his king Sennacherib who is a “type” for the true “Assyrian” — satan. This is Who they—Sennacherib, Rab-shaketh and satan—are truly railing against, verbally assaulting and blaspheming — Father YHVH.

We are seeing this today brethren, no, not in a literal sense—i.e., we don’t see someone standing against us speaking as Rab-shaketh was speaking to the People of Judah; but, the assault, both verbal and by actions, is very real against we Christians and Father, look and see how real the evilness is which is taking place all around us here in the United States and the world — homosexuality allegedly running rampant when in reality it is only 2, or 3, or 4 percent; their trying to force us into accepting their rejection of Father by many claiming to be “trans-gendered”, i.e., I was born the wrong sex—our educators pushing it on our children as young as 5 and 6 years old—pedophilia and the trafficking of children—watch Mel Gibson, Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard’s new movie “Sound Of Freedom”—watch the many videos of our “president” Joe Biden sniffing and trying to fondle children—the setting-up of the one world government; the allowed establishment of satan worship here in this Country, whereby our children aren’t allowed to hear any mention of Father, but they’re allowed to hear of satan—but, we are in a Spiritual and psychological war, just as our forefathers of Judah were in a psychological war against Rab-shaketh and Sennacherib.

Rab-shaketh continues his blasphemy:
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II Chronicles 32:15 Now^H6258 therefore let not^H408 Hezekiah^H2396 deceive^H5377 you, nor^H408 persuade^H5496 you on this manner,^H2063 neither^H408 yet believe^H59 him: for^H3588 no^H3808 ^H3605 god^H433 of any^H3605 nation^H1471 or kingdom^H4467 was able^H3201 to deliver^H5337 his people^H5971 out of mine hand,^H4480 ^H3027 and out of the hand^H4480 ^H3207 of my fathers:^H1 how much less^H637 ^H3588 shall your God^H430 deliver^H5337 you out of mine hand?’i”^H4480 ^H3027   —>   Rab-shaketh is telling Hezekiah, his three counselors whom he sent to talk with Rab-shaketh, and the People of Judah to just surrender now without putting up a fight; as, to this point, no nation has been able to defend itself from the mighty Assyrian army.

…no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand…=Oh, Rab-shaketh’s statement in and of itself is true; as, no false god—i.e., those of men’s imaginations, made of man’s own hands—could save them from the Assyrian army; however, they had not yet come up against our Father, the One and Only True God, Creator and Maker of all the universe, and we will see how He can cause strife to arise from within the enemies camp and cause so much trouble, that their mind will be taken off the city of Jerusalem.

32:16 Sennacherib’s servants.
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II Chronicles 32:16 And his servants^H5650 spake^H1696 yet^H5750 more against^H5921 the LORD^H3068 God,^H430 and against^H5921 His servant^H5650 Hezekiah.^H3169   —>   Rab-shaketh is pushing his luck with his blasphemous attack against Father. Though in the Strong’s Concordance the Title(s) “LORD God” as used here by Rab-shaketh are Hebrew word numbers H3068—YHVH—and H430—ELOHIM—Whom he is really attacking is Father in His Title(s) EL ELYON, THE ALMIGHTY, MOST HIGH GOD. Here in this verse, Rab-shaketh is speaking; but, when we come to the next verse, we’ll see that he not only speaks; but also, he puts in writing his distain for Father. Not an intelligent move on his part, Father is only going to put up with his blasphemy a little while longer.

I’ll tell you brethren, if you want a case study of why it is so critical and crucial as to whom you give authority to speak in your name, this is that case study; as, it not only impacts the person doing the speaking; but, it affects you as well; and from our stand-point of already reading II Kings 19:35-37, and knowing the outcome of these events, we know it doesn’t end well for 185,000 of Sennacherib’s war-fighters and also Sennacherib himself. We also read of the outcome in Isaiah 37:7-7, which reads: Isaiah 37:6 And Isaiah^H3470 said^H559 unto^H413 them, “Thus^H3541 shall ye say^H559 unto^H413 your master,^H113 ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 ‘Be not afraid^H3372 ^H408 of^H4480 ^H6440 the words^H1697 that^H834 thou hast heard,^H8085 wherewith^H834 the servants^H5288 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 have blasphemed^H1442 me.   —>   Do you think Father doesn’t hear what we say? If you do, you would be thinking incorrectly; as, this verse proves that He does indeed hear, and He knows who is speaking and for whom they are speaking. What is Father going to do? [37:7] Behold,^H2009 I will send^H5414 a blast^H7307 upon him, and he shall hear^H8085 a rumour,^H8052 and return^H7725 to^H413 his own land;^H776 and I will cause him to fall^H5307 by the sword^H2719 in his own land.^H776’i’i”   —>   We read the results of this coming to pass in the last verse of this Chapter and it reads: Isaiah 37:38 And it came to pass,^H1961 as he^H1931 was worshipping^H7812 in the house^H1004 of Nisroch^H5268 his god,^H430 that Adrammelech^H152 and Sharezer^H8272 his sons^H1121 smote^H5221 him with the sword;^H2719 and they^H1992 escaped^H4422 into the land^H776 of Armenia:^H780 and Esarhaddon^H634 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427 in his stead.^H8478.

32:17 Sennacherib’s strength.
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II Chronicles 32:17 He wrote^H3789 also letters^H5612 to rail^H2778 on the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 and to speak^H559 against^H5921 Him, saying,^H559 “As the gods^H430 of the nations^H1471 of other lands^H776 have not^H3808 delivered^H5337 their people^H5971 out of mine hand,^H4480 ^H3027 so^H3651 shall not^H3808 the God^H430 of Hezekiah^H3169 deliver^H5337 his People^H5971 out of mine hand.”^H4480 ^H3027   —>   Sennacherib had written a letter and had it delivered to Rab-shaketh to read to Hezekiah and the People of Judah, after reading this letter, Rab-shaketh then has the letter delivered to Hezekiah.

As we read in this verse, in this letter Sennacherib really “railed” on Father. Let’s check out this word “railed” in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H2778, - חרף, - châraph, - pronounced: khaw-rafי, and means: A primitive root; to pull off, that is, (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively to carp at, that is, defame; denominatively (from H2779) to spend the winter: - betroth, blaspheme, defy. Total KJV occurrences: 41.; so, as we see, it means to blaspheme, defame, or defy; and that is exactly what Sennacherib is doing by his railing on Father.

Though it is not written in Father’s Word, to this point, Rab-shaketh was speaking this entire time in the Hebrew tongue, he wasn’t using an interpreter, and we read in II Kings 18:26, that, Eliakim tells Rab-shaketh to speak with them in the Syrian, or Aramic language in order that the People of Judah not be able to understand what Rab-shaketh was saying, let’s turn there and read it for ourselves: II Kings 18:26 Then said^H559 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah,^H2518 and Shebna,^H7644 and Joah,^H3098 unto^H413 Rab-shakeh,^H7262 “Speak,^H1696 I pray thee,^H4994 to^H413 thy servants^H5650 in the Syrian language;^H762 for^H3588 we^H587 understand^H8085 it: and talk^H1696 not^H408 with^H5973 us in the Jews’ language^H3066 in the ears^H241 of the people^H5971 that^H834 are on^H5921 the wall.”^H2346   —>   Eliakim tells Rab-shaketh to speak with them in his native tongue of Aramaic, because they rightfully feared that when their own People who were on the wall heard what Rab-shaketh said, they would have doubt in their hearts and then quake in their boots so to speak. But, that was exactly the result that Rab-shaketh was looking for; as, that was the reason he was speaking in Hebrew, he wanted the People of Judah to hear and understand what he was saying in order to instill fear into them and to try and make them not want to put up a defense against him. We read Rab-shaketh’s response in the next verse of II Kings 18: [18:27] But Rab-shakeh^H7262 said^H559 unto^H413 them, “Hath my master^H113 sent^H7971 me to^H5921 thy master,^H113 and to^H413 thee, to speak^H1696 ^(H853) these^H428 words?^H1697 hath he not^H3808 sent me to^H5921 the men^H376 which sit^H3427 on^H5921 the wall,^H2346 that they may eat^H398 ^(H853) their own dung,^H2716 and drink^H8354 ^(H853) their own piss^H7890 with^H5973 you?”   —>   Yes, Sennacherib sent his delegation to speak to Hezekiah; but, more importantly, he sent them to talk directly to the People of Judah, he wanted them so afraid of the Assyrian army that they would turn against Hezekiah. He is about to ratchet it up even higher in the next verse, by purposefully speaking directly to Hezekiah’s fighting men. …they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss…=What Rab-shaketh is telling these men is designed to have a two tiered effect: (1) is that, he has Jerusalem surrounded, that Hezekiah has his war-fighters manning their posts on the wall and he will not allow them to leave until they’re reduced to the extremity of having to defecate and urinate upon themselves; and (2) that, he is ready and prepared to keep this besiegement of Jerusalem for as long as it takes; as, he is outside the walls, therefore he can resupply as often as he needs to keep his supplies flowing; however, they are inside the city walls and their supplies are limited, and thus if needed, he’ll continue his besiegement of the city until their supplies are so low, that they’ll have to drink their own urine and eat their own feces just to keep up their strength and fill their bellies. Not a good position to be in. Will his words have the desired effect? That is a good question; but, something Hezekiah’s men know that obviously Rab-shaketh doesn’t, is that, they have a good water supply; so, there’ll be no need to drink their own urine. Food, now that might be a little different, we’ll see. Sennacherib continues in the next verse:

32:18 Hezekiah’s weakness.
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II Chronicles 32:18 Then they cried^H7121 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963 in the Jews’ speech^H3066 unto^H5921 the people^H5971 of Jerusalem^H3389 that^H834 were on^H5921 the wall,^H2346 to affright^H3372 them, and to trouble^H926 them; that^H4616 they might take^H3920 ^(H853) the city.^H5892   —>   Disregarding Eliakim’s request to speak with them in the Syrian tongue, Rab-shaketh continues speaking in the Hebrew tongue so that all Hezekiah’s war-fighters, and anyone else within earshot could hear.

The verse is plain and clear, Rab-shaketh did this in order to affright and trouble them. In other words, Rab-shaketh wants to strike a dreadful, anxious fear into them.

Rab-shaketh isn’t done speaking yet, let’s continue:

32:19 Hezekiah’s weakness.
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II Chronicles 32:19 And they spake^H1696 against^H413 the God^H430 of Jerusalem,^H3389 as against^H5921 the gods^H430 of the people^H5971 of the earth,^H776 which were the work^H4639 of the hands^H3027 of man.^H120   —>   …God of Jerusalem…=This is a very remarkable Title coming out of the mouth of this heathen. It shows that Rab-shaketh truly knows Who Father YHVH is. Rab-shaketh has a problem though; as, he places the One True God on the same level as their man-made gods and gods of Baal of the other nations.

Here in II Chronicles 32 Rab-shaketh is done speaking; however, we can read more of what he says in II Kings 18:29-35 and Isaiah 36:14-20, we’ll take it from II Kings 18, where we read: [18:28] Then Rabshakeh^H7262 stood^H5975 and cried^H7121 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963 in the Jews’ language,^H3066 and spake,^H1696 saying,^H559 “Hear^H8085 the word^H1697 of the great^H1419 king,^H4428 the king^H4428 of Assyria:^H804   —>   As I said, here Rab-shaketh turns and directly addresses Hexekiah’s fighting men and he is going to engage them in some psychological warfare. [18:29] Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the king,^H4428 ‘Let not^H408 Hezekiah^H2396 deceive^H5377 you: for^H3588 he shall not^H3808 be able^H3201 to deliver^H5337 you out of his hand:^H4480 ^H3027   —>   Rab-shaketh tells Judah’s fighting men that their king Hezekiah can only fill them with a false hope of security; as, from their defensive positions on the city walls, they can see for themselves that they are outnumbered and will lose if this comes to war. Rab-shaketh had already lied and blasphemed Father with his lies once, now he is about to really err by doing so again. [18:30] Neither^H408 let Hezekiah^H2396 make you trust^H982 ^H853 in^H413 the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 ‘The LORD^H3068 will surely deliver^H5337 ^H5337 us, and^(H853) this^H2063 city^H5892 shall not^H3808 be delivered^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Assyria.’^H804   —>   Rab-shakeh continues his psychological assault on the men of Judah; this time trying to shake up the troops by telling them that he is so powerful, that, even their God, Father YHVH, will not be able to deliver them out of his hand. Again, from their fortified defensive positions on the wall, these troops can look out and see the vast numbers of troops that the Assyrians have brought with them for this siege. Rab-shakeh is blaspheming against Father. He is saying that Father cannot deliver them, and this statement would unite true believers. [18:31] Hearken^H8085 not^H408 to^H413 Hezekiah:’^H2396 for^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 ‘Make^H6123 an agreement with^H854 me by a present,^H1293 and come out^H3318 to^H413 me, and then eat^H398 ye every man^H376 of his own vine,^H1612 and every one^H376 of his fig tree,^H8384 and drink^H8354 ye every one^H376 the waters^H4325 of his cistern:^H953   —>   Rab-shaketh now tells them, that, should you choose for yourselves and decide to leave your posts and come on out of the city to me, Sennacherib will consider it a present by you; and he has allowed me to assure you, that, for you doing so, you’ll be given protection, and I’ll give you land and homes much like your own homes and farms, and you’ll be able to eat your own food and drink your own water to the full. Rab-shaketh is just full of “good promises,” isn’t he? Though, I will say, that on the surface, this sounds a whole lot better than what he offered them in verse v18:27 above! Cistern=Yeah, there is a cistern, or pit involved in this offer alright, for the Assyrian of our Generation will also offer us a pit, and that pit is destruction. Let’s check out this word “cistern” in our Strong’s Concordance, we’ll find it is Hebrew word number: H953, - בּור, - bôr, - pronounced: bore, and means: From H952 (in the sense of H877); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or prison): - cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well. Total KJV occurrences: 69., remember brethren, the Assyrian is a type for satan, and you just cannot trust any promise which is made by him. This is a type of the false messiah, and Sennacherib simply cannot be counted on to keep any of his promises or words. We can also read Daniel 9 and Daniel 11 that the Assyrian of our time too will come in offering peace and for us to prosper, if, we just obey, serve, and worship him. [18:32] Until^H5704 I come^H935 and take you away^H3947 ^(H853) to^H413 a land^H776 like your own land,^H776 a land^H776 of corn^H1715 and wine,^H8492 a land^H776 of bread^H3899 and vineyards,^H3754 a land^H776 of oil^H3323 olive^H2132 and of honey,^H1706 that ye may live,^H2421 and not^H3808 die:^H4191 and hearken^H8085 not^H408 unto^H413 Hezekiah,^H2396 when^H3588 he persuadeth^H5496 you, saying,^H559 ‘The LORD^H3068 will deliver^H5337 us.’   —>   Notice that Rab-shaketh is telling them that they will not be staying in the territories of the House of Judah, at their own homes; he’ll be removing them to another land, his, and though he is promising them “good things,” do you believe that that is what is waiting for them? Wine=Let’s check out this word “wine” in our Strong’s Concordance brethren, we’ll find it is Hebrew word number: H8492, - תּירוש., or תּירש, - tı̂yrôsh, or tı̂yrôsh, - pronounced: tee-rosheי, or tee-rosheי, and means: From H3423 in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine: - (new, sweet) wine. Total KJV occurrences: 38., now let’s check out this word H3423, - ירש ,. or ירש , - yârash, or yârêsh, - pronounced: yaw-rashי, yaw-rayshי, and means: A primitive root; to occupy (be driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin: - cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive (-ing) out, enjoy, expel, X without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit (-ance, -or), + magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, X utterly. Total KJV occurrences: 231., you get the picture. Sennacherib through his General Rab-shaketh wants to remove the People of Judah from off their lands, move them to Assyria, and then occupy the territories of Judah for he and his people. In other words, he wants to enlarge Sennacherib’ kingdom by removing this threat of the House of Judah. And again, I remind you brethren, who are we looking at here? The Assyrian, that one who is a “type” for the anti-christ who’ll come at the end of this Age. What is his message? I’ll move you out of here, i.e., via “the rapture,” so you won’t have to face the tribulation. There are multiple problems with that thought though brethren, and the main one is the fact that the tribulation, satan’s time here at the end of the Age, is Father’s test for us to see who has truly Read and Studied His Word. We’re not to be going anywhere. Even when Jesus comes for His Second Advent, He is coming here, and if you’re gone… well, you get my drift. [18:33] Hath any^H376 of the gods^H430 of the nations^H1471 delivered at all^H5337 ^H5337 ^(H853) his land^H776 out of the hand^H4480 ^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Assyria?^H804   —>   Rab-shaketh continues his verbal barrage, now telling the men listening to him, that, of every other nation which Assyria has come up against, not one of them has been able to stand against them, their gods could not protect them from the might and power of the Assyrian army. [18:34] Where^H346 are the gods^H430 of Hamath,^H2574 and of Arpad?^H774 where^H346 are the gods^H430 of Sepharvaim,^H5617 Hena,^H2012 and Ivah?^H5755 have they delivered^H5337 ^(H853) Samaria^H8111 out of mine hand?^H4480 ^H3027   —>   The blasphemy coming out of Rab-shaketh’s mouth as he continues telling the men of Judah, that no other god has been able to withstand Assyria; therefore, how and why is it that they think YHVH can withstand him? Oh, he is correct in that other gods, since there are no other gods except Father YHVH, ELOHIM our Creator; and He isn’t going to stand for this blasphemy for much longer. [18:35] Who^H4310 are they among all^H3605 the gods^H430 of the countries,^H776 that^H834 have delivered^H5337 ^(H853) their country^H776 out of mine hand,^H4480 ^H3027 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 should deliver^H5337 ^(H853) Jerusalem^H3389 out of mine hand?’o”^H4480 ^H3027   —>   Rab-shaketh’s ego is getting the better of him, here, he says that there is no god who can withstand all his might; therefore, you People of Judah should not be putting your trust in YHVH to deliver you out of my hand. This sounds very much like how pharaoh responded to Moses when Father came to Moses and told him He was going to deliver His People out of pharaoh’s hand, pharaoh asked who Father YHVH thought He was that He could do such a thing? Pharaoh found out didn’t he? Well, Rab-shaketh and Sennacherib are going to find out as well.

What did the People of Judah do? [18:36] But the people^H853 held their peace,^H2790 and answered^H6030 him not^H3808 a word:^H1697 for^H3588 the king’s^H4428 commandment^H4687 was, saying,^H559 “Answer^H6030 him not.”^H3808   —>   After listening to Rab-shaketh run his mouth to the completion, neither Hezekiah’s representatives, nor the men of Judah in their fortified defensive positions of the wall replied; as, Hezekiah had told them not too; but, to do just as they are doing, and then report back to him what was said. This is what pleases Father: discipline; and this is what we are to do today as well, discipline ourselves to where we Study Father’s Word in order that we know it well enough, so that, we who are alive at the end of this Age and He sends satan as His test to see just who has, we can then stand tall before Him, as, we’ll have shown that we had.

32:20 Defense. Prayer.
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II Chronicles 32:20 And for^H5921 this^H2063 cause Hezekiah^H3169 the king,^H4428 and the prophet^H5030 Isaiah^H3470 (YAH has saved; and, salvation of YAH) (yesh-ah-yawי-hoo) the son^H1121 of Amoz,^H531 (strong; and, strong) (aw-mohtsי) prayed^H6419 and cried^H2199 to heaven.^H8064   —>   Again, we have to go back to II Kings 18-19 and Isaiah 36:22-37:1 to read what else took place. Let’s go back to II Kings 18:37: II Kings 18:37 Then came^H935 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah,^H2518 which^H834 was over^H5921 the household,^H1004 and Shebna^H7644 the scribe,^H5608 and Joah^H3098 the son^H1121 of Asaph^H623 the recorder,^H2142 to^H413 Hezekiah^H2396 with their clothes^H899 rent,^H7167 and told^H5046 him the words^H1697 of Rab-shakeh.^H7262   —>   So, after listening to Rab-shaketh rail on Father and then also on Hezekiah, and also trying to put the fear of the Assyrian army into the People of Judah, and also don’t forget brethren, Eliakim had already give Sennacherib’s letter to Hezekiah; Eliakim, Shebna and Joah rent their clothes and come to Hezekiah and tell him everything else Rab-shaketh had said. …their clothes rent…=Hezekiah’s men returning to him with their clothes rent shows both he and us—and Father too for that matter—that they had no confidence in Father being able to deliver them out of Sennacherib’s hand. How will all this turn out? II Kings 19:1 And it came to pass,^H1961 when king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396 heard^H8085 it, that he rent^H7167 ^(H853) his clothes,^H899 and covered himself^H3680 with sackcloth,^H8242 and went^H935 into the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068   —>   After Rab-shaketh gave Eliakim his demands for Judah’s surrender, Eliakim turned and reported those demands to Hezekiah, and in doing so, he also passed along that Rab-shaketh spoke very many blasphemous words concerning Father YHVH. …Heard it…=What did he hear? Remember, we read in II Kings 18:27, that Rab-shaketh directly addressed the People defending their city against him, and said that things in Jerusalem would get so bad, that, they would end up drinking their own urine and eating their own feces in order to survive. For our part, what can we take away from this verse brethren? When things become so bad in our lives that we think they cannot get any worse, what do we do? We go to Father—we need not do anything special such as we see some of our fellow Christians, where they make fools of their selves by trying to speak in “the tongue of the angels,” or fall down “slain in the spirit,” or any other foolish nonsense—we talk to our Father and tell Him what has befallen us—He already knows anyway, He is just waiting to see what you’ll do—and ask Him for His assistance; as, we cannot overcome the present obstacle ourselves. He absolutely loves for us to come to Him and ask His assistance such as Hezekiah is doing here. [19:2] And he sent^H7971 ^(H853) Eliakim,^H471 which^H834 was over^H5921 the household,^H1004 and Shebna^H7644 the scribe,^H5608 and the elders^H2205 of the priests,^H3548 covered^H3680 with sackcloth,^H8242 to^H413 Isaiah^H3470 the prophet^H5030 the son^H1121 of Amoz.^H531   —>   So, as we see from II Kings 18:27-19:2, there was a little more to what is said in our verse here in II Chronicles 32:20. Hezekiah first had to send for and ask Isaiah to come to Father’s Temple in Jerusalem, and then the two of them went in together. What happened when they went into Father’s House? Hezekiah took the letter from Sennacherib which we read of in verse v32:17 and he: II Kings 19:14 And Hezekiah^H2396 received^H3947 ^(H853) the letter^H5612 of the hand^H4480 ^H3027 of the messengers,^H4397 and read^H7121 it: and Hezekiah^H2396 went up^H5927 into the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and spread^H6566 it before^H6440 the LORD.^H3068   —>   He took Sennacherib’s letter and spread it out and he and Isaiah prayed and cried out to Father. Let’s continue here in II Kings 19 and read of this prayer: II Kings 19:15 And Hezekiah^H2396 prayed^H6419 before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 and said,^H559 “O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 which dwellest^H3427 between the cherubims,^H3742 Thou^H859 art the God,^H430 even Thou alone,^H905 of all^H3605 the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth;^H776 Thou^H859 hast made^H6213 ^(H853) heaven^H8064 and earth.^H776 —> Remember as we began reading of Hezekiah brethren, we learned that there was no king of either Judah or Israel, not even David, who had as much confidence and trust in Father as Hezekiah; and he is showing that belief and faith in these verses here. Hezekiah knows and understands that Father ELOHIM created all things, and into His hands are all things; as, He has the power to control all things, and if we ask Him and it is in His Plan, then, He can and will deliver it into ours as well. [19:16] LORD,^H3068 bow down^H5186 Thine ear,^H241 and hear:^H8085 open,^H6491 LORD,^H3068 Thine eyes,^H5869 and see:^H7200 and hear^H8085 ^(H853) the words^H1697 of Sennacherib,^H5576 which^H834 hath sent^H7971 him to reproach^H2778 the living^H2416 God.^H430   —>   …Thine eyes…=Contrast what Hezekiah and Isaiah are asking Father to do here with Him looking down onto their situation, with Hezekiah’s prayer in his Psalm of Degree in Psalms 123:1, which reads: Psalms 123:1 Unto^H413 Thee lift I up^H5375 ^(H853) mine eyes,^H5869 O Thou that dwellest^H3427 in the heavens.^H8064   —>   Here in II Kings 19:16 Hezekiah and Isaiah are raising their eyes to look “up” to Father; while, in his Psalm of Degree, Hezekiah asks Father to look “down” upon his situation. Check out this word “reproach” brethren, in the Strong’s Concordance, it is Hebrew word number: H2778, - חרף, - châraph, - pronounced: khaw-rafי, and means: A primitive root; to pull off, that is, (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively to carp at, that is, defame; denominatively (from H2779) to spend the winter: - betroth, blaspheme, defy. Total KJV occurrences: 41.; so, as we see, it means to blaspheme, defame, or defy; and that is exactly what Sennacherib is doing by his railing on Father. …Living God…=This phrase is always used in contrast with false idols of rocks and sticks, things carved or shaped by man’s hands; things, which cannot hear, or see, or assist man; whereas, our Father is the one and only True Living God: YHVH. [19:17] Of a truth,^H546 LORD,^H3068 the kings^H4428 of Assyria^H804 have destroyed^H2717 the nations^H1471 and^(H853) their lands,^H776   —>   Were you paying attention while reading this verse brethren? Did you notice the plurality of the word “kings?” The reason it is plural is because it is referring to both: all the kings of Assyria who have been victorious against the other nations; and, also the vassal kings—the kings of those nations whom the Assyrian kings previously defeated—who are now joined with Assyria, and have participated in some of the same battles. [19:18] And have cast^H5414 ^(H853) their gods^H430 into the fire:^H784 for^H3588 they^H1992 were no^H3808 gods,^H430 but^H3588 ^H518 the work^H4639 of men’s^H120 hands,^H3027 wood^H6086 and stone:^H68 therefore they have destroyed^H6 them.   —>   The things created my man can all be destroyed by other men; however, those things created by Father will not fail or fall unless He allows them to. Would and does Father sometimes allow that? Yes, in fact He does, when we turn from Honoring, Serving, and Worshiping Him, in order to serve man-made false gods and idols. Then He indeed will allow those things of His that He had provided for us to partake of or use, to fail. [19:19] Now^H6258 therefore, O LORD^H3068 our God,^H430 I beseech Thee,^H4994 save^H3467 Thou us out of his hand,^H4480 ^H3027 that all^H3605 the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776 may know^H3045 that^H3588 Thou^H859 art the LORD^H3068 God,^H430 even Thou only.^H905   —>   You can imagine brethren, that Hezekiah is pretty darn pleased right about now; that, he never lost his confidence, faith, or his trust in Father. Not once did it waiver to this point in his life and reign as king over the House of Judah. That all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou art the LORD God, even Thou only=Again I ask brethren, are you paying attention? As, this is how we should Pray and talk to\with Father. It is His Desire, His Plan, His Will which should matter and be first in our Prayers to Him; and this is also what He wants, “…That all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou art YHVH, even Thou only.” Just as Father wanted the Egyptians to know that He is ELOHIM YHVH, and He is on His throne: He Created All Things; He has made His Covenant with His Children; and He has Power over All Things.

So, Hezekiah and Isaiah pray to Father and here in II Chronicles 32, Father immediately takes action after Hezekiah and Isaiah’s prayers; however, in II Kings 19, Father first answers Hezekiah’s prayer; so let’s turn there and read Father’s answer: II Kings 19:20 Then Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531 sent^H7971 to^H413 Hezekiah,^H2396 saying,^H559 “Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 ‘That which^H834 thou hast prayed^H6419 to^H413 Me against^H413 Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 I have heard.’^H8085   —>   Father heard Hezekiah’s Prayer which he Prayed to Father concerning Sennacherib—just as He hears each and every one of our Prayers we raise up to Him. Remember though brethren, just because He hears our Prayers, that doesn’t mean He’ll answer those Prayers the way we desire them to be answered. He knows what is best for us; therefore, He’ll answer them accordingly, i.e., if we were to ask Him to give us a rattle snake, He knows that that snake might bite us, therefore, He’ll not give us that snake; or, let’s say for another example, we ask for a fast sports car, but, He knows that we’ll disobey the law and drive that sports car above the speed limit and crash that car into a tree, He’ll therefore, not give us that sports car. When Praying to Him for the things we desire, we must ensure we ask for things which further His Desires, His Plan, and His Will. Hezekiah’s and Isaiah’s Prayers here met that stipulation, i.e., they Prayed against Sennacherib who had blasphemed Father; therefore, He’ll answer their Prayer as they and He desire. [19:21] This^H2088 is the word^H1697 that^H834 the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696 concerning^H5921 him; ‘The virgin^H1330 the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 hath despised^H959 thee, and laughed thee to scorn;^H3932 The daughter^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389 hath shaken^H5128 her head^H7218 at^H310 thee.   —>   …the virgin the daughter of Zion…=Daughter being feminine, and virgin meaning undefiled. So, what this is saying, is that, Jerusalem will remain undefiled or not defeated by Sennacherib—remember brethren, Father has already stated that He was going to send His rûach, against Sennacherib and cause his to break-off this besiegement and return to his own land where he will be slain—and as he has turned his back to the city in order to return home, the People of Jerusalem will be laughing him to scorn for his failure, especially after talking so much blasphemy against Father and Hezekiah. [19:22] ^(H853) Whom^H4310 hast thou reproached^H2778 and blasphemed?^H1442 And against^H5921 Whom^H4310 hast thou exalted^H7311 thy voice,^H6963 and lifted up^H5375 thine eyes^H5869 on high?^H4791 Even against^H5921 the Holy^H6918 One of Israel.^H3478   —>   Father continues His answer to Hezekiah concerning Sennacherib. Of course, the One Whom the Assyrian has blasphemed and reproached, was our Father, YHVH. Though He is addressing Sennacherib, He is also directly in reference to the “type” who is to come: satan in his role of pretend-to-be-jesus: anti-christ, the Assyrian in the latter day, the end of the Age. Our adversary satan will also blaspheme those “virgins of Christ,” Father’s Elect. As we read above in verse v19:16, the word “reproached” in the Strong’s Concordance, means to defame, blaspheme, or defy. Our adversary satan will do whatever he thinks is necessary to keep you from being that betrothed virgin of Christ, and cause you to surrender yourself to himself, the false husband. Just as Sennacherib the Assyrian has done to king Hezekiah, to get him to surrender to his army. Satan will set himself on high and present himself to be Father YHVH, the most powerful. [19:23] By^H3027 thy messengers^H4397 thou hast reproached^H2778 the LORD,^H136^* and hast said,^H559 ‘With the multitude^H7230 of my chariots^H7393 I^H589 am come up^H5927 to the height^H4791 of the mountains,^H2022 To the sides^H3411 of Lebanon,^H3488 And will cut down^H3772 the tall^H6967 cedar trees^H730 thereof, And the choice^H4004 fir trees^H1265 thereof: And I will enter^H935 into the lodgings^H4411 of his borders,^H7093 And into the forest^H3293 of his Carmel.^H3760   —>   What this is referring to and saying, is that, Samaria the Capital City to the ten Tribes to the North—in other words, the House of Israel—has already been taken into captivity; therefore, nothing can prevent me—Sennacherib—from doing the same with and\or to Jerusalem and the House of Judah. Hezekiah cannot stop me; as, he has neither the man-power, nor the means\strength. Brethren if we didn’t know\read Father’s Word and what He has already said concerning Sennacherib, I’d pretty much have to agree with him; however, we DO know Father’s Word and What He has said; therefore, we also know that what Sennacherib is saying will not come to pass; as, he’s a dead man walking and talking and spouting off things he cannot back up. …To the sides of Lebanon…=These boasts probably refer to the future as well as the past, and they fulfill Isaiah 14:8, which reads: Isaiah 14:8 Yea,^H1571 the fir trees^H1265 rejoice^H8055 at thee, and the cedars^H730 of Lebanon,^H3844 saying, ‘Since^H4480 ^H227 thou art laid down,^H7901 no^H3808 feller^H3772 is come up^H5927 against^H5921 us.’   —>   This refers to Nebuchadnezzar’s and Esar-haddon’s cutting down as recorded in their inscriptions. They tell how they “brought the greatest of trees from the summits of Lebanon to Babylon.” Nebuchadnezzar moreover boasts that he will do it in his message to Hezekiah. *=This is one of the 134 places wherein the sopherim inserted, or substituted “Adonai” for YHVH. Adonai is the LORD in His relation to the earth; and as carrying out His purposes of blessing in the earth. With this limitation it is almost equivalent to YHVH. Indeed, it was from an early date so used, by associating the vowel points of the word YHVH with Adon, thus converting Adon into Adonai. A list of 134 passages where this was deliberately done is preserved and given in the Massorah (107-115) see Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendix 32. I have indicated these by printing the word like YHVH—LORD—but, adding an asterisk, thus: LORD*. See also Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendix 30. [19:24] I^H589 have digged^H6979 and drunk^H8354 strange^H2114 waters,^H4325 And with the sole^H3709 of my feet^H6471 have I dried up^H2717 all^H3605 the rivers^H2975 of besieged places.’^H4693   —>   Here, Father is saying that Sennacherib had stated that he would make a swing down to the south of Israel in order to destroy Egypt; as, if you dry up the Nile River—and that is what Sennacherib is saying here when he states “with the soles of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places”—you thusly destroy Egypt; as, the Nation, the people and the land all depended on the life that the Nile River to everything in Egypt. …Rivers…=Check out this word in your Strong’s Concordance brethren, as, you’ll find it is Hebrew word number: H2975, - יאר, - yeיôr, - pronounced: yeh-oreי, and means: Of Egyptian origin; a channel, for example a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria: - brook, flood, river, stream. Total KJV occurrences: 65.; so, in other words, we see that that was exactly what Sennacherib was referring to. [19:25] Hast thou not^H3808 heard^H8085 long ago^H4480 ^H7350 how I have done^H6213 it, And of ancient times^H4480 ^H3117 ^H6924 that I have formed^H3335 it? Now^H6258 have I brought it to pass,^H935 That thou shouldest be^H1961 to lay waste^H7582 fenced^H1219 cities^H5892 into ruinous^H5327 heaps.^H1530   —>   Father is still speaking, and now He is saying how it was He Who made the earth and all the Rivers within the earth, including the Nile. How He had purposed all His Creation—this reminds me of Job 38 when Father was speaking with Job and asking him where he was when Father created everything, including setting all the stars and planets in their places and such—and even how He had purposed Sennacherib’s successes and victories. He is letting Sennacherib know that He is in control of all things. It is for this reason that we can trust Him brethren. [19:26] Therefore their inhabitants^H3427 were of small^H7116 power,^H3027 They were dismayed^H2865 and confounded;^H954 They were^H1961 as the grass^H6212 of the field,^H7704 And as the green^H3419 herb,^H1877 as the grass^H2682 on the housetops,^H1406 And as corn blasted^H7711 before^H6440 it be grown up.^H7054   —>   We now switch gears, sort of, and Father is now reminding Sennacherib that every one of those little towns in every nation he conquered did not have an army. Father is saying that He made them as the grass of the field to where you could just walk right over them. Sennacherib, you and your army didn’t do any great battle, for I allowed them all to place their hope in their false gods, where there is no power. The analogy that Father is giving Sennacherib, is that, He made Sennacherib a blast of “hot east wind” which caused the corn in the field to be blighted; it was Father Who caused those nations not to mature into formidable strength—even Egypt, Father had promised them that He would not destroy them; but, that they would always be a base nation—but, to die in the field before harvest time. Let’s put this into a little clearer perspective brethren, as, Father is telling Sennacherib that He was being used as this blast to bring down these people; because, “I already had it set up for My sake.” Brethren, Father is trying to show us that He will also do this in your life if you will allow Him. He knows what problems lay before you, which you yourself can’t see, and He is forewarning us of those things which will take place. When you are forewarned, it is then that you are armed for the battle to come. Father will cause things to take place exactly as it is written in His Word, and He can also cause your crops and business to be more successful when you turn your life and everything within it over to Him. Father can make things better for you, or, He can bring great problems into your life. Don’t wait for a calamity to enter your life to seek Him out, but, enjoy the “good life” every day. …Grass on the house tops…=All the houses in the region at this time had a flat roof, and over time the wind blowing across the region would cause dust and dirt to lay on the roof top, and after a while grass would start to grow; however, it would never be deep rooted, as the dirt wasn’t deep; therefore, it was extremely perishable, just as these nations that Sennacherib had defeated with Father’s assistance. So, in other words, Father is telling Sennacherib that he shouldn’t have gotten a “big head” over his victories which Father had given him. [19:27] But I know^H3045 thy abode,^H3427 And thy going out,^H3318 and thy coming in,^H935 And thy rage^H7264 against^H413 Me. —> Here, Father is telling Sennacherib—and us—and even more specifically, our adversary satan—that He knows everything concerning him—and us—and him—exactly where his—our—houses are and everything he—and we—and he—do—does—and all the blasphemes against Father he—satan—makes. This is why, when our adversary satan makes a move against us, we can rest assured that Father is aware of it. However, even then, we must ask Father for His protection from satan’s attacks, just as Hezekiah has done here against Sennacherib’s attacks. When satan attacks us, that is the time to turn to Father for help, and not to some man. Father knows satan and our enemy’s weak points, and He is about bring you the victory. Father is a God of vengeance, and He knows how to avenge His own. [19:28] Because^H3282 thy rage^H7264 against^H413 Me and thy tumult^H7600 is come up^H5927 into Mine ears,^H241 Therefore I will put^H7760 My hook^H2397 in thy nose,^H639 And my bridle^H4964 in thy lips,^H8193 And I will turn thee back^H7725 by the way^H1870 by which^H834 thou camest.’^H935   —>   …Mr bridle in thy lips…=Father was telling Sennacherib in terms which he could understand—brethren, we’ve all seen pictures of ancient history where a man had a hook in his nose where a chain was attached, and on the other end of the chain someone was leading the person by the chain\nose—that He was going to lead Sennacherib back to his own lands. So, in other words, he—Sennacherib—would not defeat Hezekiah\Jerusalem; but, instead, would be driven back to Assyria. Brethren, Father is also telling His and our adversary satan, that, He has heard all his arrogant blasphemies which he has spoken against Father; seen all the evilness he has committed—and will at the end of this Age commit in his role of pretend-to-be-jesus, anti-christ—against Father and His Children, and therefore, He will defeat satan and cast him into the Lake of Fire. [19:29] And this^H2088 shall be a sign^H226 unto thee, Ye shall eat^H398 this year^H8141 such things as grow of themselves,^H5599 and in the second^H8145 year^H8141 that which springeth of the same;^H7823 and in the third^H7992 year^H8141 sow^H2232 ye, and reap,^H7114 and plant^H5193 vineyards,^H3754 and eat^H398 the fruits^H6529 thereof.   —>   Father now switches gears and focus as to whom He is addressing, and He addresses Hezekiah, and tells him through His Prophet Isaiah, that, though because of the invasion of Sennacherib and his army, and the devastation they wrought, Judah didn’t have the opportunity to plant and seeds, they’ll still be able to eat from the vegetables which had grown up on their own for the first year; then, in the second year, it’ll be the same; then, in the third year, they’ll be able to plant seeds and eat the fruits and vegetables from which they had planted that year. In other words, Father was telling\promising Hezekiah and the People of Judah that they would have safety, therefore, they need not be afraid of Sennacherib and his army. We’ll also see brethren—the next verse, v19:30 will assist in bearing this out—that Father is also saying in this, that, the People of the House of Judah who at the time had been living in the rural areas until Sennacherib and his army came; but, then fled their homes in order to dwell in the safety of the walled city of Jerusalem, would be able to return to their homes, where they would find fruits and vegetables growing for the first two years, and then be able to plant in safety the years following. [19:30] And the remnant^H7604 that is escaped^H6413 of the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 shall yet again^H3254 take root^H8328 downward,^H4295 and bear^H6213 fruit^H6529 upward.^H4605   —>   Again, Father is telling the People that they would not go hungry and would be able to live in safety; they had no reason to fear and could indeed trust in Him. All contrary to what Sennacherib had told them when he told them they could not put their trust in Father. [19:31] For^H3588 out of Jerusalem^H4480 ^H3389 shall go forth^H3318 a remnant,^H7611 and they that escape^H6413 out of mount^H4480 ^H2022 Zion:^H6726 the zeal^H7068 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts shall do^H6213 this.^H2063   —>   Here, Father is Promising the People of the House of Judah, that He will Deliver them out of the hand of Sennacherib, just as He Promised\Promises us, that He will Deliver us out of the hand of satan in his role of pretend-to-be-jesus, anti-christ at the end of this Age of Flesh man. [19:32] Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 concerning^H413 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 ‘He shall not^H3808 come^H935 into^H413 this^H2063 city,^H5892 nor^H3808 shoot^H3384 an arrow^H2671 there,^H8033 nor^H3808 come before^H6923 it with shield,^H4043 nor^H3808 cast^H8210 a bank^H5550 against^H5921 it.   —>   Brethren, just as at this time we’re reading of here in II Kings 19 and the Promise of safety that He is giving the People of the House of Judah; when you have that assurance from Father through one of His Prophets, you too can rest in peace and sleep soundly all through the night; for no matter what threats the wicked leaders of this world say—and even many of the denominational church leaders say—there will not be a nuclear holocaust. Father’s Word does not say that there will be; and therefore, there will not be. You see, our adversary satan doesn’t want to destroy this world; but, he does want to be the king of the souls living in the world. In other words, he wants us to worship him as our creator, our father. It is what he has wanted even from the First Earth Age when Father elevated him to the position of Protector of Father’s Mercy Seat, where, after protecting Father’s Seat for many years, he decided he no longer wanted to be Protector, but, to actually sit in that seat as god, of which we can read of in Ezekiel 28. [19:33] By the way^H1870 that^H834 he came,^H935 by the same shall he return,^H7725 and shall not^H3808 come^H935 into^H413 this^H2063 city,’^H5892 saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068   —>   Again also, here is Father’s Promise to His People that Sennacherib and his army will cause no harm to them; as, Father is going to rebuff and rebuke him and turn him away. Do you remember that He Promised that He would cause him to dream a vision and hear rumors of people coming against his own land, whereby he’d want to return home quickly to defend his own land? [19:34] ‘For I will defend^H1598 ^H413 this^H2063 city,^H5892 to save^H3467 it, for Mine own sake,^H4616 and for My servant^H5650 David’s^H1732 sake.’i”^H4616   —>   Here, Father explains the “why” He is going to do this, and as He says, it is for His Own sake, and because of the Promise He gave king David, His Servant; and, notice also brethren, He does call David, His Servant. Why else will Father defend this City of Jerusalem? Because Jerusalem is Father’s favorite place in all His Created universe, it is the City He took to be His wife, and, it is the City where our Lord Jesus will return to when He returns for His Second Advent. This just Proves to us brethren, that man’s sins cannot foil Father’s Plans or purpose. Father does not go outside His Own Will to explain His actions in Grace. Father has completed what He had to say in answering Hezekiah’s prayer.
Isaiah
Isaiah=Father’s Prophet Isaiah, whose name means Salvation of YEHOVAH, was the son of a man named Amoz and his wife Abijah, he was married to a woman named Hepzibah who herself was a prophetess—Isaiah 8:3—and together they had two sons: Shear-jashub—Isaiah 7:3—and Maher-shalal-hash-baz—Isaiah 8:3. He was the author of the Book named after him. Biblical scholars differ on the number of years and the dates of Isaiah’s life and prophesies. Isaiah himself states: Isaiah 1:1 The vision^H2377 of Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz,^H531 which^H834 he saw^H2372 concerning^H5921 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389 in the days^H3117 of Uzziah,^H5818 (701-649B.C.) Jotham,^H3147 (647-631B.C.) Ahaz,^H271 (632-616B.C.) and Hezekiah,^H3169 (617-588B.C.) kings^H4428 of Judah.^H3063   —>   This gives us a fixed date for the start of Isaiah’s prophesies. We further read in Isaiah 6:1 In the year^H8141 that king^H4428 Uzziah^H5818 died^H4194 I saw^H7200 also^(H853) the Lord^H136 sitting^H3427 upon^H5921 a throne,^H3678 high^H7311 and lifted up,^H5375 and his train^H7757 filled^H4390 ^(H853) the temple.^H1964   —>   So, either in the last year, or one of the last years of king Uzziah is when Isaiah began being a Prophet for Father. If we assume Father called Isaiah about the same age as He called Samuel, Jeremiah and Daniel, then we can assume Isaiah was approximately 16-18 years of age when he received his calling and began Prophesying in the last or last few years of Uzziah. This would make his birth year approximately 668-667B.C.—I said approximate because nobody knows for sure, just as I opened by saying “if we assume…”. We read in II Kings 19, II Kings 20; II chronicles 32; Isaiah 36, Isaiah 37, Isaiah 38 and Isaiah 39, of Isaiah Prophesying during the reign of king Hezekiah. He Prophesied of Hezekiah’s becoming ill and returning Home to Father, which Hezekiah repented of his sins and asked Father to extend his life, this Father granted, however, Hezekiah then became prideful and sottish and showed ambassadors from Babylon all his treasuries, for this Father then sent Isaiah to him again to Prophesy concerning Father’s Prophesy of the Babylonian Captivity and Servititude, this was in the year 603B.C.. Isaiah’s great Prophesy which Father had given him of His coming in the flesh can be found in Isaiah 7, where we read the begining of the Prophesy: Isaiah 7:13 And he said,^H559 “Hear^H8085 ye now,^H4994 O house^H1004 of David;^H1732 Is it a small thing^H4592 for^H4480 you to weary^H3811 men,^H376 but^H3588 will ye weary^H3811 ^(H853) my God^H430 also?^H1571 [7:14] Therefore^H3651 the Lord*^H136 Himself^H1931 shall give^H5414 you a sign;^H226 Behold,^H2009 a virgin^H5959 shall conceive,^H2029 and bear^H3205 a son,^H1121 and shall call^H7121 his name^H8034 Immanuel.^H6005 [7:15] Butter^H2529 and honey^H1706 shall he eat,^H398 that he may know^H3045 to refuse^H3988 the evil,^H7451 and choose^H977 the good.^H2896 and culminates in Isaiah 9: Isaiah 9:6 For^H3588 unto us a Child^H3206 is born,^H3205 unto us a Son^H1121 is given:^H5414 and the government^H4951 shall be upon^H5921 His shoulder:^H7926 and His name^H8034 shall be^H1961 called^H7121 Wonderful,^H6382 Counsellor,^H3289 The mighty^H1368 GOD,^H410 The everlasting^H5703 Father,^H1 The Prince^H8269 of Peace.^H7965 [9:7] Of the increase^H4766 of His government^H4951 and peace^H7965 there shall be no^H369 end,^H7093 upon^H5921 the throne^H3678 of David,^H1732 and upon^H5921 His kingdom,^H4467 to order^H3559 it, and to establish^H5582 it with judgment^H4941 and with justice^H6666 from henceforth^H4480 ^H6258 even for ever.^H5704 ^H5769 The zeal^H7068 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 will perform^H6213 this.’^H2063. Isaiah was contemporary with three other of Father’s Prophets: Hosea from 649-611B.C., Micah from 632-611B.C., and Nahum in the year 603B.C.. † For the etymology of the name Isaiah, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Isaiah(u) consists of two parts: The final part is יה (Yah) = יהו (Yahu) = יו (Yu), which in turn are abbreviated forms of the Tetragrammaton יהוה, YHVH, or YAHVEH. The first part of the name Isaiah comes from the verb ישע (yashaי), meaning to be saved or delivered: For a meaning of the name Isaiah, New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads Yahveh Is Salvation, Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Salvation Of The Lord. A remarkable feature of the name Isaiah is that it consists of the same two elements as the name Joshua (יהושע). The name Joshua is the Hebrew form of the Greek name Jesus, and most probably the name by which Jesus the Nazarene was known by his contemporaries.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that the name Isaiah is Hebrew word number: H3470, - יְשַׁעְיָהo, or יְשַׁעְיָהוּo, - y^esha‛yâh, or y^esha‛yâhû, - pronounced: yesh-ah-yawי, or yesh-ah-yawי-hoo, and means: From H3467 and H3050; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites: - Isaiah, Jesaiah, Jeshaiah. Total KJV occurrences: 39.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz. The Hebrew name signifies Salvation of Jahu (a shortened form of Yehovah), He prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, (Isaiah 1:1) covering probably 758 to 698B.C. He was married and had two sons. Rabbinical tradition says that Isaiah, when 90 years old, was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by order of Manasseh, to which it is supposed that reference is made in (Hebrews 11:37) Isaiah, Book Of I. Chapters 1-5 contain Isaiah’s prophecies in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, foretelling that the present prosperity of Judah should be destroyed, and that Israel should be brought to desolation. In chapters 6, 7 he announces the birth of the child Immanuel, which in chapter 9 is more positively predicted. Chapters 9-12 contain additional prophecies against Israel, chapters (Isaiah 10:5-12) (6) being the most highly-wrought passages in the whole book. Chapters 13-23 contain chiefly a collection of utterances, each of which is styled a “burden,” fore-telling the doom of Babylon, Philistia, Moab, Ethiopia, Egypt and Tyre. The ode of triumph in chapter (Isaiah 14:3-23) is among the most poetical passages in all literature. Chapters 24-27 form one prophecy, essentially connected with the preceding ten “burdens,” chapters 13-23, of which it is in effect a general summary. Chapters 23-35 predict the Assyrian invasion, and chapters 36-39 have reference to this invasion; prophecies that were so soon fulfilled. (II Kings 19:35) II. The last 27 chapters form a separate prophecy, and are supposed by many critics to have been written in the time of the Babylonian captivity, and are therefore ascribed to a “later Isaiah;” but the best reasons are in favor of but one Isaiah. This second part falls into three sections, each consisting of nine chapters:— •The first section, chs 40-48 has for its main topic the comforting assurance of the deliverance from Babylon by Koresh (Cyrus), who is even named twice. chapter (Isaiah 41:2,3,25; 44:28; 45:1-4,13; 46:11; 48:14,15) •The second section, chapters 49-56, is distinguished from the first by several features. The person of Cyrus as well as his name and the specification of Babylon, disappear altogether. Return from exile is indeed spoken of repeatedly and at length, chapters (Isaiah 49:9-26; 51:9-52; 12; 55:12,13; 57:14) but in such general terms as admit of being applied to the spiritual and Messianic as well as to the literal restoration. •This section is mainly occupied with various practical exhortations founded upon the views of the future already set forth. In favor of the authenticity of the last 27 chapters the following reasons may be advanced:— (a) The unanimous testimony of Jewish and Christian tradition, compare Ecclasiastes 48:24, and the evidence of the New Testament quotations: (Matthew 3:3; Luke 4:17; Acts 8:28; Romans 10:16,20) (b) The unity of design which connects these last 27 chapters with the preceding; the oneness of diction which pervades the whole book; the peculiar elevation and grandeur of style which characterize the second part as well as the first; the absence of any other name than Isaiah’s claiming the authorship; lastly, the Messianic predictions which mark its inspiration and remove the chief ground of objection against its having been written by Isaiah. In point of style we can find no difficulty in recognizing in the second part the presence of the same plastic genius as we discover in the first.”. To read Easton’s Bible Dictionary description of Isaiah, click here, to read Lockyer’s All Men of the Bible description of Isaiah, click here.
Amoz
Amoz=Amoz was married to a woman named Abi or Abijah, and together they were the parents of Father’s Prophet Isaiah. The name Amoz means: strong. The only mentions—13—in Father’s Word concerning Amoz, are of his being Isaiah’s father: II Kings 19:2,20; II Kings 19:1; II Chronicles 26:22; II Chronicles 32:20,32; Isaiah 1:1; 2:1; 13:1; 20:2; 37:2,21; and 38:1. Other than being only mentioned as Isaiah’s father, we know nothing of the man; we don’t know what he did or how long he lived. † For the etymology of the name Amoz, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Amoz is identical to the adjective אמוץ i(יamos), from the verb אמץ i(יames), meaning to be or become strong: For a meaning of the name Amoz, both New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names read Strong. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary doesn’t translate the name Amoz but does equate it with the adjective meaning strong.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find the the name Amoz is Hebrew word number: H531, - אָמוֹץ,o - יâmôts, pronounced: aw-mohtsי, and means: From H553; strong; Amots, an Israelite: - Amoz. Total KJV occurrences: 13.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Strong. Father of the prophet Isaiah, and, according to rabbinical tradition, brother of Amaziah king of Judah, (II Kings 19:2,20; 20:1; Isaiah 1:1).”.

Let’s return now to II Chronicles 32; but hold your place here in II Kings 19, as we’ll be coming back to it in our next verse.

32:21 Sennacherib’s destruction.
1A21
II Chronicles 32:21 And the LORD^H3068 sent^H7971 an angel,^H4397 which cut off^H3582 all^H3605 the mighty men^H1368 of valour,^H2428 and the leaders^H5057 and captains^H8269 in the camp^H4264 of the king^H4428 of Assyria.^H804 So he returned^H7725 with shame^H1322 of face^H6440 to his own land.^H776 And when he was come into^H935 the house^H1004 of his god,^H430 they that came forth^H4480 ^H3329 of his own bowels^H4578 slew^H5307 him there^H8033 with the sword.^H2719   —>   The Angel of the LORD …the LORD sent an angel…=Though the word angel is not capitalized here in this verse of II Chronicles 32:21, we find that this reads differently in II Kings 19:35, where it reads: “…the Angel of the LORD…,” with the letter “A” capitalized. Whom is this Angel of the LORD? It is my contention that this is none other than our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ not yet born in the flesh, in His transfigured body as He was when He appeared to Peter, James and John in Matthew 17:1-8. How and why do I contend this? As I already stated, in II Kings 19:35 the letter “A”, is capitalized, thus making this Angel, no ordinary Angel. We know this Angel wasn’t Father Himself because we read in both II Samuel 24:16 and I Chronicles 21:15, that Father spoke to this Angel. What was taking place in both of these Chapters and Verses? They both tell the incident of king David having sinned by falling into satan’s trap of having him number the war-fighters in Israel. What was wrong with this? It showed that David was trusting in his own arm and not on Father. For this, Father, through David’s seer Gad, presented three options: Let’s turn to II Samuel 24 and read it: II Samuel 24:11 For when David^H1732 was up^H6965 in the morning,^H1242 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 unto^H413 the prophet^H5030 Gad,^H1410 David’s^H1732 seer,^H2374 saying,^H559   —>   Father is going to speak to David through this prophet, the news is going to be neither, good, nor sweet in David’s ears. This was one of only a few that Father was displeased with His Servant David. [24:12] “Go^H1980 and say^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H1696 the LORD,^H3068 ‘I^H595 offer^H5190 ^H5921 thee three^H7969 things; choose^H977 thee one^H259 of^H4480 them, that I may do^H6213 it unto thee.’i’i”   —>   Father sent this prophet of His to David, to tell him that Father is giving him his choice of three different punishments. As with like when we too fall short and sin, though we repent, and receive Father’s forgiveness, we still have to pay for our transgressions. Though the entire nation didn’t fall short and sin, only their king, the nation is still going to pay for the sin. This is the correcting which comes about in the real world. Just as those who consume too much alcohol know that the head-ache comes after the night of drunken binge drinking; and that the fine is issued after the writing of the speeding ticket, and so forth. When a sin has been committed, there must be, and is, a correction which takes place afterwards. Those partaking in the perversions of sodomy, should know, there comes the sickness and Aids: these are Father’s punishment on mankind—His creation—for their lewdness. Yes, Father forgives sin when we repent; but He also allows for the natural processes to take its course. David’s sin was in not trusting in Father for the protection of his People, and this was an insult to our Father. I offer thee…=The word “offer,” as used here by Father, is in the Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew word number: H5190, - נָטַל, - nâṭal, - pronounced: naw-talי, and means: A primitive root; to lift; by implication to impose: - bear, offer, take up. Total KJV occurrences: 4.. In other words the verse should read: “I impose on thee.” It is not an actual choice of which David can decline, it is an offer of selection, it is also an imposing by Father, much as He imposed judgments on Israel during the time of Ezekiel, which can be read of in Ezekiel 14:21 which reads: Ezekiel 14:21 For^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 (YHVH ADONI); “How much more^H637 when^H3588 I send^H7971 My four^H702 sore^H7451 judgments^H8201 upon^H413 Jerusalem,^H3389 the sword,^H2719 and the famine,^H7458 and the noisome^H7451 beast,^H2416 and the pestilence,^H1698 to cut off^H3772 from^H4480 it man^H120 and beast?^H929   —>   Father told Moses in Leviticus 26 as He was leading our forefathers up out of the land of Egypt, the Blessings He would bestow upon them if they would harken unto Him; and the cursing(s) or punishments He would bring upon them if they rejected Him, and His Commandments, Judgments, Laws, Ordinances, Statutes and the Covenant He made with them. The sword shall avenge refers back to Leviticus 26:25 which reads: Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring^H935 a sword^H2719 upon^H5921 you, that shall avenge^H5358 the quarrel^H5359 of My Covenant:^H1285 and when ye are gathered together^H622 within^H413 your cities,^H5892 I will send^H7971 the pestilence^H1698 among^H8432 you; and ye shall be delivered^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the enemy.^H341. The famine came in II Samuel 21 because of Saul and his attacking the Gibeonites which Father had told our forefathers many years previous not to do: II Samuel 21:1 Then there was^H1961 a famine^H7458 in the days^H3117 of David^H1732 three^H7969 years,^H8141 year^H8141 after^H310 year;^H8141 and David^H1732 enquired^H1245 ^H6440 of the LORD.^H3068 And the LORD^H3068 answered,^H559 “It is for^H413 Saul,^H7586 and for^H413 his bloody^H1818 house,^H1004 because^H5921 ^H834 he slew^H4191 ^(H853) the Gibeonites.”^H1393. The noisome beasts; Father told our forefathers He would send them, If they walked contrary to Him in Leviticus 26:22 which reads: Leviticus 26:22 I will also send^H7971 ^(H853) wild^H7704 beasts^H2416 among you, which shall rob you of your children,^H7921 ^(H853) and destroy^H3772 ^(H853) your cattle,^H929 and make you few in number;^H4591 ^(H853) and your high ways^H1870 shall be desolate.^H8074. While the pestilence is about to befall David and our forefathers. [24:13] So Gad^H1410 came^H935 to^H413 David,^H1732 and told^H5046 him, and said^H559 unto him, “Shall seven^H7651 years^H8141 of famine^H7458 come^H935 unto thee in thy land?^H776 or^H518 wilt thou flee^H5127 three^H7969 months^H2320 before^H6440 thine enemies,^H6862 while they^H1931 pursue^H7291 thee? or^H518 that there be^H1961 three^H7969 days’^H3117 pestilence^H1698 in thy land?^H776 now^H6258 advise,^H3045 and see^H7200 what^H4100 answer^H1697 I shall return^H7725 to Him that sent^H7971 me.”   —>   This reads better in I Chronicles 21:12, so let’s turn there to read it: I Chronicles 21:12 Either^H518 three^H7969 years’^H8141 famine;^H7458 or^H518 three^H7969 months^H2320 to be destroyed^H5595 before^H4480 ^H6440 thy foes,^H6862 while that the sword^H2719 of thine enemies^H341 overtaketh^H5381 thee; or else^H518 three^H7969 days^H3117 the sword^H2719 of the LORD,^H3068 even the pestilence,^H1698 in the land,^H776 and the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 destroying^H7843 throughout all^H3605 the coasts^H1366 of Israel.’^H3478 Now^H6258 therefore advise^H7200 thyself what^H4100 word^H1697 I shall bring again^H7725 ^(H853) to Him that sent^H7971 me.”   —>   These are the three punishments David has to select one from for Israel because of his actions. Hard choices all three: (1) a three year famine—this reads seven years in II Samuel 24:13—would cause many deaths within the nation; (2) fleeing from your enemy for three months would also mean many deaths, but also, that would mean that David was a coward and on the run, which just didn’t set well with David; as David did not want to show himself to be a coward before his people, so the third choice seemed to be the better of the three; (3) …the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel…=This portion of Father’s Judgment is not included in the wording of II Samuel 24:13. In all three of these instances, tens of thousands of people are going to lose their life and return Home to Father. Not an easy choice to have to make, and David being the shepherd that he is, he doesn’t like either of these punishments; however, he has no choice except to pick one, as, as can be read in verse I Chronicles 21:11, Father said He was offering—read that, “imposing on”—the nation, one of three. We’re about to see the tally of David’s census reduced, so, it was really taken for nothing. [24:14] And David^H1732 said^H559 unto^H413 Gad,^H1410 “I am in a great^H3966 strait:^H6862 let us fall^H5307 now^H4994 into the hand^H3027 of the LORD;^H3068 for^H3588 his mercies^H7356 are great:^H7227 and let me not^H408 fall^H5307 into the hand^H3027 of man.”^H120   —>   In this, we see that David has selected choice number three. How or why? Well, had he selected choice number one, it would have meant that they either would have starved, or would have had to have relied upon someone else to provide their food for the next three to seven years. David didn’t care for the prospect of that; choice number two would have meant, being put to flight as the army of their enemy would be coming against them, and they wouldn’t have the protection of Father over them to stop it. In both the first two choices, David knew that he’d be placing the Nation in man’s hands, and again, he didn’t much care for the prospect of that. So, in his selecting choice number three, he knew the matter was in Father’s hand, and though he didn’t much care for what the outcome was going to be, he knew that Father was fair and just, and having the situation in His hands was much better than in man’s hands. [24:15] So the LORD^H3068 sent^H5414 a pestilence^H1698 upon Israel^H3478 from the morning^H1242 even to^H5704 the time^H6256 appointed:^H4150 and there died^H4191 of^H4480 the People^H5971 from Dan^H4480 ^H1835 even to^H5704 Beer-sheba^H884 seventy^H7657 thousand^H505 men.^H376   —>   …even to the time appointed…=The Septuagint and the Syriac both point out that this was only until noon, or, mid day, on the day it actually started. So, this “time” could really have meant that Father stopped it in time for the evening sacrifice. It’s a good thing the “appointed time” had arrived, as, as we’ll see, the Angel of the LORD went down to Jerusalem and, had He not stopped, He would have continued His destruction on many of the People in Jerusalem as well, as we’re about to read. Seventy thousand men=Remember, when Joab completed his numbering, the numbers were: Israel 1,000,000, and Judah 500,000; well, David just found himself 70,000 less. A serious blow to anyone’s army in one day. Now, you might ask why Father took Home 70,000 people when this was “David’s sin?” For our answer to this, we go back to the beginning of this Chapter: II Samuel 24:1, where we read: “And again^H3254 the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 was kindled^H2734 against Israel,^H3478…” Why was Father’s anger kindled against Israel? Because He was still a little angry with them from when they turned and followed Absalom in his rebellion in trying to steal the throne from his father, Father’s anointed: David. Sharpen up for me as the next verse is why we came here: [24:16] And when the angel^H4397 stretched out^H7971 his hand^H3027 upon Jerusalem^H3389 to destroy^H7843 it, the LORD^H3068 repented him^H5162 of^H413 the evil,^H7451 and said^H559 to the angel^H4397 that destroyed^H7843 the People,^H5971 “It is enough:^H7227 stay^H7503 now^H6258 thine hand.”^H3027 And the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 was^H1961 by^H5973 the threshingplace^H1637 of Araunah^H728 the Jebusite.^H2983   —>   Father stopped His Angel from destroying any more People, why? Because Jerusalem is His favorite place in all His Created universe and enough punishment had been applied. …and said to the angel…=Again we see that Father spoke to this Angel; but let’s turn to I Chronicles 21:15 and see how this same verse reads: I Chronicles 21:15 And God^H430 sent^H7971 an angel^H4397 unto Jerusalem^H3389 to destroy^H7843 it: and as he was destroying,^H7843 the LORD^H3068 beheld,^H7200 and He repented Him^H5162 of^H5921 the evil,^H7451 and said^H559 to the angel^H4397 that destroyed,^H7843 “It is enough,^H7227 stay^H7503 now^H6258 thine hand.”^H3027 And the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 stood^H5975 by^H5973 the threshingfloor^H1637 of Ornan^H771 the Jebusite.^H2983   —>   And God sent an angel…and said to the angel…=Father sent this Angel, it doesn’t say that Father came and was destroying. This position—the Angel Who was destroying Father’s Children in the flesh—was and is too important a position for Father to send “just any angel;” so, again, it is my contention that this Angel was Jesus before He was born in the flesh. What else can we read in Father’s Word concerning “the Angel of the LORD?” Well, in had we continued to our next verse in I Chronicles 21, we would have read: [21:16] And David^H1732 lifted up^H5375 ^(H853) his eyes,^H5869 and saw^H7200 ^(H853) the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 stand^H5975 between^H996 the earth^H776 and the heaven,^H8064 having a drawn^H8025 sword^H2719 in his hand^H3027 stretched out^H5186 over^H5921 Jerusalem.^H3389 Then David^H1732 and the elders^H2205 of Israel, who were clothed^H3680 in sackcloth,^H8242 fell^H5307 upon^H5921 their faces.^H6440   —>   …David lifted up his eyes and saw the Angel of the LORD…=David physically saw this Angel. Have there been others in Father’s Word who saw the Angel of the LORD? Yes, there are several instances/accounts in Father’s Word where one saw the Angel of Father. Let’s turn to one of my favorites, a comical situation. We read in Numbers 22 of Balak of Moab being afraid of Israel because they were a large Nation, sending one of his people to Balaam—so written after the Greek, in Hebrew his name is Bilיam; he was a spiritualist or a medium—hence balak coming to him and asking him to curse Israel—he identified with Bela the son of Beor of Genesis 36:32 where Moses incorporates him among the Edonites kings; according to the Tel-el-Amarna tablets he was a Hittite chieftain who established a kingdom for himself: he died fighting against Israel by the side of his Midianite allies—the son of Beor, asking for him to curse Israel, Balaam tells Balak’s people to lodge there for the night while he seeks Father. Father asks who it was that came to him, Balaam correctly replies that it was the Moabites seeking to curse Israel. Father tells Balaam he is not allowed to go with them or to curse Israel. The next morning Balaam tells Balak’s people they are to return to Balak, he will not go with them or curse Israel. Balak’s people return to Balak and give him the message from Balaam and he then sends more of his people, this time with an offering of honor, money and prestige. Balaam again tells the Moabites to lodge there that night, and again Father comes to Balaam, this is where we’ll pick it up, turn with me to Numbers 22:20: Numbers 22:20 And God^H430 came^H935 unto^H413 Balaam^H1109 at night,^H3915 and said^H559 unto him, “If^H518 the men^H376 come^H935 to call^H7121 thee, rise up,^H6965 and go^H1980 with^H854 them; but yet^H389 ^(H853) the word^H1697 which^H834 I shall say^H1696 unto^H413 thee, that shalt thou do.”^H6213   —>   …if the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them…=Father put a condition on what Balaam was to do. Will he comply the condition? In reality brethren, though I say this is a condition, and the verse reads as though Father set a condition, the condition is said and given in irony and\or facetiousness, as, in reality, Father knows his heart and doesn’t want him to go with them as we’ll see below in verse v22:22. [22:21] And Balaam^H1109 rose up^H6965 in the morning,^H1242 and saddled^H2280 ^(H853) his ass,^H860 and went^H1980 with^H5973 the princes^H8269 of Moab.^H4124   —>   Balaam went; however, he did not comply with the condition Father put upon him. Father said, “if the men come to call thee.” This verse said nothing about the men coming to call Balaam, this verse plainly states that he, “…rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went….” Father gave Balaam his instructions. Brethren, if Father lays something upon your heart to d for Him, you better comply and do it the way He lays it upon your heart to do. By Balaam not complying with the condition He angers Father, something you never want to do, and we’ll see this in the next few verses: [22:22] And God’s^H430 anger^H639 was kindled^H2734 because^H3588 he^H1931 went:^H1980 and the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 stood^H3320 in the way^H1870 for an adversary^H7854 against him. Now he^H1931 was riding^H7392 upon^H5921 his ass,^H860 and his two^H8147 servants^H5288 were with^H5973 him.   —>   …God’s anger…=ELOHIM, Father in His Office of Creator of all things, not YHVH, Father in His Office of Covenant Maker and Keeper. …God’s anger was kindled because he went…=Again, Balaam didn’t meet the condition Father set; but, again, the condition was said in irony and\or facetiousness, as, Israel was and is Father’s Nation and He was not going to curse Israel, and, he didn’t want Balaam going to Balak to give the false hope that He would. So what happened? …the Angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him…=Balaam’s going so angered Father, that, Christ—the Angel of the LORD—came and stood in the way to prevent Balaam from going. How angry was He? As we’re about to read, angry enough that He has His sword drawn and is ready to kill Balaam. [22:23] And the ass^H860 saw^H7200 ^(H853) the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 standing^H5324 in the way,^H1870 and His sword^H2719 drawn^H8025 in His hand:^H3027 and the ass^H860 turned aside^H5186 out of^H4480 the way,^H1870 and went^H1980 into the field:^H7704 and Balaam^H1109 smote^H5221 ^(H853) the ass,^H860 to turn^H5186 her into the way.^H1870   —>   …the ass saw…=Balaam’s ass saw Christ—Who had manifest Himself so the ass could see Him—but, yet, not Balaam at this time, Father will not open his eyes to see Christ until seven verses from now. …His sword drawn in His hand=Here we see, just as we read above in I Chronicles 21:16, Christ standing in Balaam’s path, ready to strike. …Balaam smote the ass…=Beings he was not able to see Christ standing in the way, Balaam becomes angry with his ass and smites her with his rod, for her part, the ass “holds her tongue, so to speak.” With Christ having His sword in His hand ready to smite Balaam, his ass is saving Balaam’s life, he just doesn’t know that yet. [22:24] But the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 stood^H5975 in a path^H4934 of the vineyards,^H3754 a wall^H1447 being on this side,^H4480 ^H2088 and a wall^H1447 on that side.^H4480 ^H2088   —>   This poor ass, she has no choice but to go no further as, if she does, she knows her master will be smitten with the “sword of the LORD.” [22:25] And when the ass^H860 saw^H7200 ^(H853) the Angel^H4397 of the LORD,^H3068 she thrust herself^H3905 unto^H413 the wall,^H7023 and crushed^H3905 ^(H853) Balaam’s^H1109 foot^H7272 against^H413 the wall:^H7023 and he smote^H5221 her again.^H3254    —>   In order to try and get her masters attention, she moves her body so that her masters foot gets crushed against the wall. She’s trying to save her masters life, but he just cannot “see” that. Why can’t he see? Because Father has his eyes closed to this point; but, He’ll open them in the not too distant future. This is just as it is with most Christians today, for their own protection—so they cannot commit the unpardonable sin—Father has their eyes closed. [22:26] And the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 went^H5674 further,^H3254 and stood^H5975 in a narrow^H6862 place,^H4725 where^H834 was no^H369 way^H1870 to turn^H5186 either to the right hand^H3225 or to the left.^H8040   —>   Father and Balaam’s ass are really trying to get Balaam’s attention, but, he’s just not getting it. I like the word “narrow” here, because in the Hebrew, it means “a tight place” and that is exactly what Balaam is in here, “a tight spot.” [22:27] And when the ass^H860 saw^H7200 ^(H853) the Angel^H4397 of the LORD,^H3068 she fell down^H7257 under^H8478 Balaam:^H1109 and Balaam’s^H1109 anger^H639 was kindled,^H2734 and he smote^H5221 ^(H853) the ass^H860 with a staff.^H4731   —>   She’s trying to save his life and get his attention and in return, Balaam smites her with his staff. [22:28] And the LORD^H3068 opened^H6605 ^(H853) the mouth^H6310 of the ass,^H860 and she said^H559 unto Balaam,^H1109 “What^H4100 have I done^H6213 unto thee, that^H3588 thou hast smitten^H5221 me these^H2088 three^H7969 times?”^H7272   —>   Brethren, I want you to give serious consideration and thought to this verse. Yes, the verse plainly states that it was Father Who opened her mouth, and she could only do this because He had; but, for her to be able to form a cognitive thought and then put that thought into action and speak, should have immediately gotten Balaam’ attention and stopped him in his tracks with wide eyes and lots of questions; but as we’ll see in the next verse, he doesn’t even bat and eye and answers her. Again, don’t lose the fact that it was Father Who opened the ass’s mouth here so that she spoke. We can compare this with satan, as Revelation 12:9 and Revelation 20:2 both declare “that old serpent” spoke to Eve in Genesis 3, but yet, a serpent doesn’t have the organs of speech: but do people consider that when they read Genesis 3? No. [22:29] And Balaam^H1109 said^H559 unto the ass,^H860 “Because^H3588 thou hast mocked^H5953 me: I would^H3863 there were^H3426 a sword^H2719 in mine hand,^H3027 for^H3588 now^H6258 would I kill^H2026 thee.”   —>   Balaam truly is lucky here, because, Father could have smote him at any time He wanted to, just like He did with Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu—Leviticus 10:1-2. Balaam is so angry that he’ll speak to his ass and tell her he wants to kill her, but yet, he doesn’t consider the astonishing fact that she spoke to him. [22:30] And the ass^H860 said^H559 unto^H413 Balaam,^H109 “Am not^H3808 I^H595 thine ass,^H860 upon^H5921 which^H834 thou hast ridden^H7392 ever since^H4480 ^H5750 I was thine unto^H5704 this^H2088 day?^H3117 was I ever wont^H5532 ^H5532 to do^H6213 so^H3541 unto thee?” And he said,^H559 “Nay.”^H3808   —>   Again, Balaam is not shocked by his ass speaking to him; he just answers her like he is talking to another human being. He replies to her, that, “no, you’ve never done me wrong before;” but, he doesn’t ask then why she is doing so now. [22:31] Then the LORD^H3068 opened^H1540 ^(H853) the eyes^H5869 of Balaam,^H1109 and he saw^H7200 ^(H853) the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 standing^H5324 in the way,^H1870 and his sword^H2719 drawn^H8025 in his hand:^H3027 and he bowed down his head,^H6915 and fell flat^H7812 on his face.^H639   —>   Father has now opened Balaam’s eyes and what does Balaam do? He immediately bows himself down, in other words, he prostrates himself on the ground; and I’m sure, inside, he is wailing and gnashing his teeth just like it will be at the end of this Age after Father opens the eyes of those who bowed the knee to the satan in his role of anti-christ. Let’s go one more place, let’s turn to Genesis 14, again, let me set the stage so to speak. Abram’s nephew Lot had been kidnapped and taken captive, one of his servants had escaped and came and told Abram who armed 318 of his trained servants and went after those of had taken Lot. Abram and his servants caught up to them, defeated them and recovered Lot. Let’s pick it up at Genesis 14:16: Genesis 14:16 And he brought back^H7725 ^(H853) all^H3605 the goods,^H7399 and also^H1571 brought again^H7725 his brother^H251 ^(H853) Lot,^H3876 and his goods,^H7399 and^(H853) the women^H802 also,^H1571 and the people.^H5971   —>   So as we see, Abram and his 318 armed, trained servants were successful in bringing not only Lot, but, all his goods, women and other people as well. [14:17] And the king^H4428 of Sodom^H5467 went out^H#318 to meet^H7125 him after^H310 his return^H7725 from the slaughter^H4480 ^H5221 of^(H853) Chedorlaomer,^H3540 and of the kings^H4428 that^H834 were with^H854 him, at^H413 the valley^H6010 of Shaveh,^H7740 which^H1931 is the king’s^H4428 dale.^H6010   —>   This king of Sodom is not Bera who was king when Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came against Sodom, king Bera fell, and all the goods of Sodom were taken—Genesis 14:10-11. We don’t know this kings name, but he came out to meet Abram because he had rescued Lot and some of the other people who lived in Sodom. Sharpen up for me, as, the next three verses is why we came here. The next verse begins a parenthetical clause—14:18-20—which interrupts in order to interpret, in other words, somebody important is about to come and see Abram. ([14:18] And Melchizedek^H4442 king^H4428 of Salem^H8004 brought forth^H3318 bread^H3899 and wine:^H3196 and he^H1931 was the priest^H3548 of the Most High^H5945 GOD.^H410   —>   Sadly, there is so much confusion, mis-understanding and false teaching concerning Who this Melchizedek is; however, the words of the verse by themselves gives us so very much information and tell us exactly Who It is: “Melchizedek king of Salem;” “brought forth bread and wine;” “priest of the Most High GOD.” Let’s look up the name Melchizedek in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do we find that the name is Hebrew word number: H4442, - מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק, - malkı̂y-tsedeq, - pronounced: mal-kee-tsehי-dek, and means: From H4428 and H6664; king of right; Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine: - Melchizedek. Total KJV occurrences: 2.. So, we see the name means: king of right. Hebrew word number H4428, means king, so let’s look up Hebrew word number H6664: H6664, - צֶדֶק, - tsedeq, - pronounced: tsehי-dek, and means: From H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity: - X even, (X that which is altogether) just (-ice), ([un-]) right (-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness). Total KJV occurrences: 118.. So, together, Melchizedek means: king of the righteous or king of the just. Jesus Himself revealed to us that He Was and Is Melchizedek as He was contending with the scribes, pharisees and “the Jews”—a name given by location association; not by birth, or by House or Tribe, the name given them by the gentiles—in John 8:56-58, which reads: John 8:56 Your^G5216 father^G3962 Abraham^G11 rejoiced^G21 to^G2443 see^G1492 My^G1699 day:^G2250 and^G2532 he saw^G1492 it, and^G2532 was glad.”^G5463 [8:57] Then^G3767 said^G2036 the^G3588 Jews^G2453 unto^G4314 Him,^G846 “Thou art^G2192 not yet^G3768 fifty^G4004 years old,^G2094 and^G2532 hast Thou seen^G3708 Abraham?”^G11   —>   …hast Thou seen Abraham?=Yes Jesus had seen Abraham, we’re reading of His seeing him here in Genesis 14; these scribes, pharisees and “Jews” really have no clue, nor do they know Father’s Word as they claim. [8:58] Jesus^G2424 said^G2036 unto them,^G846 “Verily,^G281 verily,^G281 I say^G3004 unto you,^G5213 Before^G4250 Abraham^G11 was,^G1096 I^G1473 am.”^G1510   —>   …I am=Jesus correctly answers them and says “I am” the same answer which was provided Moses when he asked in Exodus 3:13 “And Moses^H4872 said^H559 unto^H413 God,^H430 “Behold,^H2009 when I^H595 come^H935 unto^H413 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and shall say^H559 unto them, ‘The God^H430 of your fathers^H1 hath sent^H7971 me unto^H413 you;’ and they shall say^H559 to me, ‘What^H4100 is His name?’^H8034 what^H4100 shall I say^H559 unto^H413 them?”” The answer given Moses was “I am” יehyeh in the Hebrew tongue, meaning I will be; Jesus being Melchizedek is further backed up by Paul in Hebrews 7-10. Now let’s look up the word “Salem”, it is Hebrew word number: H8004, - שָׁלֵם, - shâlêm, pronounced: shaw-lameי-dek, and means: The same as H8003; peaceful; Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem: - Salem. Total KJV occurrences: 2.. So, “Melchizedek king of Salem” is King of Jerusalem; Jerusalem being Father’s most favorite place in all His created universe, the same place He took to wife—Ezekiel 16:8. Continuing on, we know the the “bread and wine” are the symbolical Body and Blood of Christ, the Holy Sacraments of Communion; and here, we read that He offered these sacraments to Abram. Lastly we read Melchizedek was the “priest of the Most High GOD.” GOD as used in this verse is Hebrew word number H410, which is EL, and “Most High” in the Strong’s Concordance, is Hebrew word number: H5945, - עֶלְיוֹן,i - יelyôn, - pronounced: el-yoneי, and means: From H5927, an elevation, that is, (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the Supreme: - (Most, on) high (-er, -est), upper (-most). Total KJV occurrences: 53.. So, this is Father in His Office of EL ELYON—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendix 4, we read the following: “EL=EL is essentially the Almighty, thought the word is never so rendered. EL is ELOHIM in all His strength and power. It is rendered “God” as ELOHIM is, but EL is God the Omnipotent. ELOHIM is God the Creator putting His omnipotence into operation. ELOAH is God Who wills and orders all, and Who is to be the one object of the worship of His people. EL is the God Who knows all (first occ. Genesis 14:18,22) and sees all (Genesis 16:13) and that performeth all things for His people (Psalms 57:2); and in Whom all the Divine attributes are concentrated. ELYON=ELYON first occurs in Genesis 14:18 with EL, and is rendered “the Most High (GOD)”. It is El and ELOHIM, not as the powerful Creator, but as “the possessor of heaven and earth.” Hence the name is associated with Christ as the Son of “the Highest” (Luke 1:35). It is ELYON, as possessor of the earth, Who divides the nations “their inheritance”. In Psalms 83:18, He is “over all the earth”. The title occurs 36 times (6 x 6 or 62 See Ap. 10). ELYON is the Dispenser of God’s blessings in the earth; the blessings proceeding from a Priest Who is a King upon His throne (cp. Genesis 14:18-22 with Zechariah 6:13; 14:9).” Now from Hebrew for Christians, where we read: “EL=The name for GOD meaning “might, strength, or power.” The basic form אֵל, EL appears over 250 times in the Tanakh. Appears primarily in construct relation when describing the GOD of Israel. EL ELYON=The Most High GOD. This title stresses God’s strength, sovereignty, and supremacy, Genesis 14:20, Psalms 9:2. Sometimes referred to in Scripture simply as ELYON, Numbers 24:16.”.[14:19] And He blessed^H1288 him, and said,^H559 “Blessed^H1288 be Abram^H87 of the MOST HIGH^H5945 GOD,^H410 possessor^H7069 of heaven^H8064 and earth:^H776   —>   …MOST HIGH GOD…=EL ELYON, this is the first usage of this Title for Father in His Word. …HIGH…=Highest, as in relation to the earth. [14:20] And blessed^H1288 be the MOST HIGH^H5945 GOD,^H410 Which^H834 hath delivered^H4042 thine enemies^H6862 into thy hand.”^H3027 And he gave^H5414 Him tithes^H4643 of all.)^H4480 ^H3605.

Let’s return now to my commentary of verse v32:21.

…which cut off all the mighty men of valor…=We have to go to II Kings 19:35 to read what really transpired brethren: II Kings 19:35 And it came to pass^H1961 that^H1931 night,^H3915 that the Angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 went out,^H3318 and smote^H5221 in the camp^H4264 of the Assyrians^H804 an hundred^H3967 fourscore^H8084 and five^H2568 thousand:^H505 and when they arose early^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 behold,^H2009 they were all^H3605 dead^H4191 corpses.^H6297   —>   An hundred and fourscore and five thousand, or 185,000; and when we bring in what we read from our verse here in 32:21 “mighty men of valor,” we understand that Sennacherib, Rab-shaketh, Rabsaris and Tartan were all spared in order to awaken and find all the mightiest war-fighters dead. Can you imagine being king of this army and awakening to find every one of your soldiers dead? There were no wounds on their bodies, no signs of struggle or fight, no blood on the ground where they lay, just their dead bodies. …when they arose…=They as used here, also means the war-fighters of the House of Judah, again I ask you brethren, can you imagine awakening in the morning with trepid anticipation of the coming war; only to find that nearly every one of the mightiest war-fighters in the opposing army lay dead where he lay down to sleep the night before? …dead corpses=Notice the redundancy of the words “dead” and “corpses?” They both have the same meaning: — among the no-longer living, Dr. Bullinger calls this redundancy a “pleonasm”.

…he returned with shame…=We read in II Kings 19:36 that: II Kings 19:36 So Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 departed,^H5265 and went^H1980 and returned,^H7725 and dwelt^H3427 at Nineveh.^H5210   —>   Because of this humiliating and momentous loss, Sennacherib was disgraced and returned to his Capital city of Nineveh.

…was come into the house of his god…=We read in II Kings 19:36 that this was nisroch—depicted as an eagle-headed diety with wings and exaggerated muscles.

…they that came from his own bowels…=Sennacherib not only brought shame upon Assyria, but his own name as well. So much so that two of his own sons murdered him—we read in II Kings 19:37 that their names were Adram-melech and Sharezer—as a side note concerning Sennacherib’sons murdering him, Dr. Bullinger notes the following: “A cylinder acquired in 1910 by, and now in the British Museum states: “On the twentieth day of the month of Tebet (Dec.), Sennacherib, king of Assyria, his son slew him in a rebellion.” The rebellion (it says) lasted till the twenty-eighth of Sivan (June) of the next year, “when Esarhaddon his son sat on the throne of Assyria.” The will, or rather deed of gift, of Sennacherib (2 inches by 1, containing eleven lines; in the Kouyoukij (Gallery) gives all to Esarhaddon. This probably led to Esarhaddon having afterwards to fight his two brothers, Sennacherib’s murderers.”—they smote him but as Dr. Bullinger notes it wasn’t until some years later; however, it is mentioned here as a sequel to this history—while he was in the house of his god nisroch—said dripping with sarcasm, I guess his god wasn’t able to protect him—they then fled to Armenia fearing for their own lives and another of his own sons—Esarhaddon—reigned in his stead.

…and…=The number of “and(s)” between our verse here in II Chronicles 32:21 and II Kings 19:35-37 indicates a polysyndeton. These consecutive or multiple uses of the word and, are used to highlight and emphasize each detail and point; and as Dr. Bullinger points out in his Companion notes to these verses, “to greatly emphasize the fact of his defeat”.

II Chronicles 32:22 Thus the LORD^H3068 saved^H3467 ^(H853) Hezekiah^H3169 and the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389 from the hand^H4480 ^H3027 of Sennacherib^H5576 the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 and from the hand^H4480 ^H3027 of all^H3605 other, and guided^H5095 them on every side.^H4480 ^H5439   —>   …the LORD saved Hezekiah…=Let’s re-cap why Father saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: we read in II Kings 19:34: II Kings 19:34 ‘For I will defend^H1598 ^H413 this^H2063 city,^H5892 to save^H3467 it, for Mine own sake,^H4616 and for My servant^H5650 David’s^H1732 sake.’i”^H4616   —>   So, as we see, Father saved Jerusalem for His Own sake, and because of the Promise He made to David.

Yes, Father saved Hezekiah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the city itself for His Own sake; but, what else do we know from all this? Remember Hezekiah had cleaned up all the mess from his father Ahaz: i.e., he re-opened Father’s House, removed all the idolatrous false items, he brought about a reformation like had not been seen in Judah or Israel in many, many years, he held a Passover, kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread and even went so far as to continue the celebration for another seven days. Next he had—and the People Joyously consented—all the People go throughout all the land of Judah removing and destroying all the idolatrous images and false gods, asherah groves and illegal high places. We learned that it was Father Who sent Sennacherib against Hezekiah as a test to see if he would rely on man or Trust in Father. After an initial lapse in judgment, Hezekiah did the right thing and sought Father, he and Father’s Prophet Isaiah went in to Father’s House and Prayed, asking Father intervene and save Judah. Father responded by providing a pretty lengthy answer to Isaiah and then by the resulting actions we just read of: i.e., sending the Angel of the LORD into the Assyrian camp and calling 185,000 war-fighters Home to Him, thus giving Hezekiah the victory.

…guided…=Let’s check this word “guided” out in our Strong’s Concordance brethren, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H5095, - נָהַל, - nâhal, - pronounced: naw-halי, and means: A primitive root; properly to run with a sparkle, that is, flow; hence (transitively) to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain: - carry, feed, guide, lead (gently, on). Total KJV occurrences: 10.. Father was the protector of Judah; but, He also fed, and by fed, I do not only mean physically fed; but, Spiritually fed as well. Brethren, we too need to allow Father to נָהַל, nâhal, naw-halי, feed and guide us Spiritually every day.

This then ends the account of Sennacherib coming against Hezekiah, and beginning with the next verse, we change subjects; and with this changing of subjects, sadly, we’re going to see Hezekiah taking the credit for what Father did in saving he and the House of Judah, Hezekiah’s ego will take over and he’ll display quite a bit of thanklessness toward Father because of pride.
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II Chronicles 32:23 And many^H7227 brought^H935 gifts^H4503 unto the LORD^H3068 to Jerusalem,^H3389 and presents^H4030 to Hezekiah^H3169 king^H4428 of Judah:^H3063 so that he was magnified^H5375 in the sight^H5869 of all^H3605 nations^H1471 from thenceforth.^H4480 ^H310 ^H3651   —>   …brought gifts unto the LORD…presents unto Hezekiah…=The People of the House of Judah knew and understood that it was Father Who saved them and gave Hezekiah the victory over Sennacherib and the Assyrian army; therefore, they first gave tithes to Father. But, they also brought and gave presents to their king, Hezekiah, too. There is nothing wrong with this brethren, so long as, the person—flesh man—doesn’t accept the credit for what Father has done. Sadly, that will not be the case here, as, Hezekiah will take the credit unto himself. The presents brought unto Hezekiah also explains verse v32:27 below, and explains to us how he could show treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon—II Kings 20:13, Isaiah 39:1-2—after he had stripped himself for Sennacherib—II Kings 18:15.

…was magnified…=Sadly, what does Hezekiah do? He magnified himself and got the “big-head.” We’ve seen this before with the kings of both the House of Israel—think of Solomon and his collecting 700 wives and 300 concubines—and the House of Judah; whereby, the king will start of his reign doing well or right, but then, he’ll allow his ego to get the better of him and start thinking he can do whatever he desires. Magnifying oneself was satan’s downfall, as he too wants to magnify himself and sit in Father’s seat and be god.

32:24-31 PERSONAL. SICKNESS.
    (Alternation.)
32:24-31 Hezekiah’s pride and
    achievements.
32:24 Sickness.
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II Chronicles 32:24 In those^H1992 days^H3117 Hezekiah^H3169 was sick^H2470 to^H5704 the death,^H4191 and prayed^H6419 unto^H413 the LORD:^H3068 and He spake^H559 unto him, and He gave^H5414 him a sign.^H4159   —>   …in those days…=Let’s come to a rubber burning, tire screeching, full stop here for a moment brethren, as, there is a major sequential disparity as to how this is written, and how the above events all truly and chronologically played out. The beginning of this verse reads—“In those days…”. It’s not immediately clear to the reader how much time is encompassed by “those days,” and when the individual events actually happened in relation to each other. If were we to just continue without pulling on some loose threads, or allowing our minds to wander, we would completely miss some extremely important information—which I sort of missed when I wrote II Kings 18, II Kings 19, II Kings 20 and the beginning of this Chapter II Chronicles 32:1. As we find when researching the scriptures, our forefathers often wrote in a style which first provided the ending, and then later, filled-in the explanation of actual events. Our verse—v32:24—reads: “…Hezekiah was sick unto death…” is actually followed by Father’s message to Hezekiah by Father’s Prophet Isaiah in II Kings 20:1 which was: II Kings 20:1 In those^H1992 days^H3117 was Hezekiah sick^H2470 ^H2396 unto death.^H4191 And the prophet^H5030 Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531 came^H935 to^H413 him, and said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 ‘Set thine house in order;^H6680 ^H1004 for^H3588 thou^H859 shalt die,^H4191 and not^H3808 live.’i”^H2421. To read the events in their true chronological order, you must read the scriptures—II Kings 18, II Kings 19, and II Kings 20—in the order Biblical scholar James Moffatt, in his “James Moffatt Translation of the Bible” has, and they are as follows: II Kings 18:1-12, followed by II Kings 20:1-19, followed by going back to II Kings 18:13-37, followed by II Kings 19:1-35, and then again picks up sequentially with II Kings 20:20-21. By following this sequence of events chronologically, we would read that almost immediately following Sennacherib’s three counselors—Rab-shaketh, Rabsarisc and Tartan—arrival, and the Assyrian Army’s besiegement of Jerusalem, Isaiah came to Hezekiah with Father’s message of his going to die and return Home to Him—Hezekiah did fall sick—what Hezekiah’s sickness was, Father’s Word doesn’t ever say—except to say that it was a “boil,” that is, an inflamation or an ulcer; to which Isaiah applied “a lump of figs,” or what we would today call a pultice. Biblical scholar Flavius Josephus states in his writings that, Hezekiah “fell into a severe distemper, insomuch that the physicians despaired of him, and expected no good issue of his sickness, as neither did his friends: and besides the distemper itself, there was a very melancholy circumstance that disordered the king, which was the consideration that he was childless, and was going to die, and leave his house and his government without a successor of his own body.”—then Prayed to Father reminding Him that he had walked before Him in truth and was perfect in heart, therefore he was asking for an extension of his life in order to have an heir, Father granted his plea and had Isaiah ask what Hezekiah would like as a sign that Father would give him an extra 15 years of life: — should the sun go down by ten degrees or go back by ten degrees? Hezekiah replied that it was a light thing for the sun to continue on its path and set by ten degrees, so he said he’d like it to go back by ten degrees, Isaiah then cried to Father and Father brought the sun higher in the sky. However, Isaiah’s Prophecy DID NOT come to pass, as Hezekiah had then Prayed to Father and was forgiven and granted 15 more years of life. What we would have missed—and I want you to think deep and hard of the long lasting consequences and ramifications of each of these—are the following projected results of Isaiah’s Prophecy if it HAD come to pass: (1) Father would not have kept His Promise to David—and, ultimately, to us—that David would always have an heir on the throne until Jesus’ return for His Second Advent; (2) Hezekiah would have died before he had a son and heir to the throne; (3) Hezekiah would not have lived an extra 15 years for the total of his 29-year reign; (4) Hezekiah would have not written his 15 Songs of Degrees—Psalms 120-134; (5) the king who assumed the throne after Hezekiah’s death would most likely not have been of David’s lineage; (6) Father would not have kept His Promise of Josiah being born—Prophesied to come to pass 300 years before his birth in I Kings 13:2, (7) Zedekiah not being born, would hence have no daughter for Jeremiah to take to Europe—think Scota—which means no kings of England of the Davidic seedline….

There are two other side notes concerning Hezekiah that I want to talk about before going any further. The first is this: Staying—though not entirely or exclusively—here in the THE BOOKS OF THE CHRONICLES, We read of Hezekiah holding the Passover during the second year of his reign and rule over the House of Judah, we know that he held the Passover on the 14^th day of the Second month, then immediately followed that by holding the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days, and immediately following that, the House of Judah celebrated another seven days, this was how II Chronicles 30 closed. II Chronicles 31 brought us reading of all the People of the House of Judah going throughout all the land of Judah removing and destroying all the idolatrous images and false gods, the asherah groves and illegal high places of worship, what we do not know, is how long this took. We do read in THE BOOKS OF THE KINGS, that he then made war against and was successful in defeating the Philistines, and again, there is no mention of how long this took. What I’m getting at is this: we closed out Hezekiah holding the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the celebration for an extra seven days, and we read in II Kings 18:5-7, that he trusted in Father so that after him was there none among all the other kings of Judah, nor any that were before him, he clave to Father and departed not from following Him and His Commandments, and for this, Father was with him and prospered him in all that he did. So, if this is the case, what transpired in between year 2 the 3^rd month and where we pick Hezekiah back up in his fourteenth year? What did he do and why would father decide He wanted to “test” him as we read in II Chronicles 32:31 where we read “…God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart.”? okraYes, I know all too well that Father will “test our okra”—to quote our favorite Pastor—and yes, I could say the answer to my question lies in the verse itself: “to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart.” I could say Father tested him because of what we’re getting ready to read concerning his heart being lifted up after Father gave him the victory over Sennacherib, or because of the Babylonian ambassadors who are about to visit him, but, that doesn’t explain why Father sent Isaiah to tell Hezekiah “…set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live”. I think we’ll never know the answer to my questions, but I wanted to bring it up and table a discussion about it. The second side note I wanted to discuss is this: We know Sennacherib descended upon Judah during Hezekiah’s fourteenth year of his reign and rule over the House of Judah, we also know that almost immediately following his invasion, Hezekiah fell sick; we further know that when he fell sick and Prayed to Father, Father granted him fifteen years, to give him his 29-years reign, thus it shows us that the invasion of Sennacherib only lasted a few months — just food for thought.

…He gave him a sign=Let’s turn back to II Kings 20 and read how this played out, we’ll start at verse v20:1 and then skip down and read verses v20:5-11: II Kings 20:1 In those^H1992 days^H3117 was Hezekiah sick^H2470 ^H2396 unto death.^H4191 And the prophet^H5030 Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531 came^H935 to^H413 him, and said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 ‘Set thine house in order;^H6880 ^H1004 for^H3588 thou^H859 shalt die,^H4191 and not^H3808 live.’i”^H2421   —>   …set thine house in order…=Father is telling Hezekiah to tend to and closeout all his current ongoing affairs; meaning: that he needs to appoint who will rule after he is gone—Hezekiah has not yet been granted the additional years of life, and as such, to this point in his life he has no heir, Manasseh will not be born until the third additional year granted—tidy up all unfinished business with any country his is currently doing business with, and things of that nature. Remember brethren, Hezekiah was one of Israel’s most righteous kings, having even more trust in Father than even king David, he also did many good works in that he opened up Father’s Temple which had been closed since the time of his father king Ahaz had closed it in order to stop the People from worshiping Father, he held a Passover which was bigger and more righteous to this point in time than any Passover recorded in all Father’s Word, and he is probably thinking to himself, “I know and follow Father’s Law, and Father’S Law says, that, if I do things His way, then He’ll add years to my life;” why then, would Father decide to now call me, who is only 40 years of age, Home to Him, especially considering that I have no heir, and Father Promised that David would always have one to rule over these, Father’s People? …Thou shalt die, and not live…=Thou will certainly die! Father states this in a manner which cannot be mistaken; emphasizing both the positive and negative, Dr. Bullinger calls it a pleonasm, in other words, a redundancy. [20:5] “Turn again,^H7725 and tell^H559 ^H413 Hezekiah^H2396 the captain^H5057 of My People,^H5971 ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of David^H1732 thy father,^H1 I have heard^H8085 ^(H853) thy prayer,^H8605 I have seen^H7200 ^(H853) thy tears:^H1832 behold,^H2009 I will heal^H7495 thee: on the third^H7992 day^H3117 thou shalt go up^H5927 unto the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068   —>   …the LORD, the God of David thy father…=Father uses two of His Divine Titles in succession here, first He uses His Title of YHVH — Covenant Maker and Keeper, and then He also uses His Title of ELOHIM — Creator of All Things. His use of both Titles assures Hezekiah that He will be faithful to Keep the Promises made to him, and also to David before him, which He made back in II Samuel 7:8-16 and reads: II Samuel 7:8 Now^H6258 therefore^H3541 so shalt thou say^H559 unto My servant^H5650 David,^H1732 ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 ‘I^H589 took^H3947 thee from^H4480 the sheepcote,^H5116 from following^H4480 ^H310 the sheep,^H6629 to be^H1961 ruler^H5057 over^H5921 My People,^H5971 over^H5921 Israel:^H3478   —>   …LORD of hosts…=YHVH Sabaioth, one of Father’s Titles, and it means that He is LORD of all the Universe, not just the LORD of heaven, nor just the LORD of earth; but, The LORD of all the Universe. I took=It was Father Who had Samuel go and chose David from among his brothers, and from being a sheep boy, in order to anoint him as the next king of Israel. As we see in this, it is Father Who choses each of us to fulfill His roles, much the way Father told Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1:5, that it was He Who chose him before He formed him in his mother’s belly, and, while he was growing in his mother’s womb, Father anointed him to be a prophet for Father. [7:9] And I was^H1961 with^H5973 thee whithersoever^H3605 ^H834 thou wentest,^H1980 and have cut off^H3772 ^(H853) all^H3605 thine enemies^H341 out of thy sight,^H4480 ^H6440 and have made^H6213 thee a great^H1419 name,^H8034 like unto the name^H8034 of the great^H1419 men that^H834 are in the earth.^H776   —>   …cut off all thine enemies…=enemies=David got the credit for his slaying of tens of thousands of Philistines, even Goliath; however, it was Father Who deserved the credit because, as He states here, it was He Who gave David his victories over each and every one of his enemies. Remember what Father told David in the last chapter? When you hear Me move My army by the shaking of the trees overhead, then is the time for you charge forth. Father set the enemy running, and David did the mopping up. If you stop and look back in your own life, you too will see how Father was there all along moving in your life also, and that is what He is telling David here, to stop and look back at the things which I have done for you already, and this should give you confidence in His faithfulness to you now. David himself knows, that on the day he took on the giant Goliath, his courage came from Father, and he had put his trust in Him, and, even declared so on that day as we read in: I Samuel 17:46, which reads: I Samuel 17:46 This^H2088 day^H3117 will the LORDH3068 deliver^H5462 thee into mine hand;^H3027 and I will smite^H5221 thee, and take^H5493 ^(H853) thine head^H7218 from^H4480 ^H5921 thee; and I will give^H5414 the carcases^H6297 of the host^H4264 of the Philistines^H6430 this^H2088 day^H3117 unto the fowls^H5775 of the air,^H8064 and to the wild beasts^H2416 of the earth;^H776 that all^H3605 the earth^H776 may know^H3045 that^H3588 there is^H3426 a God^H430 in Israel.^H3478   —>   At the end of David’s declaration to the giant that he will have the victory over him, we find the reason — so all the earth will know that Israel serves , and He protects us. Father made David and Israel the most powerful Nation on the face of the earth. Israel, with David and then his son Solomon as king, either geographically owned or controlled and had influence over a large part of the world, or at least what we know as the “middle East” today. [7:10] Moreover I will appoint^H7760 a place^H4725 for My People^H5971 Israel,^H3478 and will plant^H5193 them, that they may dwell^H7931 in a place^H8478 of their own, and move^H7264 no^H3808 more;^H5750 neither^H3808 shall the children^H1121 of wickedness^H5766 afflict^H6031 them any more,^H3254 as^H834 beforetime,^H7223   —>   This declaration is actually a covenant by Father, and He would have upheld His end of the covenant, had Israel remained true and faithful and served Him only. But, man is man, and man falls short, and the Nation of Israel, just like their first man king Saul, turned from serving Father only, and served the gods of the nations all around them, and because of it, Father plucked them up, first the House of Israel — the ten northern tribes, by the Assyrians; and then the House of Judah — the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and a sprinkling of Manasseh and Levites, by the Babylonians. The Assyrians held the House of Israel captive until Father had the Assyrians scatter them to the four corners of the earth, the Babylonians held the House of Judah captive only for seventy years, and then Father raised up Darius who allowed them to return to Jerusalem in order to rebuild it. Even in our current Generation 1948-present, in 1948 Father gave the Nation of Israel, through the UN, her own land which she still resides in today, and when her enemies which surrounded her and were encompassing her to retake her lands, Father gave her a grand victory over all her enemies; in 6 days she totally defeated each one who was coming against her. But, just like in the past, as time wore on, she turned and served other gods; and now she again is faced with an enemy who is closing in on her. This is no different than we here in the USA — part of the scattered tribes of Israel, we too Father planted and made the greatest Nation on all the earth, and we were great until we too turned—once again—from serving Father only, in order to serve other false gods, and now we too have fallen. Today, 2023, our enemy isn’t from without this country; but, from within — our usurper-in-charge president, and our congress and senate. This is also prophesy, as, it not only applied to this Age, but, it looks forward to the Millennium age, that time when Jesus Christ, Emmanuel is here on earth dwelling with us. This takes place after the Second Advent. Look around you today, for there is plenty of wickedness in the world today. If there is any wickedness around you, Christ has not yet returned for His Second Advent. The key to understanding what is being said here, is in the “key of David,” it is that Christ, Emmanuel — God with us, shall come through David’s loins. Father took David from the tending sheep in the sheepcote, and made him king. Then through that removing of those kingly garments, and putting on the robe of humility, David demonstrated the work of our Lord and Saviour — Jesus Christ. What else does the “Key of David” provide us with? As can be read in both Revelation 2:8-11 and 3:7-13, while discussing the only two churches—Philadelphia and Smyrna—that He—Jesus—found no fault with, He tells us what is was that they taught as to why He found no fault in them. It wasn’t because of their name, nor, because of their location; but, because of the doctrine which they held fast to, and in that doctrine, was that they were teaching Revelation 2:9, which reads: Revelation 2:9 I know^G1492 thy^G4675 works,^G2041 and^G2532 tribulation,^G2347 and^G2532 poverty,^G4432 (but^G1161 thou art^G1488 rich)^G4145 and^G2532 I know the^G3588 blasphemy^G988 of them which say^G3004 they^G1438 are^G1511 Jews,^G2453 and^G2532 are^G1526 not,^G3756 but^G235 are the synagogue^G4864 of Satan.^G4567, and Revelation 3:9, which reads: Revelation 3:9 Behold,^G2400 I will make^G1325 them^G3588 of^G1537 the^G3588 synagogue^G4864 of Satan,^G4567 which say^G3004 they^G1438 are^G1511 Jews,^G2453 and^G2532 are^G1526 not,^G3756 but^G235 do lie;^G5574 behold,^G2400 I will make^G4160 them^G846 to^G2443 come^G2240 and^G2532 worship^G4352 before^G1799 thy^G4675 feet,^G4228 and^G2532 to know^G1097 that^G3754 I^G1473 have loved^G25 thee.^G4571   —>    Who are these who make this claim that they are “Jews” — really, if what they spoke were true, they would be identified as Israelites; and, not Jews; but, you have to understand Father’s Word, as He is referencing what they called themselves in the New Testament, and in reality, they mixed in—and Jesus knows this—during Joshua’s day as can be read in Joshua 9, Ezra 8:15 and Nehemiah 7, we’ll read it from Ezra 8:15: Ezra 8:15 And I gathered them together^H6908 to^H413 the river^H5104 that runneth^H935 to^H413 Ahava;^H163 and there^H8033 abode we in tents^H2583 three^H7969 days:^H3117 and I viewed^H995 the People,^H5971 and the priests,^H3548 and found^H4672 there^H8033 none^H3808 of the sons^H4480 ^H1121 of Levi.^H3878   —>   As Ezra and the People who were with him, who were returning to Jerusalem after being in Babylonian captivity for the past seventy years were gathered at the River Ahava, Ezra looked out over all those who were with him, and saw those who “claimed to be of the sons of Levi — in other words, those who claimed to be the priests; but, he quickly realized that though they claimed they were the priests, none of them were Levites, they were all the nethinims, who had taken over the priesthood because the Levites had become lazy. It was these same nethinims—actually their offspring—who were in charge of the church during Jesus’ days, that was why He contended with them, and they had it set in their heart to—and did—kill Him. It was these nethinims which He warned John and us of in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. It’s funny in a non-humorous way, because, most Christians don’t even recognize that those who Jesus was contending with — the priesthood, claimed they were “the Jews,” when, in reality, it wasn’t the “Jews” who were supposed to be in charge of the priesthood, it was the Levites who were the only ones who were supposed to be the priests of Father. But, again, if Christians truly took the time to Study Father’s Word, they just might learn something. [7:11] And as since^H4480 the time^H3117 that^H834 I commanded^H6680 judges^H8199 to be over^H5921 My People^H5971 Israel,^H3478 and have caused thee to rest^H5117 from all^H4480 ^H3605 thine enemies.^H341 Also the LORD^H3068 telleth^H5046 thee that^H3588 he will make^H6213 thee an house.^H1004   —>   …the LORD telleth thee that He will make thee an house=Here is the Promise and the Covenant of the future for those who do righteous. In verse v7:14 below, I’ll bring in from I Chronicles 17:14 Father’s declaration which ties it all together. Focus on the spiritual side of this verse, for, this house is made up of believers. So, the house which father was speaking of here, is the house spoken of by Jesus in John 2, which reads: John 2:19 Jesus^G2424 answered^G611 and^G2532 said^G2036 unto them,^G846 Destroy^G3089 this^G5126 Temple,^G3485 and^G2532 in^G1722 three^G5140 days^G2250 I will raise it up.”^G1453 ^G846   —>   It is the body of Christ, through David: That is “The key of David.” Father has a plan, and when we try to stay with His plan, we are being pleasing to Him. [7:12] And when^H3588 thy days^H3117 be fulfilled,^H4390 and thou shalt sleep^H7901 with^H854 thy fathers,^H1 I will set up^H6965 ^(H853) thy seed^H2233 after^H310 thee, which^H834 shall proceed^H3318 out of thy bowels,^H4480 ^H4578 and I will establish^H3559 ^(H853) his kingdom.^H4467   —>   Again, this is a Promise by Father is two-fold, as, it is in reference to Solomon who will next rule the kingdom of Israel, and also of Nathan from whose seed will come Father in the flesh. [7:13] He^H1931 shall build^H1129 an house^H1004 for My name,^H8034 and I will stablish^H3559 ^(H853) the throne^H3678 of his kingdom^H4467 for ever.^H5704 ^H5769   —>   He shall build an house for My name=It was Solomon who was the royal seedline and built the Temple in Jerusalem for all to come and worship Father in. This seedline is still active today in Great Brittan, for, as can be read in The Book of Jeremiah, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken the House of Judah captive, there was a remnant left in Judah who came to Jeremiah the Prophet seeking to know what Father wanted them to do: stay there and serve the king of Babylon; or, flee to Egypt. Two things to remember: (1) Father already told them to go into captivity and it would be well with them; and (2) Many hundreds of years previous, Father had told Moses and then many others to never again go back into Egypt, so, this question by these captains is for naught, well, let’s just read it: Jeremiah 42:1 Then all^H3605 the captains^H8269 of the forces,^H2428 and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and Jezaniah^H3153 the son^H1121 of Hoshaiah,^H1955 and all^H3605 the People^H5971 from the least^H4480 ^H6996 even unto^H5704 the greatest,^H1419 came near,^H5066 [42:2] And said^H559 unto^H413 Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 “Let, we beseech thee,^H4994 our supplication^H8467 be accepted^H5307 before^H6440 thee, and pray^H6419 for^H1157 us unto^H413 the LORD^H3068 thy God,^H430 even for^H1157 all^H3605 this^H2063 remnant;^H7611 (for^H3588 we are left^H7604 but a few^H4592 of many,^H4480 ^H7235 as^H834 thine eyes^H5869 do behold^H7200 us:) [42:2] That the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may shew^H5046 us^(H853) the way^H1870 wherein^H834 we may walk,^H1980 and the thing^H1697 that^H834 we may do.”^H6213   —>   All these that are left in Judah, all they had to do was stay there, raise their families, crops and what-have-you, and everything would have been fine. The problem was, that they wanted to continue serving the false gods they were serving, which is why Father sent Nebuchadnezzar in the first place. So, what did these do when Jeremiah told them that Father said to not go into Egypt? Jeremiah 43:1 And it came to pass,^H1961 that when Jeremiah^H3414 had made an end^H3615 of speaking^H1696 unto^H413 all^H3605 the People^H5971 ^(H853) all^H3605 the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 their God,^H430 for which^H834 the LORD^H3068 their God^H430 had sent^H7971 him to^H413 them, even^(H853) all^H3605 these^H428 words,^H1697 [43:2] Then spake^H559 Azariah^H5838 the son^H1121 of Hoshaiah,^H1955 and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all^H3605 the proud^H2086 men,^H376 saying^H559 unto^H413 Jeremiah,^H3414 “Thou^H859 speakest^H1696 falsely:^H8267 the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 hath not^H3808 sent^H7971 thee to say,^H559 ‘Go^H935 not^H3808 into Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481 there:’^H8033 [43:3] But^H3588 Baruch^H1263 the son^H1121 of Neriah^H5374 setteth thee on^H5496 ^(H853) against us, for^H4616 to deliver^H5414 us into the hand^H3027 of the Chaldeans,^H3778 that they might put us to death,^H4191 ^(H853) and carry us away captives^H1540 ^(H853) into Babylon.”^H894   —>   They didn’t believe Father, Who spoke through Jeremiah, warning them not to go into Egypt. What happened next? [43:4] So Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all^H3605 the captains^H8269 of the forces,^H2428 and all^H3605 the People,^H5971 obeyed^H8085 not^H3808 the voice^H6963 of the LORD,^H3068 to dwell^H3427 in the land^H776 of Judah.^H3063 [43:5] But Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all^H3605 the captains^H8269 of the forces,^H2428 took^H3947 ^(H853) all^H3605 the remnant^H7611 of Judah,^H3063 that^H834 were returned^H7725 from all^H4480 ^H3605 nations,^H1471 whither^H834 ^H8033 they had been driven,^H5080 to dwell^H1481 in the land^H776 of Judah;^H3063 [43:6] Even^(H853) men,^H1397 and women,^H802 and children,^H2945 and the king’s^H4428 daughters,^H1323 and every^H3605 person^H5315 that^H834 Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 had left^H5117 with^H854 Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan,^H8227 and Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 and Baruch^H1263 the son^H1121 of Neriah.^H5374 [43:7] So they came into^H935 the land^H776 of Egypt:^H4714 for^H3588 they obeyed^H8085 not^H3808 the voice^H6963 of the LORD:^H3068 thus came^H935 they even to^H5704 Tahpanhes.^H8471   —>   So, they took all their People, including Jeremiah and the king’s daughters—3—Scota; or, Teia Tephi, and her two unnamed sisters who remained in Egypt and died there when Nebuchadnezzar came and besieged it—and disobeying Father, left Judah for Egypt. What happened then? Jeremiah 44:26 Therefore^H3651 hear^H8085 ye the word^H1697 of the LORD,^H3068 all^H3605 Judah^H3063 that dwell^H3427 in the land^H776 of Egypt;^H4714 “Behold,^H2009 I have sworn^H7650 by My great^H1419 name,^H8034 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 that My name^H8034 shall no^H518 more^H5750 be^H1961 named^H7121 in the mouth^H6310 of any^H3605 man^H376 of Judah^H3063 in all^H3605 the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 saying,^H559 ‘The Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 liveth.’^H2416 [44:27] Behold,^H2009 I will watch^H8245 over^H5921 them for evil,^H4751 and not^H3808 for good:^H2896 and all^H3605 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 that^H834 are in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 shall be consumed^H8552 by the sword^H2719 and by the famine,^H7458 until^H5704 there be an end^H3615 of them. [44:28] Yet a small^H4962 number^H4557 that escape^H6412 the sword^H2719 shall return^H7725 out of^H4480 the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 into the land^H776 of Judah,^H3063 and all^H3605 the remnant^H7611 of Judah,^H3063 that are gone^H935 into the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481 there,^H8033 shall know^H3045 whose^H4310 words^H1697 shall stand,^H6965 Mine,^H4480 or theirs.^H4480   —>   Jeremiah and the daughters of Zedekiah the last king of the House of Judah, went down to Egypt with the rest, then as we read, they—Jeremiah and Scota—were part of that small number who returned to Judah. The Biblical story ends here; however, the historical story then picks up, and we find that Jeremiah then took that lone daughter, Scota—Tea Tephi—to Ireland. Did you know that there is a royal family that is here on earth today who can trace its lineage all the way to back to David? I am referring of course to lineage of the kings and queens that rule over England today. This information is common knowledge, and the lineage of England goes back through king James who reined in Scotland, and back through the Irish king line. It was from when Jeremiah that brought Scota from Jerusalem through Egypt, back to Judah and then on to Ireland, where she married king Eremhon-Heremon, and the lineage of David now continues to the royal line of today. Father gave this prophecy to Ezekiel in Ezekiel 21:26-27, and Jeremiah was the prophet who Father used to do the overturning of the kingdoms: Exekiel 21:26 Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 “Remove^H5493 the diadem,^H4701 and take off^H7311 the crown:^H5850 this^H2063 shall not^H3808 be the same:^H2063 exalt^H1361 him that is low,^H8217 and abase^H8213 him that is high.^H1364 [21:27] I will^H7760 overturn,^H5754 overturn,^H5754 overturn,^H5754 it: and^H1571 it^H2063 shall be^H1961 no^H3808 more, until^H5704 He come^H935 Whose^H834 right^H4941 it is; and I will give^H5414 it Him.”   —>   …overturn, overturn, overturn, it…=Three times for strong emphasis. Father was so fed up with Zedekiah and Israel’s transgression of worshiping false gods and idols and locking up His prophet—Jeremiah—whom He had sent to warn Zedekiah about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar and his army to take Israel into captivity, that He had had enough and was going to use Zedekiah as the last king of the House of Judah. Zedekiah was indeed the last king of Judah, there has not since he sat on the throne, been another; but, that doesn’t mean the line ended there, because, this also concerns the history dealing with “Jacob’s Stone or the Stone of Scone” which was carried by Jeremiah, along with Scota to Ireland. That stone was the stone Jacob had laid his head upon and became known as “Jacob’s pillar,” and Father said that pillar was the gateway between heaven and earth as is recorded in Genesis 28, where we read: Genesis 28:11 And he lighted^H6293 upon a certain place,^H4725 and tarried there all night,^H3885 ^H8033 because^H3588 the sun^H8121 was set;^H935 and he took^H3947 of the stones^H4480 ^H68 of that place,^H4725 and put^H7760 them for his pillows,^H4763 and lay down^H7901 in that^H1931 place^H4725 to sleep.   —>   Jacob was returning from his uncle Laban’s along with his wives and sons—the twelve patriarchs—and he had sent them on ahead of himself to greet his brother Esau. Jacob in the meantime, stopped for the night and gathered some stones to use as a pillow for his head. One of these stones Jacob took with him , and has been carried through the wilderness by the Israelites , and held through many centuries. It is the stone which all the kings of Israelites were crowned upon , and today it goes by several different names: Jacob ’s Pillar ; the Stone of Scone ; the Stone of Destiny ; or the Coronation Stone. It sat for many years in Westminster Abby in England; but, has since—Nov 1996—been returned to Scotland and sits in Edinburgh Castle. Both Scots and the Kings and Queens of England have been crowned upon this stone. It is the stone that Queen Elizabeth II was crowned upon, and Charles was also be crowned upon “Jacob’s pillar.” [28:12] And he dreamed,^H2492 and behold^H2009 a ladder^H5551 set up^H5324 on the earth,^H776 and the top^H7218 of it reached^H5060 to heaven:^H8064 and behold^H2009 the angels^H4397 of God^H430 ascending^H5927 and descending^H3381 on it.   —>   The ability to see this ascending and descending was conditional on the repentance of the Nation, yet this time will still be seen. What it is saying is that Christ is the link between heaven and earth. It is by and through Christ that the angels descend and ascend. Christ is the link between Father and man, for Christ is the Tabernacle for man, to allow Father to commune with man. Jesus also referred to this ladder in The Gospel of John: John 1:51 And^G2532 He saith^G3004 unto him,^G846 “Verily,^G281 verily,^G281 I say^G3004 unto you,^G5213 Hereafter^G575 ^G737 ye shall see^G3700 heaven^G3772 open,^G455 and^G2532 the^G3588 angels^G32 of God^G2316 ascending^G305 and^G2532 descending^G2597 upon^G1909 the^G3588 Son^G5207 of man.”^G444   —>   It is the windows of heaven which open, and the angels who come and go from Father’s throne, are to the service of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. [28:13] And, behold,^H2009 the LORD^H3068 stood^H5324 above^H5921 it, and said,^H559 “I^H589 am the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Abraham^H85 thy father,^H1 and the God^H430 of Isaac:^H3327 the land^H776 whereon^H834 ^H5921 thou^H859 liest,^H7901 to thee will I give^H5414 it, and to thy seed;^H2233 [28:14] And thy seed^H2233 shall be^H1961 as the dust^H6083 of the earth,^H776 and thou shalt spread abroad^H6555 to the west,^H3220 and to the east,^H6924 and to the north,^H6828 and to the south:^H5045 and in thee and in thy seed^H2233 shall all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the earth^H127 be blessed.^H1288 [28:15] And, behold,^H2009 I^H595 am with^H5973 thee, and will keep^H8104 thee in all^H3605 places whither^H834 thou goest,^H1980 and will bring thee again^H7725 into^H413 this^H2063 land;^H127 for^H3588 I will not^H3808 leave^H5800 thee, until^H5704 ^H834 ^H518 I have done^H6213 ^(H853) that which^H834 I have spoken^H1696 to thee of.” —> That pillow stone became the pillar which was the gateway to heaven in Jacob’s vision, and, in that vision, Father revealed to Jacob that through his seed, all the blessings of Abraham’s Covenant would be passed. This stone or “pillar” was then—as I said a minute ago—carried by Jacob wherever he went in order to mark that promise which Father had given to him, and it is this same stone which has been passed from Jerusalem to Ireland, to Scotland, and on to England, and now back to Scotland where every king and queen who has been crowned over that stone. David was also given this vision through Nathan the Prophet, that this Promise was to pass through his seed, and we know that the Spiritual Seed is in Christ. It is in Christ, that all the world who comes to the saving knowledge of Christ, will be blessed. It is also through the Nations of the old house of Israel would be blessed. Those ten tribes were scattered by the Assyrians seven centuries before Christ and they have become the Christian Nations of today. It is through these Nations of the seed of Jacob, that the entire world is blessed. It was not until King James IV of Scotland who became King James I of England; that the Bible was allowed to be read in each home. King James I decreed that a copy of the Bible would be in every home. The king decreed that the Word be read and understood by all his subjects, and from that decree gave us the Bible which we have today. There was a very important letter that the king wrote to his subjects in the front of the King James Bible 1611 version; it tells us how and why the Bible was to be given to each person of his subjects. This decree was given so that you do not have to go through any man to go to Father, and you now have the right to understand what God the Almighty Father wants you to know and do. Today, we have numbered Concordances — numbered to both the Hebrew and the Greek dictionaries to give us the accurate information as to what is in Father’s Letter to you, in and from the manuscripts and that is why we must all learn to use those tools of understanding. Our Father is the God of the living, and not the dead. He is the Creator of all souls, and the living souls are those souls who are in Christ, and did and do things Father’s way. Yes, even in the Old Testament. It will be through Jacob’s family that Jesus will be born, and it is through Jesus, that we receive every one of our Blessings. It is through Jesus, that the souls of all mankind can receive Eternal life of the soul. Christ is the only ladder by which all mankind can ascend to the throne of Father, and His name is the authority for our approaching His Throne in repentance. This verse is also in reference to Jacob’s sons becoming many Nations scattered around the world, in geographic locations which would be a wealth to their peoples. This Promise is to Jacob and all the generations which followed him, right up to our present generation. It is not just for the tiny land of Palestine, or what we call Israel of today, but to all the migrations of the offshoot generations which sprang forth from Jacob. Father’s Promises was for those ten tribes which came through the Caucasus Mountains in the seventh century B.C. and migrated westward to settle throughout Europe, and then moved on to the Americas. They became known as “Caucasians” as a race of white people by tradition; however, this term is in reference to the event of migration of “The House of Israel;” the so called “lost House of Israel.” This Promise which Father is giving to Jacob, also includes “The House of Judah,” which includes the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and part of the tribe of Levi, which was scattered throughout all the other tribes. So, here we see Father presenting himself to simple Jacob, sleeping on his rock pile, and revealing to him what he will be in the distant future. Why would He choose Jacob for this Blessing? Because he obeyed his mother and father, and did not marry from the daughters of the Hittites; but, most of all, he obeyed “El Shaddai,” The Living God. It was Nathan whose line was established for Immanuel to become flesh, and this was fulfilled when Father’s Holy Spirit came upon Mary, and Father became flesh. It is this Seed-line, the line of Saviour, Messiah, which will be established forever — LORD of lords and KING of kings — Kingdom Without End. Let’s return now to II Samuel 7: [7:14] I^H589 will be^H1961 his father,^H1 and he^H1931 shall be^H1961 My son.^H1121 If^H834 he commit iniquity,^H5753 I will chasten^H3198 him with the rod^H7626 of men,^H376 and with the stripes^H5061 of the children^H1121 of men:^H120   —>   …he shall be My son=We read of Paul quoting this in Hebrews 1:5, which reads: Hebrews 1:5 For^G1063 unto which^G5101 of the^G3588 angels^G32 said^G2036 He at any time,^G4218 “Thou^G4771 art^G1488 My^G3450 Son,^G5207 this day^G4594 have I^G1473 begotten^G1080 Thee”?^G4571 And^G2532 again,^G3825 “I^G1473 will be^G2071 to Him^G846 a^(G1519) Father,^G3962 and^G2532 he^G846 shall be^G2071 to Me^G3427 a^(G1519) Son”?^G5207   —>   This of course is quoted from the second Psalms, which reads: Psalms 2:7 I will declare^H5608 ^H413 the decree:^H2706 the LORD^H3068 hath said^H559 unto^H413 Me, “Thou^H859 art My Son;^H1121 This day^H3117 have I^H589 begotten^H3205 Thee.   —>   The King from the previous verse Psalms 2:6, is declaring that He is Father’s Son, and He is correct as can be read in Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10 and Luke 3:22, where we read: Luke 3:22 And^G2532 the^G3588 Holy^G40 Spirit^G4151 descended^G2597 in a bodily^G4984 shape^G1491 like^G5616 a dove^G4058 upon^G1909 Him,^G846 and^G2532 a voice^G5456 came^G1096 from^G1537 heaven,^G3772 which said,^G3004 “Thou^G4771 art^G1488 My^G3450 beloved^G27 Son;^G5207 in^G1722 Thee^G4671 I am well pleased.”^G2106   —>   We can read also from Paul in Acts 13:33, where we read: Acts 13:33 ^G3754God^G2316 hath fulfilled^G1603 the same^G5026 unto us^G2254 their^G846 children,^G5043 in that he hath raised up Jesus again;^G450 ^G2424 as^G5613 it is also^G2532 written^G1125 in^G1722 the^G3588 second^G1208 psalm,^G5568 ‘Thou^G4771 art^G1488 My^G3450 Son,^G5207 this day^G4594 have I^G1473 begotten^G1080 Thee.’^G4571   —>   Where we know He is speaking of Jesus and no other. Returning now to my commentary of II Samuel 7:7: …if he commit iniquity…=Of course, our Lord Jesus never committed any iniquity, so, this verse is directed at Solomon, who did commit much iniquity by his worshiping the false gods and idols of his many wives — and even more sadly, right there on Father’s Holy Mount. It was because of Solomon’s iniquity, that Father divided the Nation of Israel into two separate Houses. Not only did our Lord Jesus not have any iniquity; but, as is declared in Isaiah 53, He took the stripes in order that we get the healing from our sins: Isaiah 53:5 But he^H1931 was wounded^H2490 for our transgressions,^H4480 ^H6588 He was bruised^H1792 for our iniquities:^H4480 ^H5771 the chastisement^H4148 of our peace^H7965 was upon^H5921 Him; and with His stripes^H2250 we are healed.^H7495. [7:15] But My mercy^H2617 shall not^H3808 depart away^H5493 from^H4480 him, as^H834 I took^H5493 it from^H4480 ^H5973 Saul,^H7586 whom^H834 I put away^H5493 before^H4480 ^H6440 thee.   —>   Father’s love for His Son will never be removed from His Son, because you cannot remove the love for oneself. Sadly, too many Christians believe—because they have been taught—that, Father did indeed remove His love from Jesus, or at least Jesus thought He did. How or why do I make this claim? Because, many Christians have been taught that as Jesus hung on that cross dying, He stated in Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34 …“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”   —>   What they fail to realize in their misinterpretation of Father’s Word though, is, that, Jesus was teaching us while He was dying on that cross, in other words, He was quoting and reciting Psalms 22 the entire Psalm, in which David starts with the phrase “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?“. Unlike our Lord Who will never be rejected by Father, Saul on the other hand, was rejected as the first man king of Israel by our Father because of his disobedience and rejecting of Father and His Word. On more than one occasion did Father give Samuel guidance to give to Saul in what he should do, and in just about every one of those cases, Saul did just the opposite. Saul never sought out Father such as he sought out the witch of Endor — with his whole heart. [7:16] And thine house^H1004 and thy kingdom^H4467 shall be established^H539 for ever^H5704 ^H5769 before^H6440 thee: thy throne^H3678 shall be^H1961 established^H3559 for ever.’o’o”^H5704 ^H5769   —>   …established for ever=This is a covenant which Father had made with David, it is a Covenant of Salt which Father gave to him concerning his Descendant — The True David — Jesus Christ. There are three separate and distinct subjects being spoken of here which are all tied together: “the house;” “the kingdom” and “the throne.” From the time that David was anointed as the second man king of Israel, all three of these things have been in existence, and, their existence will continue until this earth age is over. Why? Because Father established them, and He protects them. At the end of this Age, then during the Millennium and the Eternity, Jesus will be the KING Who rules over the House, the Kingdom and the Throne. …thine house…=This is not speaking of a “building,” it is in reference to the many membered body of Christ, the same one He spoke of when contending with the “Jews” in The Gospel of John saying: John 2:18 Then^G3767 answered^G611 the^G3588 Jews^G2453 and^G2532 said^G2036 unto Him,^G846 “What^G5101 sign^G4592 shewest^G1166 Thou unto us,^G2254 seeing thatG^G3754 Thou doest^G4160 these things?”^G5023 [2:19] Jesus^G2424 answered^G611 and^G2532 said^G2036 unto them,^G846 “Destroy^G3089 this^G5126 Temple,^G3485 and^G2532 in^G1722 three^G5140 days^G2250 I will raise it up.”^G1453 ^H846 [2:20] Then^H3767 said^H2036 the^H3588 Jews,^H2453 “Forty and six^H5062 ^H2532 ^H1803 years^H2094 was this Temple in building,^H3618 ^H3778 ^H3485 and^H2532 wilt Thou^H4771 rear it up^H1453 ^H846 in^H1722 three^H5140 days?”^H2250 [2:21] But^H1161 he^H1565 spake^H3004 of^H4012 the^H3588 Temple^H3485 of His^H848 body.^H4983   —>   Yes, His flesh body; but, He was also referring to His many membered body which is called “the church, or believers.” …the third day=This should put you in mind of Father’s Prophet Jonah who was in the belly of the fish for three days, which our Lord Jesus told the pharisees, sadducees, and scribes in Matthew 12:38-39; 16:1-4, and Luke 11:29-30, would be the only sign they would receive from Him; but—even more importantly—it should also put you in remembrance that Jesus was in the tomb for three days and then raised up again.

Let’s return now to II Chronicles 32:25.

32:25 Transgression.
    Ingratitude.
1A25
II Chronicles 32:25 But Hezekiah^H3169 rendered not again^H7725 ^H3808 according to the benefit^H1576 done unto^H5921 him; for^H3588 his heart^H3820 was lifted up:^H1361 therefore there was^H1961 wrath^H7110 upon^H5921 him, and upon^H5921 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   Sadly, Hezekiah didn’t do as he had promised and humble himself after Father had healed him. He also, in this Pastor and author of this Study’s opinion, started taking credit for what Father had done for him and the House of Judah.

We also read in II Kings 20:12, that, right about this same time, Merodak-Baladan, nice-niceking of Babylon sent ambassadors with letters and presents to Hezekiah. Why would he do so? do you think it was in order to just play nice-nice, or wish him niceities for getting better? No, of course it wasn’t as, these letters and presents were meant to achieve exactly what they did bring about, meaning, that, through flattery, the King of Babylon accomplished what Sennacherib the king of terrors could not achieve, i.e., defeat and over-throw Hezekiah, and take Jerusalem and all the House of Judah into captivity. Brethren, these letters and presents were more potent than all Sennacherib’s army, and if you’ll recall from II Kings 8 and 9, and II Chronicles 18, that when Ahab and Jezebel married off their daughter Athliah to Jehoram, and when Ahab had even made a feast for Jehoshapat in order for him to join him in war against Ramoth-gilead, that those two incidents were not nearly as effective as these letters and presents will be. How and why? Because, as we read in II Kings 20, Hezekiah will be more than grateful to invite them into his kingdom and show him all the riches of Judah, i.e., all the gold, silver and precious stones which were in the treasuries. There was nothing that Hezekiah didn’t do for, or show these ambassadors; as he wanted everybody to see all his riches. Not only did Hezekiah take them to and show them his gold and silver; but, he also walked them through his spice house in which were all the known spices of the world, and showed them all his lotions, perfumes, and oils. He had even taken them on a tour and showed them all of Judah’s armories, defensive fortifications, and positions on the wall; and, then went so far as to show these men the secret places in his own house. There wasn’t anything that Hezekiah wouldn’t do for or show these men, all because of his pride in how Father had richly Blessed him. Remember brethren, Babylon was the enemy, and Hezekiah had no business revealing all the defensive locations of the city to these men. Father blessed Hezekiah well for his desire to please Father. He was a good king, and a good Spiritual leader, and therefore Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah were the better because of it. Father gave him the additional fifteen years in order for him to have an heir and successor after he returned Home to Father. However, Hezekiah boasted and showed these men of Babylon just how Father had blessed him; but, these men of Babylon had no inkling of knowledge of Father. So, how do you think Father felt about what Hezekiah did here in showing off the wealth and might of Judah to this pack of heathens? I’ll tell you, He wasn’t pleased in the least bit with Hezekiah’s boasting. See, Father wanted Hezekiah to tell all these heathens the truth, and say that Father added the fifteen years to his life; however, Hezekiah never said one thing about Father, or that it was He; but, he in turn boasted, and elevated himself before these enemies. After Merodak’s ambassadors leave, Father will send His Prophet Isaiah back to Hezekiah to ask him what he had done, not that he didn’t already know, he was there to pronounce sentence on Hezekiah and tell him, that because of his actions, his heirs would in the future, go into captivity to the Babylonians.

32:26 Transgression.
    Ingratitude.
1A26
II Chronicles 32:26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah^H3169 humbled himself^H3665 for the pride^H1363 of his heart,^H3820 both he^H1931 and the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem,^H3389 so that the wrath^H7110 of the LORD^H3068 came^H935 not^H3808 upon^H5921 them in the days^H3117 of Hezekiah.^H3169   —>   Yeah, as I said in my commentary in the last verse, Father’s wrath didn’t come about during the reign and rule of Hezekiah, but it did come about after Hezekiah returned Home to Father and came upon his and the People of Judah’s descendants.

…the pride of his heart…=This should remind you of someone else, namely, Father’s and our adversary, satan, whom Father had Blessed during the First Earth Age when we were all in still our Spiritual bodies, by elevating his status to Protector of Father’s Mercy Seat; however, pride then entered into satan’s heart, and he no longer wanted to be just protector of Father’s Mercy Seat, he deceided he now wanted to sit in Father’ Seat and be god.

32:27-30 Prosperity.
1A27
II Chronicles 32:27 And Hezekiah^H3169 had^H1961 exceeding^H3966 much^H7235 riches^H6239 and honour:^H3519 and he made^H6213 himself treasuries^H214 for silver,^H3701 and for gold,^H2091 and for precious^H3368 stones,^H68 and for spices,^H1314 and for shields,^H4043 and for all manner^H3605 of pleasant^H2532 jewels;^H3627   —>   …and…=First off notice the “and(s)” in this and the next three verses brethren. The use of multiple and(s) in Father’s Word indicates a polysyndeton. These consecutive or multiple uses of the word and, are used to highlight and emphasize each detail and point.

It was all these riches and honor which got Hezekiah into the trouble he was in with Father, not because he had these riches and honor; but, because they swelled his head, and then he turned around and showed them all to the enemy. This same enemy will in the future, carry away all these riches when they take the House of Judah into captivity.
1A28
II Chronicles 32:28 Storehouses^H453 also for the increase^H8393 of corn,^H1715 and wine,^H8492 and oil;^H3323 and stalls^H723 for all manner^H3605 of beasts,^H929 ^H929 and cotes^H220 for flocks.^H5739   —>   …increase of corn and wine…=Where did all this increase come from brethren? Father, but, it started all the way back to the time of David, when Father had so Blessed him, that the nations all around Israel were subservient to Israel and they all paid tribute to David. These nations are still paying tribute to Hezekiah, yes, some of the nations by this time had stopped paying, but many still are. Also the People of the Nation of Israel are also paying their tribute, thus building up not only the Nations wealth, but the king’s as well.

…cotes…Let’s check this word out in our Strong’s concordance brethren, it is Hebrew word number: H220, - אֲוֵרָה, - 'ăvêrâh, - pronounced: av-ay-rawי, and means: By transposition for H723; a stall: - cote. Total KJV occurrences: 1.. Now let’s check out H723, and we find: H723, - אֻרְוָהo, or אֲרָיָהo, - יûrvâh, or יărâyâh, - pronounced: oor-vawי, or ar-aw-yahי, and means: From H717 (in the sense of feeding); a herding place for an animal: - stall. Total KJV occurrences: 3.. This word is also an Anglo-Saxon word meaning enclosure. So, what we see in this word cotes, is that they were enclosed stalls for housing and feeding the livestock.
1A29
II Chronicles 32:29 Moreover he provided^H6213 him cities,^H5892 and possessions^H4735 of flocks^H6629 and herds^H1241 in abundance:^H7230 for^H3588 God^H430 had given^H5414 him substance^H7399 very^H3966 much.^H7227   —>   It was because of the Blessings Father had bestowed upon Hezekiah that he had the abundance he had.

Why did Father Bless Hezekiah so? It all goes back to how he started off his reign and rule over the Nation. He began by doing things Father’s Way. Remember, immediately upon taking over the kingdom from his wicked father, Ahaz, Hezekiah went to work cleaning up all the mess his father had made of the kingdom, he cleaned and Sanctified Father’s House, he started getting rid of all the false gods and idols, he held the largest Passover not seen since any of the kings — he was Blessing Father and therefore, Father was Blessing him. Sadly though, after being king for so long; after Father had Blessed him with an extra fifteen years of life; after Father had Blessed him with an heir to the throne; Hezekiah got sottish and allowed pride to overtake him and he started boasting of his wealth and showing off to the enemy.

…cities…=Pastor Dennis makes a good point concerning this word “cities” in this verse. He states, that, as reading the verse, immediately following this word, it is followed by “…possessions of flocks and herds…,” and when you discuss flocks and herds, you’re talking the rural areas, or farm country, therefore, he thinks, and I agree, that this word should have been “watchtowers.” This would make more sense, as, you would need these to watch over and safeguard your flocks and herds out in the fields.
1A30
II Chronicles 32:30 This same^H1931 Hezekiah^H3169 also stopped^H5640 ^(H853) the upper^H5945 watercourse^H4161 ^H4325 of Gihon,^H1521 (a stream; or, a stream) (ghee-khoneי) and brought it straight^H3473 down^H4295 to the west side^H4628 of the city^H5892 of David.^H1732 And Hezekiah^H3169 prospered^H6743 in all^H3605 his works.^H4639   —>   …also stopped the upper watercourse…=We discussed this stopping of the watercourse in verse v32:3 above, when Sennacherib’s ambassadors and army came up and encamped against Jerusalem, you can re-read it here. Dr. Bullinger in his Companion Bible scholary notes to this verse, states the following: “By covering up the fountain En-rogel (now known as “The Virgin’s Fount”), or Gihon (upper pool), on the east side of Ophel. Discovered by Sir Charles Warren in 1867. This was brought down to the west side of the city by Hezekiah (v. 30. Cp. II Kings 20:20). En-rogel was stopped on the east side, and a channel cut through to the lower pool of Gihon on the west, and south to Siloam, a shaft running down to the water beneath Zion: referred to in Psalms 46:4. This is contrasted with the Assyrian host, which is compared in the previous verse to raging waters. Isaiah refers to these works (Isaiah 22:9-11).”.

Gihon=For a detailed description of Gihon, including the nations history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

32:31 Transgression.
    Pride.
1A31
II Chronicles 32:31 Howbeit^H3651 in the business of the ambassadors^H3887 of the princes^H8269 of Babylon,^H894 (confusion; and , confusion) (baw-belי) who sent^H7971 unto^H5921 him to enquire of^H1875 the wonder^H4159 that^H834 was^H1961 done in the land,^H776 God^H430 left^H5800 him, to try^H5254 him, that He might know^H3045 all^H3605 that was in his heart.^H3824   —>   These are the ambassadors I mentioned in verse v32:25 above who came bringing letters and presents to Hezekiah after his illness. As I said above, they weren’t here to make nice-nice, they wanted to know all about Hezekiah and the happenings of Judah, you can re-read what I wrote by clicking here.

…God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart=As I stated in my commentary of verse v32:24 above—you can re-read it by clicking here—what transpired between year 2, month 3 and Hezekiah’s fourteenth year, we have no knowledge, as it isn’t written, but, something happened that made Father want to test Hezekiah.

Babylon=For a detailed description of Babylon, including it’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.
1A32
II Chronicles 32:32 Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Hezekiah,^H3169 and his goodness,^H2617 behold,^H2009 they are written^H3789 in the vision^H2377 of Isaiah^H3470 the prophet,^H5030 the son^H1121 of Amoz,^H531 and in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 and Israel.^H3478   —>   Yes, they are indeed written in both The BOOK of The KINGS, II Kings 18, II Kings 19, and II Kings 20; and in The BOOK of The Chronicles, in II Chronicles 29, II Chronicles 30, II Chronicles 31, and II Chronicles 32. Father’s Prophet Isaiah also wrote much concerning Hezekiah, and we can read of his writings of Hezekiah in Isaiah 36, Isaiah 37, Isaiah 38, and Isaiah 39. Hezekiah was an extremely devout, pious and righteous king. For a summary of all his doings, you can read of my writings of him by clicking here. He put forth a valiant effort to save as many souls as he could before he returned Home to Father, and for both, his sincere reverence for Father, and his righteous efforts, Father Blessed him richly. Now though, it’s time for him to return Home to Father, and we’ll read of his death in the next verse.
1A33
II Chronicles 32:33 And Hezekiah^H3169 slept^H7901 with^H5973 his fathers,^H1 and they buried^H6912 him in the chiefest^H4608 of the sepulchres^H6913 of the sons^H1121 of David:^H1732 and all^H3605 Judah^H3063 and the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389 did^H6213 him honour^H3519 at his death.^H4194 And Manasseh^H4519 (causing to forget; or, forgetting) (men-ash-shehי) his son^H1121 reigned^H4427 in his stead.^H8478   —>   …buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchers…=Hezekiah was buried alongside all the other good king of the House of Judah, a place of honor. As he was such a good, pious and righteous king, he was probably buried pretty close to king David.

Thus ends the reign and rule of one of the Most pious and righteous kings and begins the reign and rule of one of the Most Evil, unrighteous and vile kings, Hezekiah’s son Manasseh. Manasseh will rule the Nation for 55 years, and things will get quite ugly in the Nation under his rule, however, Father finally gets his attention when He sends the king of Assyria against him. Instead of turning to Father then, Manasseh first seeks the assistance of the king of Babylon, to whom he ends up being taken into captivity for twelve years. During these years he finally turns to Father and will be restored to freedom and his kingdom. For the last twenty years of his life, he’ll seek to undo all the wrongs he’ll bring upon the Nation. His long reign of 55 years, the longest in Israelite history, will close not unfavorable. He died a repentent man, but he will leave behind a son who followed his father in his sins, but unlike his father, Amon will not be repentant.
Manasseh
Manasseh=Manasseh—whose name means forgetting or causing to forget—was the son of Hezekiah and Hepizbah, he was married to Meshullemeth and their son was Amon. Manasseh was the thirteenth king of the House of Judah. He was the king who almost wasn’t, Father almost called his father Hezekiah Home to Him three years before Manasseh was born, and he was the longest reigning king of either House, the House of Israel and the House of Judah, reigning and ruling from 588-533B.C., a total of 55 years. He was the most evil, unrighteous and vile king to rule the House of Judah, being on par with king Ahab of the House of Israel and his wife Jezebel. What was the evilness which Manasseh brought on the Nation of the House of Judah? He rebuilt the high places his father had removed out of the Nation; reared up altars for baal; reinstituted grove worship; caused all the People to worship all the host of heaven; brought the worship of molech to the House of Judah, sacrificing his own children in fires in the valley of Himmom; he used enchantments; observed times; used witchcraft; dealt with familiar spirits and with wizards; he carved idols and images, one such image was of the grove he had made which he put in Father’s House; and he shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to the other. For all this, in order to get Manasseh’s attention, Father sent the king of Assyria against him who put hooks in his nose and lips, bound him in fetters and carried him away to Babylon—a monument has been found showing a king named Esar-haddon—Esar-haddon was the son of Sennacherib who had come against Manasseh’s father Hezekiah and whom Father had prophesied He would send him home where he would be killed by they that came from his own bowels, i.e., his own sons, which did come to pass—leading two captives with hooks or rings through their lips. And in an inscription he says: “I transported (from Syria) into Assyria men and woman innumerable… I counted among the vassals of my realm twelve kings of Syria, beyond the mountains, Balou king of Tyre, Manasseh king of Judah”.. The distress brought about by the king of Babylon, caused Manasseh to humble himself greatly and seek Father with all his heart. Father heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem where Manasseh restored Jerusalem to they way things were while his father Hezekiah ruled the Nation; i.e., he restored the wall around the city; put captains in all the fenced cities; took away the strange gods, and the idol of Father’s House; removed all the idolatrous altars and cast them out of the city; repaired Father’s Altar and reinstituted sacrifices of Peace and Thank Offerings; and commanded the People of the Nation of the House of Judah to Serve Father YHVH. † For the etymology of the name Manasseh, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The etymology of the name Manasseh is generally seen as being derived from the verb נשה (nasha), basically meaning forget. The name Manasseh is probably due to a grammatical form in Hebrew that is comparable to the English present continuous. It fixes the letter מ (mem) to the root. That would give the name Manasseh the meaning of Forgetting. Another reason why a mem may occur in front of a root is when it comes from a particle that means “from.” Hence the name Manasseh may also mean From A Debt. This is significant because Manasseh’s brother is named Ephraim, a name with a distinctly bitter secondary meaning. Perhaps Joseph named his son From A Debt, because he figured that besides his gratitude for being rescued, he felt that either God or his family owed him a debt for tearing him away from his father.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H4519, - מְנַשֶּ ה, - m^enashsheh, pronounced - men-ash-shehי, and means: From H5382; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descendant from him, and its territory: - Manasseh. Total KJV occurrences: 5,382.. Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Forgetting. The thirteenth king of Judah, son of Hezekiah, (II Kings 21:1) ascended the throne at the age of twelve, and reigned 55 years. His accession was the signal for an entire change in the religious administration of the kingdom. Idolatry was again established to such an extent that every faith was tolerated but the old faith of Israel. The Babylonian alliance which the king formed against Assyria resulted in his being made prisoner and carried off to Babylon in the twenty-second year of his reign, according to a Jewish tradition. There his eyes were opened and he repented, and his prayer was heard and the Lord delivered him, (II Chronicles 33:12,13) and he returned after some uncertain interval of time to Jerusalem. The altar of the Lord was again restored, and peace offerings and thank offerings were sacrificed to Yehovah, (II Chronicles 38:15,16). But beyond this the reformation did not go. On his death, he was buried as Ahaz had been, not with the burial of a king, in the sepulchres of the house of David, but in the garden of Uzza, (II Kings 21:26) and long afterward, in suite of his repentance, the Jews held his name in abhorrence.”.

Sept 2023.

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