Isaiah 37:14-21 The Lord Promises Deliverance

14 Hezekiah’s Prayer
Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.

15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord:

16 “O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

17 Give ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.

18 “It is true, O Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.

19 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.

20 Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”

21 Sennacherib’s Fall
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,

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Meaning of Isaiah 37:14-21

In Isaiah 37:14, we witness King Hezekiah's profound act of faith as he lays the Assyrian threat before God. By spreading out the letter in the temple, Hezekiah embodies true reliance on God, showing that in our deepest crises, divine intervention and guidance are our ultimate refuge and strength.

Cross References for Isaiah 37:14-21

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