Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 37:15-20
A KING’S PRAYERIsaiah 37:15-20. And Hezekiah prayed, &c.I. Hezekiah prayed to Jehovah as the God of his nation. “O Lord God of Israel.” 1. The nation bore the name of one of its progenitors, who “as a prince had prevailed with God.” The name Israel had been more generally applied to the northern kingdom, which had already been overthrown, but Hezekiah claims it for the remnant that was left. When he uttered that name, did he wish to remind himself of Jacob’s power in prayer, or of God’s... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 37:15-16
NOBILITY AND SECURITYIsaiah 33:15-16. He that walketh righteously, &c.Those were terrible times in Jerusalem. The Assyrian power was exceedingly formidable; it was as ferocious as it was strong. The Assyrian had come up into the land, yet God had given a promise to His people that they should be preserved (chap. Isaiah 37:33-34). Some in the city rested con tent with the promise of God, and went about their daily business feeling perfectly safe. But there were few such. A great number were... read more