Isaiah 20
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1In the year when Sargon,#20:1. This is the only Biblical mention of Sargon II, king of Assyria. However, his campaign against Ashdod in 711 BC has been confirmed by archaeology. king of Assyria, sent his army commander to attack the town of Ashdod and conquered it, 2at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah, son of Amoz. He told him, “Take off the sackcloth clothes from your body and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did so and went around naked and barefoot.
3Then the Lord said, “In the same way that my servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Ethiopia, 4so shall the king of Assyria lead the Egyptian prisoners and the Ethiopian exiles, both young and old, naked and barefoot. Their buttocks will be bare, to Egypt's shame. 5They#20:5. Referring to the Philistines in Ashdod. will be discouraged and humiliated because they had put their hope in Ethiopia and proudly trusted in Egypt. 6At that time the people living in the coastal lands#20:6. The area including Ashdod occupied by the Philistines. will say, ‘Look what has happened to those we were depending on! We ran to them for help to save us from the king of Assyria. We don't stand a chance!’”
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Isaiah 20
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A Prophecy concerning Egypt and Cush
1In the year that the Assyrian king Sargon # 20:1 Sargon means “sun prince.” He was the father of Sennacherib. sent his supreme commander to attack Ashdod, he came and captured it. # 20:1 Ashdod means “stronghold, fortress,” or “oppressor.” 2At that time the Lord Yahweh said to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, “Take off your clothes # 20:2 Or “sackcloth,” a coarse, durable fabric used mainly to make sacks for carrying goods on the backs of animals but sometimes worn during fasts or by prophets. and sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked about naked and barefoot. # 20:2 This is the only symbolic action recorded about Isaiah. He became a walking parable. Scholars are divided over whether Isaiah was completely or partially nude. See 2 Sam. 6:20; Mic. 1:8.
3Then the Lord Yahweh said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years # 20:3 Isaiah’s three-year ministry of walking about naked is a type of the ministry of Jesus, who did as he was told by his Father (see John 5:19). as a prophetic sign and a wonder as a warning of what is coming to Egypt and Cush, 4so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and Cush, both young and old. They will be stripped and barefoot, with buttocks bared, to publicly humiliate Egypt. 5And those who put their hope in ‘glorious Cush’ and ‘mighty Egypt,’ will be shattered and totally ashamed.”
6When that day comes, those who live in the coastal region of Philistia will say, “Oh no! If this is what happened to those we hoped would come and rescue us from the Assyrian king, what chance do we have of escape?”
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