Isaiah 39
39
1At the same time Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard that Hezekiah was sick and had recovered. 2Hezekiah happily welcomed the visitors and showed them what he had in his treasury—all the silver, the gold, the spices, and the expensive oils. He also showed them his whole armory and all that he had in his storehouses. In fact there wasn't anything in his palace or in the whole of his kingdom that Hezekiah didn't show them.
3Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did those men come from, and what did they tell you?”
“They came to see me from a long way away, from Babylon,” Hezekiah replied.
4“What did they see in your palace?” Isaiah asked.
“They saw everything in my palace,” replied Hezekiah. “There wasn't anything in all my storehouses I didn't show them.”
5Isaiah told Hezekiah, “Listen to what the Lord says: 6You can be certain that the time is coming when everything in your palace, and everything that your forefathers have saved up until now, will be taken away to Babylon. There will be nothing left, says the Lord. 7Some of your sons, your own offspring, will be taken to serve as eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
8Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The message from the Lord that you have told me is fine.” For he said to himself, “There'll definitely be peace and safety in my lifetime.”
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Isaiah 39
39
Hezekiah’s Failure
1Shortly after Hezekiah was healed of his illness, the king of Babylon, Merodach-Baladan, # 39:1 Merodach-Baladan means “god of blood and slaughter,” “god of war [Mars],” or “god of murder.” son of Baladan, # 39:1 Baladan means “Baal is his lord.” heard that King Hezekiah had been deathly ill and had recovered. So he sent envoys carrying letters and a lavish gift. 2Delighted by the king’s gesture, and having a desire to impress them, Hezekiah welcomed the envoys from Babylon and opened the doors of the king’s storehouses of treasures and showed them to the envoys. He let them see all of his gold, silver, spices, and costly fragrant oils, as well as his entire armory. All of the king’s royal treasures, all that was in the king’s palace, and all the wealth of his whole kingdom was shown to them.
3Then Isaiah the prophet visited the king and said to him, “What have you done? What did these men say and where did they come from?”
Hezekiah replied, “They are envoys from distant Babylon.”
4Then Isaiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?”
“They have seen everything in my palace,” responded Hezekiah. “I showed them everything in my royal treasuries.”
5Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is what Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has to say to you: 6‘The days are coming when all the treasures in your palace and all the wealth that your ancestors have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon; absolutely nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. 7‘Some of your own sons who come after you will be deported and become high officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word Yahweh has spoken through you is good and right.” For he thought, “At least for me, there will be peace and security in my lifetime.” # 39:8 Hezekiah, the reformer, went from being a man who was favored by God and divinely healed to one who thought only of himself. See 2 Chron. 32:25.
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