Isaiah 36


Isaiah 36 is the thirty-sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets. The text, describing the invasion of the Assyrian king Sennacherib to the Kingdom of Judah under Hezekiah.

Text

The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 22 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis, the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets, Aleppo Codex, Codex Leningradensis.
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls :
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Marchalianus.

Parashot

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Isaiah 36 is a part of the Narrative . : open parashah; : closed parashah.

The Rock of History

Chapters 36–37 cuts into the historical narrative in to the time after Hezekiah sent tributes to appease Sennacherib a 'treachery' that Isaiah already prophesied several times yet failed to stop the Assyrians from attacking Jerusalem. This sets up for a demonstration of Yahweh's power, and thus, "put the rock of history under the fabric of eschatology."

Rabshakeh's first speech: no salvation in faith! (36:1–10)

Verse 1

Based on Sennacherib's Annals which contain the record of the same event, the time referred here can be determined to be 701 BCE. The text here omits the admission of defeat and the payment for substantial reparations by Hezekiah to Sennacherib, which is recorded in.
In his second speech, the Rabshakeh arrogantly addresses the people directly using the language they understand, reminding them that politicians declare wars, but people bear the suffering, advising them not to trust Hezekiah with his futile faith in his God, but then the Rabshakeh continues to equate Israel's god with the gods of other nations and to belittle the god's ability to save Jerusalem. The people appropriately respond to the arrogance with silence.

Verse 22

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