Isa 37:14-20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 37:14-20: 37:14-20 When he received Sennacherib’s boastful threat, Hezekiah returned to the Temple and prayed for rescue. His prayer stands in contrast to Ahaz’s response to danger decades earlier (see ch 7 ).

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‏ Isaiah 37:14-20

Summary for Isa 37:14-20: 37:14-20 ^a When he received Sennacherib’s boastful threat, Hezekiah returned to the Temple and prayed for rescue. His prayer stands in contrast to Ahaz’s response to danger decades earlier (see ch 7 ^b).
37:16 ^c God of Israel: Hezekiah was not taken in by the false claims of Sennacherib that the Lord was powerless. In his prayer, Hezekiah acknowledged that, because the Lord is the Creator, he is God of all the kingdoms of the earth. The Lord is sovereign over all kingdoms.

• The mighty cherubim were located in the Temple atop the Ark of the Covenant, which was God’s throne in his Temple (see study note on Lev 16:2; see also Pss 80:1 ^d; 99:1 ^e).
37:20 ^f you alone, O Lord, are God: Hezekiah was concerned for the Lord’s reputation, which Sennacherib had impugned. Hezekiah recognized that if the Lord defeated the Assyrians and their gods, his holy name would be glorified among all the nations of the world (cp. Exod 9:16 ^g; 14:4 ^h, 17-18 ⁱ; Josh 2:9-11 ^j; 1 Sam 4:7-8 ^k).