Isa 20:1-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 20:1-5: 20:1-5 Ashdod’s reliance on Egypt and Ethiopia was useless. As a complement to his words, Isaiah walked about exposed and barefoot, a symbolic action for what God would do. 20:1 Sargon of Assyria is Sargon II (721–705 BC ). • Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities that rebelled against Assyria in 713 BC .

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‏ Isaiah 20:1-5

Summary for Isa 20:1-5: 20:1-5 ^a Ashdod’s reliance on Egypt and Ethiopia was useless. As a complement to his words, Isaiah walked about exposed and barefoot, a symbolic action for what God would do. 20:1 ^b Sargon of Assyria is Sargon II (721–705 BC).

• Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities that rebelled against Assyria in 713 BC.
20:2 ^c Prophets characteristically wore burlap or other rough clothing as a sign of mourning over the sins of the people (see 2 Kgs 1:8 ^d; Mark 1:6 ^e).

• naked: That is, exposed in some way, possibly even completely nude.
Summary for Isa 20:3-4: 20:3-4 ^f This symbolic event took place some three years before the fall of Ashdod (see 20:2 ^g). Through it, Isaiah became an object lesson for the people (see 8:18 ^h).
Summary for Isa 20:5-6: 20:5-6 ⁱ Philistia’s downfall was a warning to the people of Judah, who also relied on Egypt and other alliances rather than on God.