Isa 37:36 | TNotes | STEP | 37:36 The angel of the Lord was a special heavenly agent through whom God worked on earth. Often his role was to communicate special messages (see Gen 16:7-14 ), but sometimes he brought judgment (see 2 Sam 24:16 ). • killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers: The Lord began to fulfill what he had repeatedly promised—rescue of Jerusalem and judgment of Assyria (see Isa 10:16 , 33-34 ; 30:31 ; 31:8 ).

bGen 16:7-14►

c2 Sam 24:16►

dIsa 10:16►

‏ Isaiah 37:36

37:36 ^a The angel of the Lord was a special heavenly agent through whom God worked on earth. Often his role was to communicate special messages (see Gen 16:7-14 ^b), but sometimes he brought judgment (see 2 Sam 24:16 ^c).

• killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers: The Lord began to fulfill what he had repeatedly promised—rescue of Jerusalem and judgment of Assyria (see Isa 10:16 ^d, 33-34 ^e; 30:31 ^f; 31:8 ^g).