{"id":18698,"date":"2023-06-04T11:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T11:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=18698"},"modified":"2023-06-21T23:52:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T23:52:37","slug":"even-if-one-does-not-know-he-has-sinned-he-remains-guilty-before-god-isaiah-371-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/even-if-one-does-not-know-he-has-sinned-he-remains-guilty-before-god-isaiah-371-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Even if One does Not Know He has Sinned, He Remains Guilty Before God, \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d6:\u05d0-\u05d5 \/ Isaiah 37:1-6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#introduction-to-isaiah-37-1-6\">Introduction to Isaiah 37:1-6<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rabbinic-commentary-on-isaiah-37-1-6\">Rabbinic Commentary on Isaiah 37:1-6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction-to-isaiah-37-1-6\"><strong>Introduction to Isaiah 37:1-6<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We note something about sin, God\u2019s word defines it as rebellion against God, and sin remains as sin regardless of whether a particular sin is accepted by society. The confession of sin is a biblical practice where individuals seek forgiveness for their sins. The Scriptures state that sin must be confessed in order to receive forgiveness, to be valid, and for God to forgive the sin! We note what the Torah states concerning sin according to Vayikra \/ Leviticus 5:5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d4<\/strong><br>\u05d4 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d5\u05b7\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Vayikra \/ Leviticus 5:5&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>5:5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There are quite a few verses that speak concerning confession of sin. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-32-part-2-free-us-from-the-preoccupation-of-this-world\/\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 32:5<\/a>, Mishley \/ Proverbs 28:13, James 5:16, 1 John 1:9) Here in the Torah we are told that when one sins he must confess that he has sinned. Note that in Vayikra \/ Leviticus 5:17 the Torah states that even if one does not know he has sinned, he remains guilty before God, stating that ignorance is no excuse! Here in Vayikra \/ Leviticus 5:5 the text states \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u0596\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05a3\u05ea \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b5\u0591\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05a8\u05ea\u05b0\u05d5\u05b7\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u0594\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05a5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u0596\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05bd\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8\u05c3 and says specifically \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05a8\u05ea\u05b0\u05d5\u05b7\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u0594\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05a5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u0596\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05bd\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 that one is to confess that his sin is \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05bd\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u201cin front of, before, above\u201d meaning that the sin stands in front of him and he needs forgiveness. We note how Hezekiah begins in this chapter, he rents his clothes, he goes up to the Temple, and he seeks for Isaiah the prophet, and confesses with an admission of failure that he has no hope besides the God of Israel. All of his attempts to rely upon men (i.e. Egypt) and to strengthen themselves have failed. Because of his seeking the things of this world, he provides an opportunity for the name of God to be ridiculed because of the foolishness of relying upon men. We notice how this speaks a certain truth to us concerning the way in which we live. If a believer lives a slipshod life, a life that schmoozes up alongside the world, behaving like the world, refusing to trust the Lord God in a truly authentic way, this will bring reproach upon God in the eyes of those who are watching. Those in the world will associate the ungodliness, unfaithfulness, unrighteousness, unholiness with the kind of God we serve, and conclude that there is really no need to seek the God of Israel and His Messiah Yeshua if this is the way that one lives who has faith in God. They will associate their defeats with God saying that He is unable to do a good work in a person&#8217;s life. The point is that God\u2019s word states that if we are willfully disobedient, the Lord God will cause things to come into our lives, defeat and hardships, for the purpose of drawing us back to faithfulness. We note what Ezekiel states in his book concerning the Babylonians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide5.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d5<\/strong><br>\u05d8\u05d6 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d9\u05d6 &nbsp; \u05d1\u05b6\u05bc\u05df-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d9\u05b9\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d8\u05bb\u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d3\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d7 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e4\u05b9\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8-\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e4\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d8\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d4\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d8 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05d6\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e4\u05b7\u05d8\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd: \u05db &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8-\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05bc\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b6\u05bc\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Ezekiel 36:16\u201320&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>36:16 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 36:17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. 36:18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: 36:19 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. 36:20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice what the Lord God does to the people \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u0596\u05dd \u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e4\u05b7\u05d8\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05bd\u05d9\u05dd <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201caccording to their deeds passed judgment\u201d<\/span><\/em> meaning that what has happened as the result of their sins. Then the heathen, the nations profaned the name of God saying \u05d1\u05b6\u05bc\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201csaid to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.\u201d<\/em><\/span> What we note here specifically is that the Land of Israel is associated with the God of Israel, the promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to receive the land and the people receiving the land as an inheritance from their fathers. The nations knew about these truths according to the Word of God and so the Babylonians state what they do about the people being taking out of the land saying that God was not able to save them, and so God\u2019s name and character was profaned due to their disobedience and ungodly, unrighteous, and unholy lifestyles. So many years after the events even the name of God continues to be profaned because of the lack of faith and faithfulness! These very same things apply to us today in our lives, and provide reasons why it is so important to remain faithful, to seek the God of Israel and His Messiah Yeshua to help us to remain faithful to the Word of God. This is a principle of life for us today, demonstrating how we are to be continually repentant for our sinful deeds, and NOT turn away from the Lord to join ourselves with the world and its ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah goes on saying the following according to Isaiah 37:1-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide7.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d6<\/strong><br>\u05d0 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b6\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05e1 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d1 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8-\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05ea | \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d6\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05e1\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b7\u05bc\u05c2\u05e7\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b6\u05df-\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah 37:1 states,<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> \u201cAnd it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b6\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05e1 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>)\u201d<\/em><\/span> Isaiah 37:2 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cAnd he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. (<\/em><\/span> \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8-\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05ea | \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d6\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05e1\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b7\u05bc\u05c2\u05e7\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b6\u05df-\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>)\u201d<\/em><\/span> What we note here about Isaiah 37:1 is that Hezekiah tears his clothes and puts on sackcloth. These are biblical signs of mourning and repentance through the outward display of humility in this way. Because of Hezekiah\u2019s actions here in verse one, he is implicated as the one who depended upon Egypt, even though he was not specifically named in Isaiah\u2019s various denunciations according to Isaiah 28:14, 30:1, 31:1, and 33:10-11. As the king of Judah he had the responsibility to lead the people in faithfulness to the God of Israel. As the king he was to lead the people in the ways of God and lead the people into Teshuvah (Repentance). Here Hezekiah breaks down and tells Shebna and Eliakim to go get the prophet Isaiah. So he sought Isaiah\u2019s help to seek God for deliverance from the Assyrian army. Note the connection to earlier what Isaiah had said according to Isaiah 22:15-19 and 22:23-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Isaiah 22:15\u201319&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>22:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 22:16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, That thou hast hewed thee out a sepulcher here, As he that heweth him out a sepulcher on high, And that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock? 22:17 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, And will surely cover thee. 22:18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball Into a large country: There shalt thou die, And there the chariots of thy glory Shall be the shame of thy lord\u2019s house. 22:19 And I will drive thee from thy station, And from thy state shall he pull thee down. 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Isaiah spoke of the Lord God carrying Shebna away to shame and disgrace, and the sepulcher (grave) that he had built appears to be a status symbol rooted in pride. Isaiah also stated that the peg that was fastened will be removed, indicating that these men are under the judgment of God. Hezekiah, Shebna, Eliakim, and the people, all realize that their only hope is in the Lord!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah goes on saying the following according to Isaiah 37:3-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d6<\/strong><br>\u05d2 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b5\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d3 &nbsp; \u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea | \u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e7\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 | \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05bc\u05c1\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah 37:3 states, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cAnd they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b5\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>)\u201d<\/em><\/span> Isaiah 37:4 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cIt may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea | \u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e7\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 | \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05bc\u05c1\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>)\u201d<\/em><\/span> We note that Isaiah is using the metaphor of child birth to illustrate Judah and Jerusalem strength against the Assyrian army. At this stage of history, when a mother gave birth, there was no option of performing a C-section to remove the baby, if the mother could not give birth, both the mother and the baby would die. This is the situation here with Judah and Jerusalem, they have no more strength, and must utterly rely upon the Lord for help. So the words of Hezekiah here illustrate how he sees himself as utterly helpless and about to die. He needs divine help, and so he admits his own helplessness. Kind of like what we need to do in regards to sin, we are utterly helpless and need the Lord to help lift us up and out of our sins!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>1 John 1:7\u201310&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (KJV \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f61\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03af, \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u02bc \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03b5\u1f34\u03c0\u03c9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u1f00\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd. \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f00\u03c6\u1fc7 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u1fc3 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03b5\u1f34\u03c0\u03c9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c7 \u1f21\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd, \u03c8\u03b5\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice the importance of confessing our sins. This is recognizing the sovereignty of God just as Hezekiah is doing according to the text. The idea here is that we recognize the need to completely rely upon the Lord, just as Hezekiah is doing finally at this point in the narrative. If we believe that we only need <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201csome\u201d<\/em><\/span> or<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> \u201ca little\u201d<\/em><\/span> assistance then we are continuing to treat ourselves as king over our situation, when we should be giving everything over to the Lord. Once we come to this point, then we are read to receive from the Lord what He has for us. This appears to be what the people and Hezekiah are doing at this point based upon hearing the words from Rabshakeh. The point is that due to sin we are in no position to demand anything from God, we are at His mercy. So ultimately we wait upon the Lord for His response to our plea for help, just as we see going on here with Hezekiah. John Oswalt\u2019s commentary draws out an interesting point saying the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cThis is surely a testimony to the essential greatness of Hezekiah\u2019s heart. He is not first concerned with his or his nation\u2019s survival. He is chiefly concerned that their actions have provided the vehicle whereby God\u2019s name has been brought into contempt. Furthermore, he knows that if God\u2019s glory is made paramount, then the nation will survive. It was the putting of survival first which had brought them to this perilous state. the living God (see also Isaiah 37:17)\u201d (John N. Oswalt, <em>The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1\u201339<\/em>, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1986, 646)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here John Oswalt points out how Hezekiah was concerned with the name of God being held with contempt by the Assyrians and that his chief concern was to the honor of God. A search of the YHWH in Isaiah 36 reveals the number of times the name is written.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-682x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-133x200.png 133w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-696x1046.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-280x420.png 280w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1.png 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here the YHWH was mentioned 7 times during Rabshakeh\u2019s speech. We note that the name of God that has been passed down to us has been hidden. So, Rabshakeh was using a circumlocution for the name while speaking. The circumlocution for YHWH would logically and philosophically speaking be the same as saying the name from the sense that we are to protect the name of God, whether as the YHWH or using the circumlocution. We do not blaspheme or take the name of the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cLord\u201d \u201cGod\u201d<\/em><\/span> in vain.\u00a0 The actions and words of Hezekiah speak to the king knowing that God had heard the blasphemous words of Assyria. The question is whether the God of Israel will take action against these blasphemous words. Today, God shows mercy to those who blaspheme His name. This does not mean that one is getting away with such things but that mercy is granted for the purpose of Teshuvah. The gods of Assyria are lifeless and helpless (Isaiah 46:5-7) and Assyria was assumed more powerful than the God of Israel. We note the example that David gave to us according to 1 Samuel 17:26 when hearing the words of the Philistine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide13.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6<\/strong><br>\u05db\u05d5 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b7\u05d4-\u05d9\u05b5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05db\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05e3 \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>1 Samuel 17:26&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>David gave glory to God and was confident in trusting in God over the army of God and Israel. This is the kind of faith we should have concerning trusting in God and in the Messiah Yeshua!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah goes on saying the following according to Isaiah 37:5-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d6<\/strong><br>\u05d4 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b6\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d5 &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah 37:5 states, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cSo the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b6\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>)\u201d<\/em><\/span> Isaiah 37:6 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cAnd Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>)\u201d<\/em><\/span> Here Isaiah comes to Hezkiah and reassures him of the power and might of God to defeat the enemy! Isaiah does not appear to make any comments regarding the king and people seeking him out now for a word from the Lord. He simply provides the answer they are wanting, that they are not to fear and God will take care of them. We note that Isaiah saying \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cdo not be afraid\u201d<\/em><\/span> are the same words spoken of to Ahaz, that we are not to live in fear. Isaiah\u2019s point is that the magnitude of the human thread is not really the issue here. The major issue is whether we have faith, live our lives for the Lord in faithfulness, and trust in the Lord to take care of us! These were the issues back thousands of years ago, and these are the issues that remain for us today! We must believe and we must maintain the faith and be faithful (obedient) to our calling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rabbinic-commentary-on-isaiah-37-1-6\"><strong>Rabbinic Commentary on Isaiah 37:1-6<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Targum Jonathan is an Aramaic and Rabbinic translation of the book of Isaiah and therefore is a valuable resource for continuing to study the book of Isaiah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05df \u05d1\u05df \u05e2\u05d5\u05d6\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d6:\u05d9\u05d0-\u05d5<\/strong><br>\u05d0&nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05db\u05b7\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e7\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05b4\u05de\u05de\u05bb\u05e0\u05b7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05e9\u05b7\u05d1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e1\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05b8\u05d4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05db\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05e1\u05b7\u05df \u05e1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05e2\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05d5\u05e5 \u05e0\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05d3\u05e0\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9\u05e4\u05b7\u05ea\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0 \u05db\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b7\u05d3\u05c3 \u05d3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05e9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e7\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05da \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05e4\u05b4\u05ea\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05e9\u05b8\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05dc\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05b9\u05d5\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e4\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e4\u05b4\u05ea\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05e9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05da \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05ea\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b7\u05df \u05d1\u05b4\u05e6\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e9\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05ea\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05c3 \u05d4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05ea\u05b9\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05e2\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05e2\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05b9\u05d5\u05e0\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05b4\u05d3\u05e0\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05d3\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05df \u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05e4\u05b4\u05ea\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05e9\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05c3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide15-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Targum Jonathan son of Uziel Isaiah 37:1-6<\/strong><br>37:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the sanctuary of the Lord. 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was appointed over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, thus covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. 37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, of reproach, and of contumely: for distress hath laid hold on us, as a woman that sitteth upon the stool of a woman in labour, and hath no strength to bring forth. 37:4 Perhaps the words of Rabshakeh may be heard by the Lord thy God, whom the king of Assyria, his master, hath sent to reproach the people of the living God, and he may take vengeance for the words which were heard before thy God, wherefore thou shalt supplicate in prayer for the remnant that is left. 37:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 37:6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid on account of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed before me. (TgJ)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we read the response of the king and the people to the Assyrian claims, they rip their clothes and put on sackcloth. Sackcloth (Hebrew: \u05e9\u05b7\u05c2\u05e7) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat&#8217;s hair. Hessian sackcloth or burlap is not the intended biblical meaning, according to a number of scholarly sources. The Sackcloth was usually made of black goat hair and was used by the Israelites and their neighbors in times of mourning. We note that the word <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;\u1e25agar&#8221;<\/em><\/span> \u05d7\u05b8\u05d2\u05b7\u05e8 (to gird, see Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 3:24, 15:8, 22:12, Jeremiah 6:26, 49:3) is used many times in conjunction to putt on sackcloth, but here in Isaiah 37:1 it states that Hezekiah \u201ccovered\u201d his body with sackcloth.\u00a0 Other places in the Scriptures describe fastening sackcloths around the hips (see Bereshit \/ Genesis 37:34 and Amos 8:10). According to 1 Kings 21:27 and 2 Kings 6:30, it was worn next to the skin. We note sackcloth is scratchy and itchy when worn next to the skin which would remind the one who wears the sackcloth to pray and the reason he is wearing it. In later times it came to be worn for religious purposes only, on extraordinary occasions, or at mourning ceremonies. Isaiah wore nothing else, and was commanded by God to put on sackcloth (Isaiah 20:2). The Jewish Encyclopedia suggests that &#8220;old traditions about to die out easily assume a holy character&#8221; and so sackcloth would be worn. The Isaiah text according to the TgJ writes the following, Isaiah writes saying, \u05d0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05db\u05b7\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e7\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d9\u05c3 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>37:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the sanctuary of the Lord.<\/em><\/span> \u05d1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05b4\u05de\u05de\u05bb\u05e0\u05b7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05e9\u05b7\u05d1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e1\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05b8\u05d4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05db\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05e1\u05b7\u05df \u05e1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05e2\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05d5\u05e5 \u05e0\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0\u05c3 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was appointed over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, thus covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.<\/em><\/span> \u05d2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05db\u05b4\u05d3\u05e0\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9\u05e4\u05b7\u05ea\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0 \u05db\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b7\u05d3\u05c3 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, of reproach, and of contumely: for distress hath laid hold on us, as a woman that sitteth upon the stool of a woman in labour, and hath no strength to bring forth. (TgJ)<\/em><\/span> Here we are being told the response of the king and the officials near to the king demonstrating their grief and mourning over what Rabshakeh had said to them. They were also concerned with the blaspheme of the name of God by this Jewish man (Rabshakeh) who is betraying his own people. The TgJ text agrees with the MSS concerning the distress of this time, comparing it with the labor pains of a mother who is giving birth and who comes to the point of not being able to continue on. Various commentaries comment on this aspect of the Isaiah text. Likutei Moharan states the following concerning these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Slide16.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Likutei Moharan 21:7:2<\/strong><br>For concealment\/pregnancy corresponds to (Deuteronomy 32:18), \u201cThe Mighty One Who bore you, you exhausted,\u201d as in (Isaiah 37:3), \u201cThere is no strength to give birth\u201d\u2014like a woman who is too exhausted to give birth. When she crouches to deliver she screams seventy screams, equal to the number of words in Psalm [20], \u201cMay God answer,\u201d and then gives birth (Zohar III, 249b). These seventy screams correspond to the seven calls which David uttered over the water (Psalm 29), with each one comprised of ten &lt;as is known&gt;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The pain of childbirth, we note the Torah text speaks of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cthe Rock who birthed you\u201d<\/em><\/span> (\u05e6\u05a5\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8\u0596) which is a reference to the Lord God delivering us and bearing us up. We note that one might be able to derive a concept of rebirth that parallels Yeshua&#8217;s words in John 3:3. The idea here is to exhaust the one who bore us. Here in the Torah, the people\u2019s sins were exhausting to God who did not require anything from the people to deliver them from Egypt. The exhausting aspect was that they continued to sin the entire time they were wandering in the wilderness. This is the kind of distress that the people find themselves in here in Jerusalem surrounded by the Assyrian army. Rashi goes on saying the following according to his commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Rashi on Isaiah 37:3 Parts 1-3<\/strong><br><strong>\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5\u05db\u05d7\u05d4.<\/strong> \u05d0\u05e9\u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05e0&#8221;\u05d8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05e2&#8221;\u05d6 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d5\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d5\u05db\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d4\u05e6\u05dc\u05d7\u05ea\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e8\u05de\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5:<br><strong>proof<\/strong> (Aprobement in O.F.) The enemies show evidence to praise themselves with their success, saying, \u201cOur hand has overpowered (lit., has become high), and there is no God (like our God).\u201d<br><strong>\u05db\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd.<\/strong> \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1&#8221;\u05d4:<br><strong>for the children have come<\/strong> The children of Israel, children of the Holy One, blessed be He.<br><strong>\u05e2\u05d3 \u05de\u05e9\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d5\u05db\u05d7 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05dc\u05d9\u05d3\u05d4.<\/strong> \u05e2\u05ea \u05e6\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05d7 \u05dc\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3 \u05dc\u05e6\u05d0\u05ea:<br><strong>as far as the birthstool and there is no strength to give birth<\/strong> It is a time of distress analogous to a woman sitting on the birthstool, and the fetus has no strength to come out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here Rashi points out the issues with the situation in relation to pride, one praises himself with their own success and praises their gods over the God of Israel! When one reaches this point in his or her life, the burden is so great it is as a woman who is sitting on the birthstool to give birth in great distress. We note the solution to this problem is by what Paul wrote according to Romans 8:13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Romans 8:13&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. (KJV 13 \u03b5\u1f30 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c3\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b6\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5, \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b8\u03bd\u1fc4\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u00b7* \u03b5\u1f30 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u2e02\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c3\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2\u2e03 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b5, \u03b6\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5*.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We must put to death the desires of the body as Paul describes to motif the deeds of the body, which means that one must put these to death. The HNT states \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u2013\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3, \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>If by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live or have life.<\/em><\/span> This is important since it speaks to living our lives for the Lord. We cannot live our lives for sin and then expect to be acceptable in the sight of God. This speaks to our need to strive for righteousness because of what the Lord God Almighty has done on our behalf making us righteous in heaven. We note the spiritual counterparts here, how what is in heaven should be lived here on earth, this is consistent with Yeshua\u2019s prayer when he instructed us to pray <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cyour will be done on earth as it is in heaven.\u201d<\/em><\/span> This is a significant request and hope is the request of every one of us every day!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah goes on saying,\u05d3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05e9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e7\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05da \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea \u05e4\u05b4\u05ea\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05e9\u05b8\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05dc\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05b9\u05d5\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b7\u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e4\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e4\u05b4\u05ea\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05e9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05da \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05ea\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b7\u05df \u05d1\u05b4\u05e6\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e9\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05ea\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05c3 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>37:4 Perhaps the words of Rabshakeh may be heard by the Lord thy God, whom the king of Assyria, his master, hath sent to reproach the people of the living God, and he may take vengeance for the words which were heard before thy God, wherefore thou shalt supplicate in prayer for the remnant that is left.<\/em><\/span> \u05d4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05ea\u05b9\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05e2\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05c3 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>37:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.<\/em><\/span> \u05d5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05e2\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05b9\u05d5\u05e0\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05b4\u05d3\u05e0\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05d3\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05df \u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05e4\u05b4\u05ea\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05e9\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05db\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05c3<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>37:6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid on account of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed before me. (TgJ)<\/em><\/span> Here the Lord God through the prophet Isaiah tells the people not to be afraid of the blasphemous words of the nations. The commentary Malbim on Isaiah 37:6 states the following concerning these things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Malbim on Isaiah 37:6 Part <\/strong><br><strong>\u05dc \u05ea\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0, <\/strong>\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05de\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05e2, \u05db\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d4 <strong>\u05d2\u05d3\u05e4\u05d5 \u05e0\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9 \u05de\u05dc\u05da \u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9, <\/strong>\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc, \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05df \u05e9\u05de\u05d9, \u05d2\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05dc\u05da \u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8, \u05db\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e4\u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05d2\u05d3\u05e4\u05d5 \u05d4\u05e0\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05dd, \u05d5\u05d1\u05db\u05dc \u05d6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05dd \u05d4&#8217; \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05e0\u05dd:<br>Don&#8217;t be afraid, Bel informed him, not afraid of the things he heard, because with this the young men of the king of Assyria blasphemed me, not Israel, and I will do it for my name&#8217;s sake, he also informed him that these words were not sent by the king of Assyria, because for the first time the young men blasphemed of themselves, and in this Let them not see that God will save them for their sake:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here Malbim speaks of the young men blaspheming God and Israel. The phrase <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cthe ignorance of youth\u201d<\/em><\/span> can refer to different things depending on the context. It can be a phrase that expresses the happiness, innocence, or optimism that comes with being young and unaware of the troubles of the world. It can also be a criticism of the current generation of young people who are seen as lazy, dumb, and lacking basic skills and knowledge of history and literature. This is where the progressive movement comes from in youth. The Bible has several verses that mention ignorance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-25-part-1-and-2-should-we-ask-the-lord-to-make-us-to-know-his-ways\/\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 25:7<\/a> which states, \u201cRemember not the sins of my youth, nor my sins of ignorance: remember me according to thy mercy, for thy goodness\u2019 sake, O Lord.\u201d Another verse found in 1 Peter 1:14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>1 Peter 1:13\u201315&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; (KJV *13 \u0394\u03b9\u1f78 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b6\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c3\u03c6\u03cd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd* \u03bd\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03c2* \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9* \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6.* 14 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ad\u03ba\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd* \u2e02\u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03b3\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u1fb3\u2e03 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2,* 15 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u1fc3 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1fc7 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We note the language here <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cAs obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance\u201d<\/em><\/span> this is a reference to this very thing, the ignorance of youth. Youth can lead to pride, believing that one knows it all, etc. The older we get and the more we learn the more we realize how little we actually know! The point is that as we continue in our faith, we grow and mature in our faith so that we can be conformed to the likeness of the Messiah. This means that as we grow older we should have greater desire to live in God\u2019s holy ways! Living in God\u2019s holy ways means living according to His commandments and doing things that please Him. It is a decision of our will that involves our conduct. To be holy means to be set apart or separate from the world, from sin and from evil. God calls us to be holy, just as He is holy. (1 Peter 1:16) We live a holy life by being obedient to God in all areas of life and knowing and obeying His Word. The purpose of living a holy life is to glorify God and display His nature to those around us. Ultimately these are the things that Isaiah is speaking about concerning the people of his time, and things that are of great concern for us today especially in the day and age that we live in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Isaiah 37:1-6 We note something about sin, God\u2019s word defines it as rebellion against God, and sin remains as sin regardless of whether a particular sin is accepted by society. The confession of sin is a biblical practice where individuals seek forgiveness for their sins. 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