Isaiah 37:33

"For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and survivors will escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will perform this.’"

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 37:33, the prophet assures King Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem that despite the dire circumstances facing the city, a remnant will survive. This assurance was particularly significant because it promised divine protection amidst the looming threat from the Assyrian army. The original audience would have understood "Mount Zion" as a symbol for the true community of God's faithful, suggesting that even in the midst of destruction, those loyal to Yahweh would endure.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He shall not come into this city -Sennacherib encamped probably on the northeast side of the city, and his army was destroyed there (see the notes atIsaiah 10:28ff.) Nor shoot an arrow there -That is, nor shoot an arrow within the walls of the city. Nor come before it with shields -(See the note atIsaiah 21:5). The meaning here is, that the army should not be permitted to come before the city defended with shields, and prepared with the means of attack and defense. Nor cast a bank against it -A mound; a pile of earth thrown up in the manner of a fort to defend the assailants, or to give them an advantage in attacking the walls.

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