Isaiah 37:35

"He will return the way that he came, and he won’t come to this city,’ says the LORD."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 37:35, God declares through his prophet that Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, will return to the way he came and not enter Jerusalem, marking a significant divine intervention in the historical conflict between Judah and Assyria. For the original audience, this would have been a profound assurance that despite Sennacherib’s formidable military force and earlier threats, God was sovereign over the kingdoms of the earth and had spared Jerusalem from destruction, preserving the city for His people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For I will defend this city -Notwithstanding all that Hezekiah had done to put it in a posture of defense (2 Chronicles 32:1, following) still it was Yahweh alone who could preserve it. For mine own sake -God had been reproached and blasphemed by Sennacherib. As his name and power had been thus blasphemed, he says that he would vindicate himself, and for the honor of his own insulted majesty would save the city.

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