HEZEKIAH'S ERROR IN THE DISPLAY OF HIS RICHES TO THE BABYLONIAN AMBASSADOR. (Isa 39:1-8) Merodach-baladan--For a hundred fifty years before the overthrow of Nineveh by Cyaxares the Mede, a succession of rulers, mostly…
1En aquel tiempo Merodac-baladán hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas y presentes a Ezequías; porque supo que había estado enfermo, y que había convalecido.
2Y se regocijó con ellos Ezequías, y les mostró la casa de su tesoro, plata y oro, especias, ungüentos preciosos, toda su casa de armas, y todo lo que se hallaba en sus tesoros; no hubo cosa en su casa y en todos sus dominios, que Ezequías no les mostrase.
3Entonces el profeta Isaías vino al rey Ezequías, y le dijo: ¿Qué dicen estos hombres, y de dónde han venido a ti? Y Ezequías respondió: De tierra muy lejana han venido a mí, de Babilonia.
4Dijo entonces: ¿Qué han visto en tu casa? Y dijo Ezequías: Todo lo que hay en mi casa han visto, y ninguna cosa hay en mis tesoros que no les haya mostrado.
5Entonces dijo Isaías a Ezequías: Oye palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos:
6He aquí vienen días en que será llevado a Babilonia todo lo que hay en tu casa, y lo que tus padres han atesorado hasta hoy; ninguna cosa quedará, dice Jehová.
7De tus hijos que saldrán de ti, y que habrás engendrado, tomarán, y serán eunucos en el palacio del rey de Babilonia.
8Y dijo Ezequías a Isaías: La palabra de Jehová que has hablado es buena. Y añadió: A lo menos, haya paz y seguridad en mis días.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. glad--It was not the mere act, but the spirit of it, which provoked God (Ch2 32:25), "Hezekiah re…
glad--It was not the mere act, but the spirit of it, which provoked God (Ch2 32:25), "Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him, for his heart was lifted up"; also compare Ch2 32:31. God "tries" His people at different times by different ways, bringing out "all that is in their heart," to show them its varied corruptions. Compare David in a similar case (Ch1 21:1-8).
precious things--rather, "the house of his (aromatic) spices"; from a Hebrew root, to "break to pieces," as is done to aromatics.
silver . . . gold--partly obtained from the Assyrian camp (Isa 33:4); partly from presents (Ch2 32:23, Ch2 32:27-29).
precious ointment--used for anointing kings and priests.
armour--or else vessels in general; the parallel passage (Ch2 32:27), "treasuries . . . for shields," favors English Version. His arsenal.
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II. What . . . whence--implying that any proposition coming from the idolatrous enemies of God, with …
What . . . whence--implying that any proposition coming from the idolatrous enemies of God, with whom Israel was forbidden to form alliance, should have been received with anything but gladness. Reliance on Babylon, rather than on God, was a similar sin to the previous reliance on Egypt (Isa. 30:1-31:9).
far country--implying that he had done nothing more than was proper in showing attention to strangers "from a far country."
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III. All--a frank confession of his whole fault; the king submits his conduct to the scrutiny of a sub…
All--a frank confession of his whole fault; the king submits his conduct to the scrutiny of a subject, because that subject was accredited by God. Contrast Asa (Ch2 16:7-10).
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IV. Lord of hosts--who has all thy goods at His disposal.
Lord of hosts--who has all thy goods at His disposal.
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V. days come--one hundred twenty years afterwards. This is the first intimation that the Jews would …
days come--one hundred twenty years afterwards. This is the first intimation that the Jews would be carried to Babylon--the first designation of their place of punishment. The general prophecy of Moses (Lev 26:33; Deu 28:64); the more particular one of Ahijah in Jeroboam's time (Kg1 14:15), "beyond the river"; and of Amo 5:27, "captivity beyond Damascus"; are now concentrated in this specific one as to "Babylon" (Mic 4:10). It was an exact retribution in kind, that as Babylon had been the instrument of Hezekiah and Judah's sin, so also it should be the instrument of their punishment.
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VI. sons . . . from thee--The sons which Hezekiah (as JOSEPHUS tells us) wished to have (see on Isa 2…
sons . . . from thee--The sons which Hezekiah (as JOSEPHUS tells us) wished to have (see on Isa 28:3, on "wept sore") will be among the foremost in suffering.
eunuchs--fulfilled (Dan 1:2-3, Dan 1:7).
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VII. peace . . . in my days--The punishment was not, as in David's case (Sa2 24:13-15), sent in his ti…
peace . . . in my days--The punishment was not, as in David's case (Sa2 24:13-15), sent in his time. True repentance acquiesces in all God's ways and finds cause of thanksgiving in any mitigation.
The former were local and temporary in their reference. These belong to the distant future, and are world-wide in their interest; the deliverance from Babylon under Cyrus, which he here foretells by prophetic suggestion, carries him on to the greater deliverance under Messiah, the Saviour of Jews and Gentiles in the present eclectic Church, and the restorer of Israel and Head of the world-wide kingdom, literal and spiritual, ultimately. As Assyria was the hostile world power in the former part, which refers to Isaiah's own time, so Babylon is so in the latter part, which refers to a period long subsequent. The connecting link, however, is furnished (Isa 39:6) at the close of the former part. The latter part was written in the old age of Isaiah, as appears from the greater mellowness of style and tone which pervades it; it is less fiery and more tender and gentle than the former part.
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Isaiah — Capítulo 39
HEZEKIAH'S ERROR IN THE DISPLAY OF HIS RICHES TO THE BABYLONIAN AMBASSADOR. (Isa 39:1-8) Merodach-baladan--For a hundred fifty years before the overthrow of Nineveh by Cyaxares the Mede, a succession of rulers, mostly…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1En aquel tiempo Merodac-baladán hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas y presentes a Ezequías; porque supo que había estado enfermo, y que había convalecido.
2Y se regocijó con ellos Ezequías, y les mostró la casa de su tesoro, plata y oro, especias, ungüentos preciosos, toda su casa de armas, y todo lo que se hallaba en sus tesoros; no hubo cosa en su casa y en todos sus dominios, que Ezequías no les mostrase.
3Entonces el profeta Isaías vino al rey Ezequías, y le dijo: ¿Qué dicen estos hombres, y de dónde han venido a ti? Y Ezequías respondió: De tierra muy lejana han venido a mí, de Babilonia.
4Dijo entonces: ¿Qué han visto en tu casa? Y dijo Ezequías: Todo lo que hay en mi casa han visto, y ninguna cosa hay en mis tesoros que no les haya mostrado.
5Entonces dijo Isaías a Ezequías: Oye palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos:
6He aquí vienen días en que será llevado a Babilonia todo lo que hay en tu casa, y lo que tus padres han atesorado hasta hoy; ninguna cosa quedará, dice Jehová.
7De tus hijos que saldrán de ti, y que habrás engendrado, tomarán, y serán eunucos en el palacio del rey de Babilonia.
8Y dijo Ezequías a Isaías: La palabra de Jehová que has hablado es buena. Y añadió: A lo menos, haya paz y seguridad en mis días.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. glad--It was not the mere act, but the spirit of it, which provoked God (Ch2 32:25), "Hezekiah re…
Versículo 3
II. What . . . whence--implying that any proposition coming from the idolatrous enemies of God, with …
Versículo 4
III. All--a frank confession of his whole fault; the king submits his conduct to the scrutiny of a sub…
Versículo 5
IV. Lord of hosts--who has all thy goods at His disposal.
Versículo 6
V. days come--one hundred twenty years afterwards. This is the first intimation that the Jews would …
Versículo 7
VI. sons . . . from thee--The sons which Hezekiah (as JOSEPHUS tells us) wished to have (see on Isa 2…
Versículo 8
VII. peace . . . in my days--The punishment was not, as in David's case (Sa2 24:13-15), sent in his ti…