pam Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 Reference Search: 2 Nephi 17:1717 The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah, the king of Assyria. Quotes for DiscussionLord shall bring upon thee…the king of Assyria. Inasmuch as Ahaz and most of his people reject the Lord and turn to idolatry and other gross sins, the Lord will use the king of Assyria and his armies to punish King Ahaz, his family (upon thy father’s house), and his kingdom (upon thy people). Note the active role played by God, who will bring upon [King Ahaz and his kingdom] the king of Assyria. In 10:5-26, God says he will use the Assyrians as his staff to beat the people. days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah. The disaster that came on the kingdom of Judah is compared to the rebellion of the ten tribes under Jeroboam’s leadership (1 Kgs. 12). Israel had not had days so severe since that rebellion.Parry, Parry & Peterson, Understanding Isaiah, p. 78 Verse 17 didn’t make any sense to me until I inserted these words before it—“If you don’t listen to me, then…” Let’s try it: “If you don’t listen to me, then the Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people…the king of Assyria,” which is exactly what ultimately happened. History shows that Ahaz didn’t heed the Lord’s warning and instead tried to form an alliance with their common enemy! He asked Assyria to protect him from Syria and Israel!John Bytheway, Isaiah for Airheads, p. 110 Quote
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