Глава 36

1. Sennacherib's embassy to Hezekiah. A preliminary note about chapters 36–39 of the book. Isaiah. These chapters are an almost literal repetition of the section of the 2nd book of Kings, extending from the 18th chapter. 13th verse to 20th chapter of Art. 19th. The prophet adds only the prayer of King Hezekiah (Is. 38:9-20). It is obvious that the history of Sennacherib's invasion of Jerusalem is reported by Isaiah in those forms to show how his prophecies about Assyria were fulfilled in his relations with the kingdom of Judah. As for the 38th and 39th chapters, where we talk about the illness and miraculous healing of Hezekiah, as well as the arrival of an embassy to him from the Babylonian king, these chapters serve as a transition to the next part of the book. the prophet Isaiah, which primarily talks about the liberation of the Jews from Babylonian captivity. It should be noted that in the section under consideration the prophet arranges historical material not in chronologically sequential order, but systematically. Therefore, the inscription of chapters 36 and 38 should be put one in place of the other, since, according to all the data of the latest chronology, Hezekiah’s illness falls precisely on the 14th year of his reign, and Sennacherib’s invasion of Jerusalem - on the 27th year of the reign of the same king. Which text - Isaiah or 4th book. Kings - is there an original text? Critics disagree on this issue and the same points are taken as support for completely different solutions. Most likely, however, the opinion according to which in the book. Kings we have the original text, since there the whole story of Sennacherib’s invasion stands in the closest inextricable connection with the entire narrative of the book. Kingdoms and is presented in much more detail than in the book. Isaiah. As for the abbreviations of this story made in the book. Isaiah, they consist partly in the omission of historical indications that do not correspond to the purpose of the prophetic book (for example, Is. 36:1, 2; Is. 37:36; Is. 38: 4–7), and partly in the omission of historical phrases found in the writer of the 4th book. Kings (Is.36:2, 6, 7, 12–14, 17; Is.37:4, 11, 21, 25; Is.39:2). In Isaiah also sometimes the words of the 4th book. Kings are replaced by other corresponding terms (Is.36:5, 7, 10, 11, 13; Is.37:2, 6, 9; Is.38:2, 3, etc.). For an explanation, see the Explanatory Bible, vol. 2, 2 Kings 18 – 2 Kings 20:19. You might be interested in: