Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"They came to me from a far country"
Text: Isaiah 39:3
ISAIAH QUERIES HEZEKIAH
Isaiah was a prophet who walked closely with the LORD. He was sent to minister to Hezekiah when he was seriously ill. Once again, he met up with Hezekiah concerning the visit of the Babylonians.
“Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him,
‘What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?’
So Hezekiah said, ‘They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.’
And he said, ‘What have they seen in your house?’
So Hezekiah answered, ‘They have seen all that is in my house;
there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.'”
Isaiah 39:3-4
1. Isaiah’s visit to King Hezekiah.
a) The prophet Isaiah was sent to Hezekiah.
b) Hezekiah had not consulted Isaiah concerning the visit of the Babylonians.
2. Isaiah’s query.
a) What did the delegation of men say to Hezekiah?
b) Where had they come from?
3. Hezekiah’s response.
a) The visitors had come from a far country.
b) They had, in fact, come from Babylon.
4. Isaiah’s further query.
a) What had Hezekiah shown them?
b) Isaiah, being a prophet, already knew what had happened.
5. Hezekiah’s reply.
a) He had shown the Babylonians all his treasures.
b) There was nothing kept from the Babylonians.
c) But why had Hezekiah shown the Babylonians all his treasures?
d) His action was
i) Uncalled for.
ii) Unwise.