Isaiah 37:36-38

Isaiah 37:36-38

[36] Then the angel  of the LORD  went forth,  and smote  in the camp  of the Assyrians  a hundred  and fourscore  and five  thousand:  and when they arose early  in the morning,  behold, they were all dead  corpses.  [37] So Sennacherib  king  of Assyria  departed,  and returned,  and dwelt  at Nineveh.  [38] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping  in the house  of Nisroch  his god,  that Adrammelech  and Sharezer  his sons  smote  him with the sword;  and they escaped  into the land  of Armenia:  and Esarhaddon  his son  reigned  in his stead.

What does Isaiah 37:36-38 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Isaiah had predicted that God would break Assyria"s power in the Promised Land ( Isaiah 14:24-27). This short section records how He miraculously fulfilled that promise. This divine act of massive proportions settled the issue of Assyria"s fate and provided the crowning demonstration that Yahweh controls world history. He will always fulfill His promises. The literal fulfillment of these near prophecies should encourage us to look for a literal fulfillment of Isaiah"s far distant prophecies.