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Isaiah 37 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Isaiah 37, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

Isaiah 37 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr H804 10 Ashshur
חִזְקִיָּה Chizqîyâh H2396 9 Chizkijah
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 12 hear, tell
רַבְשָׁקֵה Rabshâqêh H7262 4 Rabshakeh
יְשַׁעְיָה Yᵉshaʻyâh H3470 4 Jeshajah
חָרַף châraph H2778 4 pull off, expose
יָד yâd H3027 6 hand, open

How preachers through history handled this text

4 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 37, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Alexander MacLaren 2 Calvin 1 Matthew Henry 1

“THE TRIUMPH OF FAITH And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying, 16. O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, Thou art the God, even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: Thou hast made heaven and earth. 17. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; …”

— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 37:14–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Assyria — Isa 37:10
  • Jerusalem — Isa 37:10
  • Eden 2 — Isa 37:12
  • Gozan — Isa 37:12
  • Haran — Isa 37:12

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