1. ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

2. PROPHET - DATE JONAH(825-785BC)? JOEL(800BC)? HOSEA(785-725BC)? MICAH(785-710BC)? AMOS(784BC)? ISAIAH(701-681BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH(630BC)? JEREMIAH(629-588BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? HABAKKUK(598BC)? EZEKIEL(597-573BC)? OBADIAH(588-562BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? HAGGAI(532-512BC)? ZECHARIAH(520-475BC)? NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)? MALACHI(420-397BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR(541-523BC)? CYRUS (559-529BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS (511-475BC)?

3. READ:ISAIAH 39:1 ISAIAH 39:1-8SAME AS 2 KINGS 20:12-19 THE BABYLONIAN ENVOYS 1At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. READ:2 KINGS 20:12 12At that time Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

4. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPETR THRITY-NINE KING OF BABYLON HEARING OF HEZEKIAH’S SICKNESS & RECOVERY SENT MESSENGERS WITH LETTERS AND PRESENTS TO HIMV. 1 HEZEKIAH SHOWS THE MESSENGERS OF BABYLON ALL THE TREASURES OF HIS HOUSE AND KINGDOMV. 2 ISAIAH TELLS HEZEKIAH OF THE DAY WHEN THE BABYLONIANS WILL COME TO TAKE ALL OF JUDAH INTO CAPTIVITYV. 3-8

5. READ:ISAIAH 39:2 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. READ:2 KINGS 20:13 13And Hezekiah was attentive to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

6. READ:ISAIAH 39:3-4 3Then 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." 4And 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." READ:2 KINGS 20:14-15 14Then 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 from a far country, from Babylon." 15And 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."

7. READ:ISAIAH 39:5-6 5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. READ: 2 KINGS 20”16-17 16Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD: 17'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD.

8. READ:ISAIAH 39:1-8 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'" 8So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!" For he said, "At least there will be peace and truth in my days." NKJV READ:2 KINGS 20:18-19 18'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'" 19So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!" For he said, "Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?"

9. READ:ISAIAH 39:1-2 THE BABYLONIAN ENVOYS 1At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.(2 KINGS 20:12-13)

10. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:1-2 1At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.(2 KINGS 20:12-13) WHO WAS THIS KING OF BABYLON? MEDORACH – MEDARECH - MEDURACH HOW DID HEZEKIAH RECEIVE THEM? WHAT DID HEZEKIAH DO?WHY?

11. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:1-2 WHY DID THE LORD BLESS HEZEKIAH & JUDAH? READ:2 KINGS 19:14-19 14And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 15Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: "O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. 17Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands — wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. 19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone." NKJV

12. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:1-2 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.(2 KINGS 20:12-13) WHY DID THE LORD BLESS HEZEKIAH & JUDAH? READ:2 CHRONICLES 32:22-23 22Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. 23And many brought gifts to the LORD at Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter.

13. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:1-2 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.(2 KINGS 20:12-13) WHAT WAS THE EXTENT OF HEZEKIAH’S WEALTH? READ:2 CHRONICLES 32:27-30 27Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items; 28storehouses for the harvest of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of livestock, and folds for flocks. 29Moreover he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much property. 30This same Hezekiah also stopped the water outlet of Upper Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

14. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:1-2 1At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.(2 KINGS 20:12-13) WHAT DID MERODACH KING OF BABYLON DO? HOW DID HEZEKIAH RECEIVE THE MESSENGERS? WHY DID THE LORD PERMIT THIS TO HAPPEN?

15. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:1-2 2And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures — the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory — all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.(2 KINGS 20:12-13) WHAT WAS THE EXTENT OF HEZEKIAH’S WEALTH? HOW DID THIS COMPARE TO SOLOMON’S WEALTH? WHERE DID SOLOMON STORE HIS ARMOR? READ:1 KINGS 10:16-17 16And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. NKJV

16. READ:ISAIAH 39:3-4 3Then 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." 4And 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.“(2 KINGS 20:14-15)

17. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 3Then 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." 4And 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.“(2 KINGS 20:14-15) WHAT DID ISAIAH ASK HEZEKIAH? HOW DID HEZEKIAH RESPOND? WHAT DID HEZEKIAH REVEAL TO THE BABYLONIANS?

18. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 3Then 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." 4And 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.“ (2 KINGS 20:14-15) WHY DID THE LORD PERMIT THIS TO HAPPEN? READ:2 CHRONICLES 32:27-30 31However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart. NKJV

19. READ:ISAIAH 39:5-7 5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'“ (2 KINGS 20:16-17)

20. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:5-7 5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'“ (2 KINGS 20:16-17) WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO HEZEKIAH? WHAT WOULD THE KINGS OF BABYLON DO? DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?

21. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 6'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ:LEVITICUS 26:33-34 33I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste. 34Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. NKJV

22. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 6'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ:DEUTERONOMY28:47-50 47"Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, 48therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you. 49The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, 50a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young. NKJV

23. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 6'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ:DEUTERONOMY 28:64-67 64"Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known — wood and stone. 65And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul. 66Your life shall hang in doubt before you; you shall fear day and night, and have no assurance of life. 67In the morning you shall say, 'Oh, that it were evening!' And at evening you shall say, 'Oh, that it were morning!' because of the fear which terrifies your heart, and because of the sight which your eyes see. NKJV

24. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 WHEN WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ:DEUTERONOMY 30:1-6 1"Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you, 2and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. 5Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. 6And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. NKJV

25. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 6'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD. WHY DID THE LORD DO THIS? READ:1 KINGS 14:14-16 14"Moreover the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day. What? Even now! 15For the LORD will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their wooden images, provoking the LORD to anger. 16And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin." NKJV

26. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'“ WHAT DID THE KING OF BABYLON DO? READ:2 KINGS 24:13-16 13And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. 14Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land. 15And he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16All the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. NKJV

27. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 WHAT DID THE KING OF BABYLON DO? READ:2 CHRONICLES 36:17-21 17Therefore He brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, on the aged or the weak; He gave them all into his hand. 18And all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon. 19Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. 20And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. NKJV

28. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'“ WHAT DID THE KING OF BABYLON DO? READ:JEREMIAH 20:4-5 4For thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it. I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon and slay them with the sword. 5Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this city, all its produce, and all its precious things; all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, who will plunder them, seize them, and carry them to Babylon. NKJV

29. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'“ WHO DID GOD SEND AGAINST JUDAH? NEBUCHADNEZZAR? WHAT DID NEBUCADNEZZAR DO? READ:DANIEL 1:1-7 1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god. 3Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king's descendants and some of the nobles, 4young men in whom there was no blemish, but good- looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

30. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 WHO DID NEBUCADNEZZAR BRING TO BABYLON? WHAT AUTHORITY DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR GIVE THE EUNUCHS? WHO WERE SOME OF THESE CAPTIVES? READ:DANIEL 1:5-7 5And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king. 6Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego. NKJV

31. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 7'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'“ WHAT AUTHORITY DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR GIVE THE EUNUCHS? WHO WERE SOME OF THESE EUNUCHS? READ:ESTHER 1:10-12 10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, 11to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful to behold. 12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him.

32. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 WHAT AUTHORITY DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR GIVE THE EUNUCHS? WHAT DID HEGAI DO FOR ESTHER? WHY? READ:ESTHER 2:1-4 1After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2Then the king's servants who attended him said: "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women's quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them. 4Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.“NKJV

33. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:3-4 WHAT AUTHORITY DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR GIVE THE EUNUCHS? WHAT DID HEGAI DO FOR ESTHER? WHY? WAS THIS THE LORD’S DOING? READ:ESTHER 2:14-15 14In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name. 15Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her.NKJV

34. READ:ISAIAH 39:7-8 8So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!" For he said, "At least there will be peace and truth in my days.“ (2 KINGS 20:19)

35. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 39:8 8So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!" For he said, "At least there will be peace and truth in my days.“ HOW DID HEZEKIAH RESPOND? WHY WOULD THEIR BE PEACE & TRUTH IN HIS DAYS? HEZEKIAH HUMBLED HIMSELF READ:2 CHRONICLES 32:24-26 24In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. 25But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem. 26Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. NKJV