1 At that time, Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah. For he had heard that he had fallen ill and had recovered.
2 And Hezekiah rejoiced over them, and he showed them the storehouses of his aromatic spices, and of the silver and gold, and of the perfumes and precious ointments, and all the repositories for his belongings, and all the things that were found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet entered before king Hezekiah, and he said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far away land, from Babylon.”
4 And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They have seen all the things that are in my house. There was nothing that I did not show them among my treasures.”
5 And 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 all that your fathers have stored up, even to this day, will be taken away to Babylon. There will be nothing left behind, says the Lord.
7 And your children, who will issue from you, whom you will produce, they will be taken away. And they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which he has spoken is good.” And he said, “But let there be peace and truth in my days.”
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Isaiah 39 is a chapter that tells the visit of the king of Babylon, Merodaque-Baladã, the Hezekiah, who was sick at the time. Hezekiah shows him all his wealth and treasures, which arouses the greed of the Babylonian king. The prophet Isaiah then warns Hezekiah about the consequences of showing so much wealth to a potential enemy. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 39, in order of proximity to the chapter.
Proverbs 16:18: "Superb precedes ruin, and haughtiness of spirit precedes the fall." This verse talks about the dangers of arrogance, which is evident in Isaiah 39, where Hezekiah shows all his wealth to the king of Babylon, possibly believing that it would increase his status.
1 Peter 5:5: "Similarly young people, thirst subject to the elders; and thirst all subjects to each other, and cover humility, because God resists the superb, but gives grace to the humble." This verse shows the importance of humility and submission, which is evident in Isaiah 39, where Hezekiah may have shown his wealth by pride or vanity.
1 Timothy 6:9-10: "But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, and in a loop, and in many crazy and harmful lusts that submerge men in perdition and ruin. Because the love of money is the root of all kind of evils; and in this greed some deviated from faith, and pierced themselves with many pains. " This verse talks about greed and love for money, which is evident in Isaiah 39, where Merodaque-Baladan is coveted to see all the richness of Hezekiah.
James 4:6: "But he gives greater grace. So he says, God resists the superb, but gives grace to the humble." This verse shows that God values humility and resists proud, which is evident in Isaiah 39, where Hezekiah may have shown his wealth for reasons of pride.
Proverbs 27:24: "For riches do not last forever, nor a crown subsists for all generations." This verse talks about the transience of earthly riches, which is evident in Isaiah 39, where Hezekiah shows his treasures to the king of Babylon, but these treasures would eventually be looted by the Babylonians.
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