2 Kings 18:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.”
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Read Full Chapter →The Rabshakeh claims the LORD Himself sent Assyria to destroy Judah.
What Does 2 Kings 18:25 Mean?
In his most audacious stroke, the Rabshakeh claims divine authority, asserting that he has come against Jerusalem at the LORD's own bidding-that God told him to go up and destroy the land. He seizes Israel's God for his own propaganda, hoping to rob Judah of its last confidence.
This is the boldest deception of all: to put words in God's mouth. There was indeed truth in the air, for prophets had warned that Assyria was a rod in God's hand, yet the Rabshakeh twists that warning into a lie that God had abandoned His people. Beware the voice that claims heaven's backing for its own destruction. God's true word, spoken through His prophet, will soon answer this boast and prove it false.
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What does 2 Kings 18:25 mean?
The Rabshakeh claims the LORD Himself sent Assyria to destroy Judah.