Bible Cross References
Let not
Isaiah 36:4
The Assyrian official told them that the emperor wanted to know what made King Hezekiah so confident.
Isaiah 36:15
And don't let him persuade you to rely on the LORD. Don't think that the LORD will save you and that he will stop our Assyrian army from capturing your city.
Isaiah 36:20
When did any of the gods of all these countries ever save their country from our emperor? Then what makes you think the LORD can save Jerusalem?"
2 Kings 18:5
Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel; Judah never had another king like him, either before or after his time.
2 Kings 19:10-13
10
to tell him, "The god you are trusting in has told you that you will not fall into my hands, but don't let that deceive you.
11
You have heard what an Assyrian emperor does to any country he decides to destroy. Do you think that you can escape?
12
My ancestors destroyed the cities of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and killed the people of Betheden who lived in Telassar, and none of their gods could save them.
13
Where are the kings of the cities of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"
2 Chronicles 32:7
"Be determined and confident, and don't be afraid of the Assyrian emperor or of the army he is leading. We have more power on our side than he has on his.
2 Chronicles 32:8
He has human power, but we have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles." The people were encouraged by these words of their king.
2 Chronicles 32:15-19
15
Now don't let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like that. Don't believe him! No god of any nation has ever been able to save his people from any Assyrian emperor. So certainly this god of yours can't save you!"
16
The Assyrian officials said even worse things about the LORD God and Hezekiah, the LORD's servant.
17
The letter that the emperor wrote defied the LORD, the God of Israel. It said, "The gods of the nations have not saved their people from my power, and neither will Hezekiah's god save his people from me."
18
The officials shouted this in Hebrew in order to frighten and discourage the people of Jerusalem who were on the city wall, so that it would be easier to capture the city.
19
They talked about the God of Jerusalem in the same way that they talked about the gods of the other peoples, idols made by human hands.
Psalm 22:8
"You relied on the LORD," they say. "Why doesn't he save you? If the LORD likes you, why doesn't he help you?"
Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"