1 At that time when Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, heard that Hezekiah had recovered from his sickness, he sent letters and gifts to him.
2 Hezekiah was pleased at this, and therefore showed the messengers his treasury, the silver and gold, the spices and fine oil, his whole armory, and everything that was in his storerooms; there was nothing in his house or in his whole realm that he did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say to you? Where did they come from?" Hezekiah answered, "They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon."
4 "What did they see in your house?" he asked. Hezekiah replied, "They saw everything in my house; there is nothing in my storerooms that I did not show them."
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
6 Behold, the days shall come when all that is in your house, and everything that your fathers have stored up until this day, shall be carried off to Babylon; nothing shall be left, says the LORD.
7 Some of your own bodily descendants shall be taken and made servants in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is favorable." For he thought, "There will be peace and security in my lifetime."
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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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