At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
The sending to the kings of Assyria belongs to the account of the reign of Ahaz, a period marked by wavering faith and departure from God. That reign lays bare the sinful, dark condition of God's people at that time. Turning from God in those days brought strife, captivity, and great loss. The appeal to Assyria took place during the very reign in which Isaiah's prophecy of hope was spoken.
The sending to the kings of Assyria belongs to the account of the reign of Ahaz, a period marked by wavering faith and departure from God. That reign lays bare the sinful, dark condition of God's people at that time. Turning from God in those days brought strife, captivity, and great loss. The appeal to Assyria took place during the very reign in which Isaiah's prophecy of hope was spoken.