Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
Isaiah prophesied during crucial times in Judah, beginning in Uzziah's reign and continuing through Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, and those times were typical of the great days to come. The verse belongs to the first part of Isaiah, within the prophecies in chapters 2-12. It belongs to Isaiah's prophecy against Assyria. It forms part of a historical account of an Assyrian invasion of Judah, in which Madmenah is evacuated and the inhabitants of Gebim flee.
The campaign described in the chapter was led by Sargon, and is not an imaginary invasion by an ideal Assyrian king. The chapter portrays strife, war, and wickedness, in contrast with the rest, peace, and righteousness described in Isaiah 11. The chapter's reproofs of sin in Isaiah's day also point to similar conditions in the last days and to the great deliverance at Christ's coming.
Isaiah prophesied during crucial times in Judah, beginning in Uzziah's reign and continuing through Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, and those times were typical of the great days to come. The verse belongs to the first part of Isaiah, within the prophecies in chapters 2-12. It belongs to Isaiah's prophecy against Assyria. It forms part of a historical account of an Assyrian invasion of Judah, in which Madmenah is evacuated and the inhabitants of Gebim flee.
The campaign described in the chapter was led by Sargon, and is not an imaginary invasion by an ideal Assyrian king. The chapter portrays strife, war, and wickedness, in contrast with the rest, peace, and righteousness described in Isaiah 11. The chapter's reproofs of sin in Isaiah's day also point to similar conditions in the last days and to the great deliverance at Christ's coming.