Comment: The Almighty God had inspired His holy prophets to foretell the dooms and travails of mankind in these perilous times, otherwise known as the last days (2Timothy 3:1-5; 2Peter 3:3,4; Jude18). He also gives hope to His sheep, “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee” (Psalm 91:7).
In the fourteenth year of the reign of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria seized all the fenced cities of Judah, boasting of his military might and challenging the God of Israel. (Isaiah 36:1-7,18-21). The Lord however assured Hezekiah that the adversary would not come to the city, but would be destroyed in his own land. Sennacherib then sent a letter with more blasphemies, warning king Hezekiah not to be deceived by his trust in God. Hezekiah spread the letter before God’s altar and called on the LORD. – Isaiah 37:1-20.
The LORD defended the city for His name sake, and for David’s sake. That same night, an angel smoth 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in their sleep. Seeing their corpses in the morning, Sennacherib fled to Nineveh, and was slaughtered by his two sons while he worshipped before Nisroch, his god (Isaiah 37:33-38). King Solomon was inspired to state, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” – Proverb 18:10; 2 Samuel 22:3.