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   * [[Isaiah 37]]
-==== Isaiah and Assyria ====
-The kingdom-empire of Assyria plays a major role in the histories of the nations of [[Isaiah|Isaiah's time]].  They conquered the surrounding areas, many times, and would often have local rebellions.  They destroyed the kingdom of Israel, but setup vassal kings to rule locally.
-After deporting the local populace, settlers came into conquered Israel.  They had difficulties, and so imported more of the original people, who mingled with the Assyrians and became the Samaritans.
-Assyria was a constant military threat, and while they ravaged the kingdom of Judah and the city of Jerusalem at times, they never managed to overrun it completely -- the Lord preserved them.
-Much of the history revolves around their campaigns.  Through it all, the Lord speaks through Isaiah on how to remain a nation; in the end, Judah is the only kingdom left standing among it's neighbors.
-See [[Isaiah 10|Isaiah 10:12]] for what the Lord will do to Assyria, and how He describes them.
 ==== Assyria Besieges Jerusalem (Isaiah 36-37) ====
-Assyria has taken all the lands of Juday, save the capital, Jerusalem (Isaiah 36:1).  A great army comes to the city, with a general named Rabshakeh (a type of Satan).  He meets with the diplomats outside the city (Isaiah 36:2-3).  He challenges their position, their obstinate decision to keep a defense, tells them that Egypt will be no help, scoffs at their numbers, and blasphemes the name of the Lord (Isaiah 36:4-10).
+Assyria has taken all the lands of Judah, save the capital, Jerusalem (Isaiah 36:1).  A great army comes to the city, with a general named Rabshakeh (a type of Satan).  He meets with the diplomats outside the city (Isaiah 36:2-3).  He challenges their position, their obstinate decision to keep a defense, tells them that Egypt will be no help, scoffs at their numbers, and blasphemes the name of the Lord (Isaiah 36:4-10).
 The diplomats from Jerusalem ask the general to speak in the Syrian tongue so that the people behind them listening from the city walls won't hear them (Isaiah 36:11).  Rabshakeh continues speaking in the language of the Jews, and actually starts yelling, so the audience can hear him (Isaiah 36:12-13).