And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. And the surviving remnantThe phrase "surviving remnant" refers to those who have been preserved by God through trials and tribulations. In the Hebrew context, the word for "remnant" is "שְׁאָר" (she'ar), which signifies a small, faithful group that remains after a calamity. Historically, this remnant represents the faithful Israelites who survived the Assyrian invasion. From a theological perspective, the concept of a remnant is significant throughout Scripture, symbolizing God's grace and faithfulness in preserving His people despite widespread apostasy or judgment. of the house of Judah
The "house of Judah" refers to the southern kingdom of Israel, which included the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Judah was the tribe from which King David came, and it held Jerusalem, the city of God. This phrase emphasizes the continuity of God's covenant with David, promising that his lineage would endure. Historically, the house of Judah faced numerous threats, yet God’s promise to preserve a remnant underscores His faithfulness to His covenant people. will again take root below
The imagery of taking root suggests stability, growth, and a return to strength. In Hebrew, the word for "root" is "שָׁרַשׁ" (sharash), which conveys the idea of being firmly established. This phrase indicates a renewal and restoration for Judah, promising that despite their current distress, they will be firmly replanted in their land. It is a message of hope and assurance that God will restore what has been lost. and bear fruit above
Bearing fruit is a common biblical metaphor for productivity and blessing. The Hebrew word for "fruit" is "פְּרִי" (peri), which signifies not only physical abundance but also spiritual prosperity. This phrase promises that the remnant of Judah will not only survive but will thrive and be a source of blessing. It reflects the biblical principle that those who are rooted in God will naturally produce good fruit, as seen in passages like Psalm 1 and John 15. Persons / Places / Events 1. House of JudahRefers to the southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with Jerusalem as its capital. This passage speaks to the people of Judah during a time of crisis. 2. RemnantThe surviving group of people from Judah who remain faithful to God despite the surrounding turmoil and destruction. 3. HezekiahThe king of Judah at the time, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the nation spiritually. 4. Assyrian ThreatThe context of this verse is the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, where King Sennacherib of Assyria threatened to destroy the city. 5. Prophet IsaiahA major prophet who delivered God's message of hope and deliverance to King Hezekiah and the people of Judah during the Assyrian crisis. Teaching Points Faithfulness in AdversityThe remnant of Judah represents those who remain faithful to God despite external pressures and threats. Believers today are called to stand firm in their faith, trusting in God's promises even when circumstances seem dire. Spiritual Growth and FruitfulnessThe imagery of taking root and bearing fruit signifies spiritual growth and productivity. Christians are encouraged to deepen their relationship with God (root) and to live out their faith in tangible ways (fruit). God's Sovereignty and DeliveranceThis passage underscores God's control over history and His ability to deliver His people. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign and will fulfill His promises. Hope and RestorationThe promise of a remnant taking root and bearing fruit offers hope for restoration. In times of personal or communal crisis, Christians can cling to the hope that God will restore and renew. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the concept of a "remnant" in 2 Kings 19:30 encourage you in your personal faith journey, especially during challenging times? 2. In what ways can you "take root" in your spiritual life to ensure that you are bearing fruit for God's kingdom? 3. How does understanding God's sovereignty, as demonstrated in the deliverance of Judah, impact your trust in Him today? 4. What are some practical steps you can take to remain faithful to God when facing external pressures or threats? 5. How can the promise of hope and restoration in 2 Kings 19:30 inspire you to encourage others who may be experiencing their own crises? Connections to Other Scriptures Isaiah 37:31This verse parallels 2 Kings 19:30, as it also speaks of the remnant of Judah taking root and bearing fruit, emphasizing God's promise of restoration. Jeremiah 23:3Discusses the gathering of the remnant of God's flock, highlighting God's ongoing care and restoration for His people. Romans 11:5Paul speaks of a remnant chosen by grace, connecting the concept of a faithful remnant in the Old Testament to the New Testament church. People Adrammelech, Amoz, Assyrians, David, Eliakim, Esarhaddon, Haran, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Rabshakeh, Sennacherib, Sharezer, Shebna, TirhakahPlaces Ararat, Arpad, Assyria, Cush, Egypt, Gozan, Hamath, Haran, Hena, Ivvah, Jerusalem, Lachish, Lebanon, Libnah, Mount Zion, Nineveh, Rezeph, Sepharvaim, Telassar, Tigris-Euphrates Region, ZionTopics Bear, Below, Beneath, Continued, Downward, Escaped, Fruit, Judah, Remnant, Root, Surviving, Upward, YetDictionary of Bible Themes 2 Kings 19:30 4504 roots 2 Kings 19:20-37 1429 prophecy, OT fulfilment 2 Kings 19:29-31 8370 zeal 2 Kings 19:30-31 7145 remnant Library 'He Uttered his Voice, the Earth Melted'
'Then Isaiah the son of Amos sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. 21. This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 22. Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureThe Invasion of the Assyrians
(Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, Morning.) 2 Kings xix. 15-19. And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the Lord, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their …
Charles Kingsley—Town and Country Sermons Whether Charity Requires that we Should Love Our Enemies?
Objection 1: It would seem that charity does not require us to love our enemies. For Augustine says (Enchiridion lxxiii) that "this great good," namely, the love of our enemies, is "not so universal in its application, as the object of our petition when we say: Forgive us our trespasses." Now no one is forgiven sin without he have charity, because, according to Prov. 10:12, "charity covereth all sins." Therefore charity does not require that we should love our enemies. Objection 2: Further, charity …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Sinner Arraigned and Convicted.
1. Conviction of guilt necessary.--2. A charge of rebellion against God advanced.--3. Where it is shown--that all men are born under God's law.--4. That no man hath perfectly kept it.--5. An appeal to the reader's conscience on this head, that he hath not.--6. That to have broken it, is an evil inexpressibly great.--7. Illustrated by a more particular view of the aggravations of this guilt, arising--from knowledge.--8. From divine favors received.--9. From convictions of conscience overborne.--10. …
Philip Doddridge—The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
The Medes and Cimmerians: Lydia--The conquest of Egypt, of Arabia, and of Elam. As we have already seen, Sennacherib reigned for eight years after his triumph; eight years of tranquillity at home, and of peace with all his neighbours abroad. If we examine the contemporary monuments or the documents of a later period, and attempt to glean from them some details concerning the close of his career, we find that there is a complete absence of any record of national movement on the part of either Elam, …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8 The Golden Eagle is Cut to Pieces. Herod's Barbarity when He was Ready to Die. He Attempts to Kill Himself. He Commands Antipater to be Slain.
1. Now Herod's distemper became more and more severe to him, and this because these his disorders fell upon him in his old age, and when he was in a melancholy condition; for he was already seventy years of age, and had been brought by the calamities that happened to him about his children, whereby he had no pleasure in life, even when he was in health; the grief also that Antipater was still alive aggravated his disease, whom he resolved to put to death now not at random, but as soon as he should …
Flavius Josephus—The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem A Discourse of the House and Forest of Lebanon
OF THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. That part of Palestine in which the celebrated mountains of Lebanon are situated, is the border country adjoining Syria, having Sidon for its seaport, and Land, nearly adjoining the city of Damascus, on the north. This metropolitan city of Syria, and capital of the kingdom of Damascus, was strongly fortified; and during the border conflicts it served as a cover to the Assyrian army. Bunyan, with great reason, supposes that, to keep …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 It is Strange that These Delightful Promises Affect us Coldly...
It is strange that these delightful promises affect us coldly, or scarcely at all, so that the generality of men prefer to wander up and down, forsaking the fountain of living waters, and hewing out to themselves broken cisterns, rather than embrace the divine liberality voluntarily offered to them (Jer. 2:13). "The name of the Lord," says Solomon, "is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." (Pr. 18:10) Joel, after predicting the fearful disaster which was at hand, subjoins the …
John Calvin—Of Prayer--A Perpetual Exercise of Faith Scriptural Types.
1. The material world is full of analogies adapted to the illustration of spiritual things. No teacher ever drew from this inexhaustible storehouse such a rich variety of examples as our Saviour. His disciples are the salt of the earth, the light of the world, and a city set on a hill. From the ravens which God feeds and the lilies which God clothes, he teaches the unreasonableness of worldly anxiety. The kingdom of heaven is like seed sown in different soils, like a field of wheat and tares …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Letter xxviii (Circa A. D. 1130) to the Abbots Assembled at Soissons
To the Abbots Assembled at Soissons [45] Bernard urges the abbots zealously to perform the duty for which they had met. He recommends to them a great desire of spiritual progress, and begs them not to be delayed in their work if lukewarm and lax persons should perhaps murmur. To the Reverend Abbots met in the name of the Lord in Chapter at Soissons, brother Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, the servant of their Holiness, health and prayer that they may see, establish, and observe the things which are …
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux A Living Book
[Illustration: (drop cap T) Symbol of "Asshur", the principal Assyrian idol.] There is only one Book that never grows old. For thousands of years men have been writing books. Most books are forgotten soon after they are written; a few of the best and wisest are remembered for a time. But all at last grow old; new discoveries are made; new ideas arise; the old books are out of date; their usefulness is at an end. Students are the only people who still care to read them. The nations to which the …
Mildred Duff—The Bible in its Making The First Commandment
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.' Exod 20: 3. Why is the commandment in the second person singular, Thou? Why does not God say, You shall have no other gods? Because the commandment concerns every one, and God would have each one take it as spoken to him by name. Though we are forward to take privileges to ourselves, yet we are apt to shift off duties from ourselves to others; therefore the commandment is in the second person, Thou and Thou, that every one may know that it is spoken to him, …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments The Prophet Amos.
GENERAL PRELIMINARY REMARKS. It will not be necessary to extend our preliminary remarks on the prophet Amos, since on the main point--viz., the circumstances under which he appeared as a prophet--the introduction to the prophecies of Hosea may be regarded as having been written for those of Amos also. For, according to the inscription, they belong to the same period at which Hosea's prophetic ministry began, viz., the latter part of the reign of Jeroboam II., and after Uzziah had ascended the …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links 2 Kings 19:30 NIV2 Kings 19:30 NLT2 Kings 19:30 ESV2 Kings 19:30 NASB2 Kings 19:30 KJV
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