SUMMARY
In this transitional chapter, envoys from Babylon arrive in Jerusalem and are welcomed by HezekiahJudean king noted for his reforms in time of Isaiah. More. This visit becomes an opportunity for the prophet IsaiahIsaiah, son of Amoz, who prophesied in Jerusalem, is included among the prophets of the eighth century BCE (along with Amos, Hosea, and Micah)--preachers who boldly proclaimed God's word of judgment against the economic, social, and religious disorders of their time. More to predict the downfall of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians.
ANALYSIS
This brief but pivotal chapter subtly gestures to the dramatic historical events that bridge Chapters 1-39 and 40-66: the Babylonian exile.
Seemingly flattered by the visit of envoys from Babylon, Hezekiah shows them everything in his house and storehouses. This becomes an occasion for Isaiah to predict that everything the envoys have seen will eventually be carried off to Babylon, including some of his own sons who will be turned into eunuchs (v. 7).
