What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 32:14? Who among all the gods of these nations • The Assyrian king is mocking Judah by comparing the LORD to the idols of conquered peoples. • Scripture repeatedly teaches the utter impotence of idols—“All the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens” (Psalm 96:5; see also Isaiah 40:18–20). • Earlier conquerors learned this the hard way: the Philistines watched Dagon fall before the ark (1 Samuel 5:3–4), proving idols cannot stand against the living God. • The question implies a contest of deities, but Exodus 15:11 already answered: “Who is like You among the gods, O LORD?” that my fathers devoted to destruction • Sennacherib boasts of a brutal heritage—his forefathers “devoted” cities to destruction, echoing the ban God commanded Israel against Canaanite idolatry (Deuteronomy 20:17; Joshua 6:21). • He twists history: while Assyria indeed crushed nations, it was not by divine right but by God’s sovereign allowance (Isaiah 10:5–7). • 2 Kings 18:11–12 reminds us the Northern Kingdom fell because it rejected the LORD, not because Assyria’s gods were stronger. has been able to deliver his people from my hand? • Human boasting measures power by previous victories, yet Psalm 115:4–8 contrasts lifeless idols with the LORD who acts. • Sennacherib’s claim mirrors Rabshakeh’s earlier taunt (2 Kings 18:33–35), setting the stage for God to display His supremacy. • Daniel 3:15 records the same arrogance from Babylon: “Who is the god who can deliver you out of my hands?” God’s answer then—and here—is decisive rescue. • Jehoshaphat once prayed, “Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You” (2 Chronicles 20:6). That truth now confronts Assyria. How then can your God deliver you from my hand? • The king frames the LORD as one more local deity, but He is “the God of all the kingdoms of the earth” (Isaiah 37:16). • Hezekiah responds not with military strategy but prayer (2 Chronicles 32:20). The LORD answers: “Then the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated every mighty warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria” (2 Chronicles 32:21). • Where men say “cannot,” God says “I will.” Romans 8:31 captures the principle: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” • The question therefore backfires; it becomes the platform for God’s deliverance and glory. summary 2 Chronicles 32:14 records Assyrian arrogance that lumps the LORD in with powerless idols, boasts of previous conquests, and denies God’s ability to save. The verse underscores the central biblical theme that no idol, empire, or human power can withstand the sovereign, living God. His exclusive supremacy is soon proven when He crushes Assyria without Judah lifting a sword, validating His name, His promises, and His unfailing ability to deliver His people. |
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