Reading for October 9th

Read 2 Kings 18.28-35 The Rabshakeh's second speech is in Hebrew (the language of Judah, v. 28), is directed to the common defenders of the city, and is designed to effect a mutiny. He calls on them to surrender, promiseing prosperity first intheir homeland (v. 31) and then in exile (v. 32). The part of the speech regarded as blasphemy by the biblical writers in vv. 33-35, where the Rabshakeh compares the Lord to the gods of the other nations, none of whom has been able to save their people from the Assyrian assault. Comments or Questions..