Isaiah foretold the destruction of the Assyrians, who had never experienced defeat. He asked God for protection and strength against their enemies. He acknowledged God as the foundation their lives were built on. Bad things were happening to the people and the land, but God was about to do something great for His people. Those people who lived in sin were afraid, but those who followed the Lord were promised rewards. The Lord told them that they would never again have to see those horrible people who spoke a strange language and threatened them. Jerusalem would be secure because the Lord was with them. All was well.
Isaiah prophesied about the end of Edom. Edom was another name for Esau, Jacob (Israel's) twin brother. So the Lord became disgusted with the Edomites (relatives of the Israelites) and told Isaiah.
Isaiah told the people of Judah not to be afraid because the Lord would protect them. He told them not to worry because God was going to take care of their enemies and everything would be all right. He also told them about "God's Sacred Highway" and that they would be safe upon that road. When they returned to Jerusalem they would be singing with joy.
In 2Kings 18 and 2Chron 32 it tells about Hezekiah and the king of Assyria surrounding Jerusalem (you can review this part if you go to the April 23rd and May 13th entries.) Isaiah recorded the events in his book too. I notice that the prophecy is recorded almost exactly alike in 2Kings 19, it starts "The Virgin Daughter of Zion..."
Tomorrow read Isaiah 37:30-40:31
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