Isaiah 39:1
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At that time Merodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon was the capital of the rising Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia, east of Judah. Its envoys’ visit to Hezekiah after his recovery foreshadows Babylon’s later conquest of Judah and exile of its people, underscoring the political and spiritual danger behind the king’s pride.
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Isaiah 39:1 mentions Babylon.
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