'Thus shall you say to King Hezekiah of Judah: Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria — Sennacherib's message to Hezekiah repeats the Rab-shakeh's theological challenge: the LORD is deceiving Hezekiah with false promises of deliverance. The message mocks the same appeal to divine protection that the Rab-shakeh had attacked. This second message, coming despite Isaiah's oracle, tests Hezekiah's faith: will he trust Isaiah's word, or will Sennacherib's renewed threats undermine his confidence?

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