Dec 07, 2008 all christians, who is being talked about in isaiah 22 under shebna and eliakim. Shebna probably was elevated to his position as household treasurer during the reign of hezekiahs father, ahaz. It is conjectured that shebna the scribe, who was one of. So we have a combination of the following for shebna. The prophecy is against shebna, an officer in the court of hezekiah, a good and noble king. Oct 02, 2014 perhaps shebna and eliakim were higher ranking officials.
It is of course possible that two men of the same name should hold high office about the same time. Oct 24, 2011 in the book of kings, shebna is a scribe and was in charge of the royal household and he speaks aramaic. Well discuss the original hebrew, plus the words and names shebna h is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the bible. Then came eliakim the son of hilkiah, which was over the household, and shebna the scribe, and joah the son of asaph the recorder, to hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of rabshakeh. How did king hezekiah react to the message delivered to him. It is a question whether the expansion of this picture in the book of kings is original or not. Discover the best books online 30day free trial scribd. He was an appeaser, and was all for making peace with the enemy at all costs.
Shebna, the scribe, no longer held the office of master of the palace. All but one of the kings ministers remained loyal to the king. We will later see that when sennacherib sends his representatives to jerusalem, they are met by eliakim, who is said at that time to be over the house 36. Then read baruch in the book the words of jeremiah in the house of the lord, in the chamber of gemariah the son of shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the lords house, in the ears of all the people. Sep 26, 2016 the problem was, shebna abused his office and let his lust for power get the best of him. He is there said to have been over the house, and it is stated that he should be degraded from that office, and succeeded by eliakim. He would replace shebna, bringing him down from his lofty position to that of a scribe. He appears to have been the leader of the party who favoured an alliance with egypt against assyria.
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According to jewish historians, shebna was a wicked, deceitful, and proud man who betrayed his own country by conspiring with assyria. In that case, perhaps joah had accompanied the delegation to the rabshakeh as a kind of embedded reporter more than as an official ambassador. The scribe is a remarkable book and hard to put down. He is the treasurer the revised version, margin steward, and is over the house. Here are shebna, shebnah and related words in the bible. Scribes by james wolanyk is the first book of the new fantasy scribe cycle series. Shebna also appears to have been the leader of the party who favored an alliance with egypt against assyria. And he sent eliakim, who was over the household, and shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto isaiah the prophet the son of amoz. And when the rulers heard of it, they took the book from him, and bid him and baruch the scribe to go their ways, lest they should be discovered by one or other. Then said eliakim the son of hilkiah, and shebna, and joah, unto rabshakeh, speak, i pray thee, to thy servants in the syrian language. Bible verses about scribe 51 passages king james version. There he is called the copher, scribe or secretary, i.
I do not know the difference between a secretary scribe shebna and a recorder joah, but maybe a scribe was more honored. The end of sennacherib and the bravery of king hezekiah. Because of his pride he was ejected from his office, and replaced by eliakim the son of hilkiah as recorded in book of isaiah isaiah 22. This shebna, who is called sofer scribe, is everywhere mentioned after. Shebna definition and meaning bible dictionary bible study tools. The scribe of siena centers on beatrice, a single, american neurosurgeon who somehow travels back in time to find love and mystery. All christians, who is being talked about in isaiah 22 under. Then he sent eliakim who was over the household with shebna the scribe and.
Isaiah 36, new king james version nkjv the bible app. What does the source hebrew word mean and how is it used in the bible. In 2 kings 18 f isaiah 36 f we find too a shebna mentioned among the officers of hezekiah. He forgot that he was a servant and that hezekiah was his master.
There is no evidence that shebna the steward was dragged away, say to assyria, although it is possible that he was. Scribd discover the best ebooks, audiobooks, magazines. Irin chronicles book one the irin chronicles hunter, elizabeth on. Who is being talked about in isaiah 22 under shebna and eliakim. Shebna was full of his own glory, but god was not impressed, and he would not tolerate a traitor in the midst of his people. And he sent eliakim, which was over the household, and shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to isaiah the prophet the son of amoz.
Aug 30, 2016 guinn makes the reader realize that the present is an extension of the past, and our predecessors are not our predecessors but are us. Then he sent eliakim, who was over the household, shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to isaiah the prophet, the son of amoz. And he sent eliakim, who was over the household, and shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, to b isaiah the prophet the son of amoz. Then hilkiahs son eliakim the palace administrator, shebna the scribe, and asaphs son joah the recorder came to hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the rabshakeh. Shebna and eliakim thus says the lord, the god of hosts. An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name shebna h. The prophet censures shebna because he built for himself a tomb in the upper part. Dont get me wrong, the book is reasonably wellwritten, entertaining, and seems wellresearched at least to me, with my nonexistent knowledge of medieval italy. The prophecy is against shebna, an officer in the court of hezekiah, a good. Out of an inflated sense of prominence, perhaps fueled by ambition, shebna.
Isaiahs message of deliverance 1 on hearing this report, king hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the lord. Verse 3 this is the message which he told them to give to isaiah. Is then the shebna of isaiah 22 the same as this officer. It is inconceivable that there were two officials of the same name, both without any pedigree, holding one or other of the two most responsible state offices, in the same general period. It is possible, however, that hezekiah retained him as scribe, or as secretary see the analysis of isaiah 22. Isaiah 36, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Then he sent eliakim who was over the household with shebna the scribe and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to isaiah the prophet, the son of. The only traitor was shebna the scribe, leader of a strong party. What did eliakim, shebna, and joah say to the rabshakeh. So shebna wrote a letter to sennacherib agreeing to surrender with all his followers. Information and translations of shebna in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Shebna may have been the same shebna the scribe who was sent by hezekiah to confer with the assyrian ambassador recorded in the books of kings 2.