Neither fighting nor diplomacy would do any good. The war with Assyria meant that no trade could take place. Hezekiah had paid tribute to Assyria, but this proved equally worthless. War laid waste to the land.
At the point when it looked completely hopeless the Lord would arise. Why does God wait so long? Because the heart of the peoples needs to change. They do not need just to be rescued from the current situation, for they would only fall again. They needed to realise the reality of their sin, and to realise who God really is.
The people needed to learn to fear the Lord, to know that righteousness was more important than anything else. They needed to know that all injustice and exploitation had to be rejected. Trusting and obeying the Lord is the only way to true success.
When they do this all the proud and arrogant people who taunted them will be no more. When we trust God our enemies melt away.
Zion would become a place of peace and security, because it would be a place where the Lord dwells. Whatever our circumstances, we need to turn to God.
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