Isaiah 37 and 38 are a continuation of the retelling of events between Kings Hezekiah of Judah and Sennacherib of Assyria as first told in 2 Kings. The Lord rewards Hezekiah’s faithfulness by confusing the Assyrian troops. Unfortunately, God also tells Hezekiah that future kings will not be faithful and the Assyrians will return and conquer Jerusalem.

Hebrews 4 speaks of entering into God’s rest through Christ. This was established as the Sabbath rest by God at creation. Now it is received “today” by those who put their trust in Him through Christ. God knows the intentions of our hearts and whether we are truly putting our trust in him. God sees us as we are and knows our every sin but Jesus as our great High Priest. He knows our weaknesses and has conquered our sin. Now we can approach the throne of grace with boldness and receive mercy.