The conversation between God's prophet...
The conversation between God's prophet Isaiah and King Ahaz is difficult to understand
without having information from 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28. Ahaz was one of the
most wicked and most perverse kings who ever ruled in Jerusalem. He even sacrificed his
own son to a pagan god. Still, the Lord wanted Ahaz to change his heart and
acknowledge him.
As evil as Ahaz was, the Lord loved the king and wanted him to believe. He told the
obstinate monarch to ask for a sign. It could be "deep as Sheol or high as heaven." But