Isaiah 36:18-19

[18] Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? [19] Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

What is the context of Isaiah 36:18-19?

Sennacherib Attacks (Isaiah 36:1-22 true)
Sennacherib’s Invasion (Isaiah 36:1-22 true)
Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem .( A .) (Isaiah 36:1-22 true)
Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord (Isaiah 36:1-22 true)
Sennacherib Invades Judah (Isaiah 36:1-22 true)
Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem (Isaiah 36:1-22 true)

What does Isaiah 36:18-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The commander made the fatal mistake, however, of comparing Israel"s God to the gods of the nations, specifically Aram (Syria). Even Samaria had fallen to Assyria21years earlier; their gods, including Yahweh, did not deliver them. Of course, Yahweh had handed over the Northern Kingdom to Assyria because of her idolatry, but the commander viewed its demise as a result of Assyrian supremacy.

"The Assyrian accuses Hezekiah of seducing the people ( Isaiah 36:18); in fact, it is the Assyrian who has been seduced by his own power." ^[1]