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28:3 Hinnom. Whoever this man Hinnom may have been, his name eventually became attached to this “valley of fire,” where the fiery sacrifices of children to the “god” Molech were made. This practice was eventually halted by King Josiah (see notes on II Kings 16:3; 23:10).
28:6 Pekah. Pekah was the wicked king of Israel at the time. His confederacy with Syria against Ahaz was the background occasion that led to Isaiah’s great prophecy of the virgin birth of the coming Savior (Isaiah 7:12-14).
28:9 Oded. This is the only mention of Oded, but he had a vital ministry at a critical time.
28:10 for bondmen. This was a crowning climax to the wickedness of Israel, attempting to make slaves of their brethren, a practice forbidden in the law (Leviticus 25:39,42).
28:21 king of Assyria. It is significant that many of the events recorded in the reign of Ahaz have been confirmed in archaeological inscriptions, including the tribute he was forced to pay to Tiglath-Pilezer, king of Assyria.
28:27 Hezekiah his son. Ahaz sacrificed his sons to Molech (II Chronicles 28:3), and one son was slain in battle (II Chronicles 28:7), but God preserved his one godly son, and the Davidic line was kept intact.