Text: Isaiah 7:1
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 16:5
Subject: collaborative opposition of Rezin of Damascus and Pekah of Israel
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: The connection between 1 Kings 16:5 and Isaiah 7:1 involves the Syro-Ephraimite coalition. While 1 Kings 16:5 records the earlier military activities of Baasha king of Israel, Isaiah 7:1 describes a later but analogous situation: Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel march against Jerusalem during Ahaz's reign. The echo lies in the recurring pattern of northern Israel collaborating with Aramean powers against Judah — a geopolitical dynamic that spans the divided monarchy. Isaiah 7:1 transforms this military threat into the occasion for the Immanuel prophecy (Isa 7:14), turning political crisis into messianic revelation.