Ahaz's folly 16:5-9

Aram had captured Elath from Judah (v. 6; cf. 14:22). When Aram and Israel threatened to invade Judah, Ahaz did not seek Yahweh but Tiglath-Pileser for deliverance. Rather than putting himself under Yahweh's direction he appealed to the king of Assyria as his "servant"and his "son"(v. 7). This reflects a failure to see his role under God and God's role over Israel. Instead of making sacrifices to Yahweh he sent these to Tiglath-Pileser (v. 8).