Our Daily Scripture – 7/8/24 (Monday)

SCRIPTURE:  ISAIAH 19

A PROPHECY AGAINST EGYPT (vs. 1-25)

THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN IN EGYPT:

  1.  God will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian – brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. (v. 2)
  2.  The will lose heart and consult the idols, the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists. (v. 3)
  3.  God will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master and a fierce king will rule over them. (v. 4)
  4.  The waters of the river will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and dry. (v. 5)
  5.  The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will dwindle an dry up.  The reeds and rushes will wither. (v. 6)
  6.  Every sown field along the Nile will become parched and blown away. (v. 7)
  7.  The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away. (v. 8)
  8.  Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weaves of the fine linen will lose hope. (v. 9)
  9.  The workers in cloth will be dejected and all the wage earners will be sick at heart. (v. 10)
  10.  The officials of Zoan are fools; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. (v. 11)
  11.  The leaders of Memphis are deceived; the cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray. (v. 13)
  12.  The Egyptians will be like women shudder with fear at the uplifted hand of the Lord Almighty. (v. 16)
  13.  The land of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians. (v. 17)
  14.  Five cities in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord Almighty. (v. 18)
  15.  There will be an altar to the Lord in the hearts of Egypt, and a monuments to the Lord at its border. (v. 19)
  16.  When they cry out tot he Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender and he will rescue them. (v. 20)
  17.  The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and they will acknowledge the Lord.  They will worship with sacrifices and grain offerings and keep their vows to the Lord.(v. 21)
  18.  The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague; He will also heal them.  They will turn to the Lord, and He will responds tot heir pleas and heal them. (v. 22_
  19.  There will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria.  The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria.  The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. (v. 23)
  20.  Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing on the earth. (v. 24)
  21.  The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance. (v. 25)

IN SUMMARY:

Many in Judah advised the King to get help from Egypt but Israel said that Egypt could not help them.  The Egyptians had divided themselves.  When they lose heart, they consulted the idols and the spirits of the death.  The Egyptians will be ruled by a fierce and cruel king.  And their economy was heading to downfall.

The wise counselor of Pharaoh gave senseless advices and led Egypt astray.  The Egyptians will shudder with fear as Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians.

In that day, there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt and a monument for the Lord at its border.  When they cried out to the Lord because of those oppressors, God will defend, rescue and save them.  The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians and they will acknowledge the Lord.  They will make sacrifices, give offerings and keep their vows.  The Lord will strike them with a plague and heal them.  They will turn to the Lord and He will respond to their pleas and heal them. (vs 1922)

In that day, there will be highway from Egypt to Assyria.  The nation will worship together with Israel.  The Lord will bless them saying “Blessed be Egypt, my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel mu inheritance. (vs. 23-25)

THOUGHTS:

The Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians for about 400 years.  They hated the Egyptians yet Judah was considering an alliance with Egypt against Assyria.  But Israel warned against the alliance because God will destroy Assyria in due time.

Egypt was known for its wisdom but their counselors have been deceived.  True wisdom comes from God.  If you want wisdom, ask from God to give you guidance and good decision making.

After Egypt’s chastening, it would turn from idol worship to the one true God.  A the end, the oppressor of Israel – Egypt and Assyria would unite in worship.  This prophecy will come true in that day when Christ comes to reign.