CHAPTER 18 AMBASSADORS COME FROM CUSH AND EGYPT.
Prior to his burden in respect of Egypt (Isaiah 19:1) Isaiah's thought
now turn towards that land. This was the result of Cushite ambassadors
arriving in Jerusalem with the usual purpose, to entangle God's people
in their plots and schemes. The Cushit... [ Continue Reading ]
ANALYSIS OF ISAIAH 18:1.
a Ah, the land of the whirring of wings, which is beyond the rivers of
Cush, which sends messengers by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on
the waters. “Go you swift messengers to a people tall and smooth (or
‘spread out and ready for action'), to a people terrible from t... [ Continue Reading ]