‘Riding on a cloud’ describes the power of God, who controls storms (see Psalms 18:10-15). As clouds race across the sky in a storm, so God is racing to rescue his people. That was also David’s experience (see Psalms 18:16-19).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 19 GOD WILL PUNISH EGYPT V1 God gave this special message to Isaiah son of Amoz. The *Lord is coming to Egypt. He is riding on a cloud that moves quickly. The false go... [ Continue Reading ]
God is causing these quarrels to happen. He will greatly upset all kinds of relations. So the *Egyptians will be even less able to oppose any attack by an enemy.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because of the *Lord’s immense power, false gods and people alike are unable to do anything. To expect *idols or dead persons to tell them what to do is hopeless. In any case, God has forbidden such activity.... [ Continue Reading ]
God does not mention the name of the cruel enemy. TROUBLE ON THE NILE V5 The waters of the river Nile will fail to flow. V6 The channels of the river will get smaller and smaller. V7 The plants that grew in the water will become dry. They will die. Then the wind will carry off the dried plants. No... [ Continue Reading ]
The Nile has always been vital for the inhabitants of Egypt. The river provides food and trade. Boats carry passengers and goods up and down the river. • Winter rains flow into the Nile from the high hills of central Africa. Summer rains flow into the Nile from the high hills of Ethiopia. All this... [ Continue Reading ]
Memphis was the capital of Egypt before Zoan.... [ Continue Reading ]
How foolish then for God’s people even to imagine that Egypt could help them against an enemy.... [ Continue Reading ]
The people in Egypt will even be afraid to hear the name ‘Judah’. That name will remind the people in Egypt about Judah’s all-powerful God. GOD WILL BLESS EGYPT AND ASSYRIA AS WELL AS ISRAEL V18 The time is coming when the inhabitants of five cities in the country called Egypt will speak Hebrew (t... [ Continue Reading ]
The five cities probably include Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis and Pathros, where *Jews were living (see Jeremiah 44:1). These four cities were near the border with Judah. The ‘City of the Sun’ is a translation of the name of the city called Heliopolis.... [ Continue Reading ]
These last verses of Chapter 19 look ahead to some time still in the future.... [ Continue Reading ]
The *worship of the *Lord in Egypt will be public and official.... [ Continue Reading ]
Again Isaiah is emphasising that international events are under God’s control. The benefit will come from the *Lord, but by means of these three nations.... [ Continue Reading ]
Centuries earlier, God had promised Abraham that all the families of the earth would one day come to know Abraham’s God and Abraham’s people (see Genesis 12:1-3). LORD ~ God’s name in the Bible. In the original language, God’s names mean ‘head over all’ and ‘God always’. EGYPTIAN ~ a person from the... [ Continue Reading ]