Isaiah 19:1-25

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 gods of Egypt will tremble. The courage of the inhabitants of Egypt will disappear because of their fear. v2 I shall make the people in Egypt fight each other. Brothers against brothers. Neighbours against neighbours. Citizens against citizens. People in one region against people in another region. v3 The inhabitants of Egypt will lose their courage completely. I shall confuse their thoughts. The *Egyptians will try to get advice from their false gods and from the spirits of dead persons. v4 I shall hand over the inhabitants of Egypt to a fierce foreign king. He will rule them cruelly. The *Lord (commander of heaven’s armies) has spoken.