ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:1 The fifth oracle concerns Egypt. Judah turned to Egypt for deliverance from Assyria. God has the power both to judge and to save Egypt, but Judah would rather trust Egypt than God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, i... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:4 A HARD MASTER. Egypt suffered under tyrants from various nations in the following centuries. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:5 Egypt’s primary natural resource and economic base was the NILE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:16 The Lord will eventually restore Egypt and the nations. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:18 Isaiah envisions faith in God spreading from FIVE CITIES in Egypt through that entire nation (v. Isaiah 19:19) to the entire world (v. Isaiah 19:23). SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF CANAAN. Egyptians, who were prejudiced against Hebrews 1:1 (Genesis 43:32), will adopt their languag... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:19 Egypt experiences God’s saving intervention, just as Israel did during the period of the judges. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:22 STRIKING AND HEALING. Striking in vv. Isaiah 19:1, healing in vv. Isaiah 19:16. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:23 THE EGYPTIANS WILL WORSHIP WITH THE ASSYRIANS. A remarkable change in two of Israel’s worst enemies: they too will worship the one true God. The whole world, represented by EGYPT and ASSYRIA, unites in worship. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 19:24 God’s overflowing BLESSING unites the entire world as his own (see Genesis 12:1; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:11; Revelation 7:9). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]