Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

Today we continue with more oracles to the pagan nations in the area surrounding Judah

and some very surprising stuff happens in today's prophecies.

We start out with a mystery nation that is beyond the rivers of Kush.

Kush is another name for ancient Ethiopia, though it's a bit further south now than it

was in ancient times, so it's possible that this points to the location of modern Ethiopia.

They're sending for help to avoid disaster, and then Isaiah calls for all the people of

the world to do the same thing.

He prophesies that eventually the Gentile nations will bring tribute to Yahweh and acknowledge

his supremacy.

Next we move on to Egypt.

Just a quick refresher.

Egypt enslaved the people of Israel for 400 years and only let them go after God brought

a string of plagues and death their way.

Their racist toward the Israelites, their renown for their knowledge, and their a major

world power.

So what does God have to say to this long standing powerful enemy of his people?

He's going to confuse their wisdom, he's going to oppress them the way they've oppressed

others, and he's even going to turn them against each other.

Good riddance, right?

You'd think, but Yahweh often has grace tucked up his sleeve.

We start to see it in 1918.

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