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 areas 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

Cush. Cush 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 prophesied that eventually

the Gentile nations will bring tribute to yawe 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. They're racist toward the Israelites.

They're renowned for their knowledge, and they're a major world power.

So what does God have to say to this longstanding 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 Yaway often has grace tucked up his sleeve. We start to see it in

1918. It says, in that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the

land of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts.

What? It gets better.

verse 21 says, and the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians.

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