Isaiah saw from God’s perspective the fate of the world in which he lived. Not only was he an evangelical prophet that brought hope to Israel for the future; he was also the messenger to the known world. God was not myopic. He loved His people Israel, but He also watched and knew the fates and paths of Israel’s foes and allies.
In this set of prophecies, God uses Isaiah to set out the world’s history for the next several years. The rise and fall of Assyria, Egypt, Babylon, and the Middle East; all foretold and born out. History does not happen in a vacuum, and God made it clear that Israel’s trials and tribulations were not the only ones that lie ahead.
In our world, we become focused upon our circumstance and our future. That is only natural. But, as it was in the days of Isaiah, nothing that happens in our time will do so in a vacuum. The prayers and revival of the church can and will impact the world. If evil thrives in America, because good people simply do nothing–that will ripple out across the globe. Conversely, if we as God’s chosen, truly return and pray and seek His face, then we could change the course by God’s mercy–which too could change the world.
It starts with us, and it starts with repentance and prayer. Join in the greater work of seeking God and humbly following His lead. It may be our opportunity to truly change the world.
God Bless You
A Prophecy Against Cush
18 Woe to the land of whirring wings[a]
along the rivers of Cush,[b]
2 which sends envoys by sea
in papyrus boats over the water.
Go, swift messengers,
to a people tall and smooth-skinned,
to a people feared far and wide,
an aggressive nation of strange speech,
whose land is divided by rivers.
A Prophecy Against Egypt
19 A prophecy against Egypt:
See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
2 “I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—
brother will fight against brother,
neighbor against neighbor,
city against city,
kingdom against kingdom.
3 The Egyptians will lose heart,
and I will bring their plans to nothing;
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
the mediums and the spiritists.
4 I will hand the Egyptians over
to the power of a cruel master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
A Prophecy Against Babylon
21 A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
2 A dire vision has been shown to me:
The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot.
Elam, attack! Media, lay siege!
I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
3 At this my body is racked with pain,
pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;
I am staggered by what I hear,
I am bewildered by what I see.
A Prophecy Against Edom
11 A prophecy against Dumah[b]:
Someone calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
A Prophecy Against Arabia
13 A prophecy against Arabia:
You caravans of Dedanites,
who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
14 bring water for the thirsty;
you who live in Tema,
bring food for the fugitives.
15 They flee from the sword,
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and from the heat of battle.
16 This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end. 17 The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
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