Amazingly in this portion of scriptures, Isaiah saw a turn of event. the Egyptians who were deceived by their leaders now turning to God. It was a case where the people who experienced the discipline of the Lord, realized it was the Lord’s hand and turned to Him. We would have wished this were Judah responding to the Lord, but instead, it was the Egyptians. The Lord was said to wave His hand and they would become as weak as women. How ironic it was for Judah to think of turning Egypt for help when it was the Lord that they needed. Egypt seemed to have better sense.
As providence would have it, instead of Judah being terrified of Egypt it was the vice versa. And not only Egypt but also everyone on hearing of Egypt turning to Judah they would be terrified. This could only happen because the Lord’s hand was behind all these. Isaiah assured them that when God dealt with the, five cities would be aligned with Judah and speak the language of Canaan. But one would be set for destruction.
God would smite Egypt and then
heal them. The Egyptians in large numbers would turn to trust the Lord. He would forgive them as
they set up an altar to the Lord in the midst of Egypt and pillars at the border. Here
we see God accepting them and delivering them from their enemies. They would in
turn pay their tribute to the Lord and make sacrifices to Him. Eventually Egypt.
Israel and Assyria would collaborate and become the blessing of the Lord.
God is in the saving business. Peter
tells us that he desires that none should perish but all to come to repentance.
Whether Egypt, Assyria, or Israel God’s ultimate plan is for all to come to the
saving knowledge of Christ. That’s the heart of God. What a glorious God!
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