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Chapter 7
“The
idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence” (Isaiah 19:1)
ISRAEL
REGATHERED
As
we continue to focus on Israel, Egypt and the river Nile, let us turn
to some interesting verses that the prophet Zechariah brings
to bear: “I
will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have
redeemed them: and
they shall increase as they have increased. And I will
sow them
among the people: and
they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live
with their children,
and turn again. I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and
gather them out of
Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead
and Lebanon;
and place shall not
be found for them. And he shall pass through the sea with
affliction, and shall
smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up:
and the pride of
Assyria shall be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt shell depart
away,”
(Zechariah 10:8-11)
GILEAD AND
LEBANON
Here
God credits Himself with having sown Israel among the nations. He also
takes the credit for their regathering. As well, Lebanon and
Gilead are shown by God to be part of Israel’s
homeland. Reuben and Gad once possessed Gilead which is that land
directly east
of the Jordan river, and between the Sea of
Galilee and the Dead Sea. It was the tribal allotments of
Asher and Naphtali which once reached well up into Lebanon. I believe
that Jordanian control of Gilead will be as short lived as
Syrian pretentious to Lebanon. The above scripture shows us
also that any influence and control that either Syria or Egypt may presently
enjoy will at that time be taken away by God. Zechariah concludes this
chapter even as Isaiah concluded his eleventh chapter. A
troubled sea and a dry riverbed will be the
hallmarks of
God’s dealings in particular with Egypt.
EGYPT AND THE
WORLD
We
believe that the whole of Isaiah chapter 19 is a prophetic insight into
what will befall Israel, Egypt and our world in the later
days. The chapter warrants a careful search, and God willing, we
will do just that. It begins by revealing a state of turmoil in the
land of Egypt. This we believe is indicative of a common state
around the world. Egypt as a Bible type, represents this
world. As well as finding a literal fulfillment of prophecy in this
chapter, Egypt also figuratively reflects the state of things
worldwide.
IDOLS
OF EGYPT
We wish at this point to take you to the
verse that has promoted our heading. “The burden of Egypt.
Behold, the LORD rideth
upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of
Egypt shall be moved
at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of
it.”
(Isaiah 19:1) This graphic description of turmoil amongst the idols of
Egypt has been literally fulfilled. The well-known
‘National Geographic’ magazine May 1985 edition, ran
a beautifully illustrated article entitled ‘Journey Up The
Nile’ in which they described some of the disastrous
consequences which have resulted from the building of the Aswan High Dam.
A matter of interest in regard to the above verse is a photograph
showing a 21 ton idol’s head hanging from a crane.
The article then goes on to reveal that the temples and idols
of the Aswan Valley were sawn into 42,050 blocks and meticulously
reassembled where they would be safe from the rising waters of
Lake Nasser. One of the temples was built by Ramseys II during
1270 B.C. to honour himself and his wife Nefertare as gods of Egypt.
This temple and its 67 foot high idols stand today as
monuments to fulfilled Bible prophecy. Also moved and
reconstruct were the goddess Isis and her temple built during the third
century B.C.
70 NATIONS 70
MILLION
Not
only were three billion dollars spent in the construction of the
ill-fated Aswan Dam but a further seventy million dollars were
spent in the moving and reconstruction of the idols of Egypt.
It is interesting to note that Jewish Bible commentators believe that
the world population is made up of seventy nations. The
finance for this mammoth project of moving the idols was
mainly raised by UNESCO- an extremely anti Israel arm of the United
Nations. Could I be so bold as to suggest that through this
venture, the whole world was working
together to fulfill
God’s Word: “The
idols of Egypt shall be moved at His presence.”
© Copyright Dirk Evenhuis. The book Israel's Destiny is
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