Egypt in Prophecies
Egypt in the Bible
http://www.kalematalhayat.com/downloads//2011/09-12-2011/09-12-2011-maher.mp3
The prophecies were are going to cover comes from:
- Isaiah in 16 8th Century BC
- Jeremiah in 6th Century BC
- Ezekiel in 6th Century BC (after Jeremiah)
These prophecies state that Egypt will go from a great nation to destruction until the people come to the Lord and then He will bless them
Egypt was a great nation, Egyptians were the brightest people. God blessed Egypt with:
- Wisdom: even Moses learned from the Egyptian culture, < later Their earthly wisdom had raised their hearts >
- Stability: Egypt is very unique in its stability with weather and natural resources, its Nile had so many branches to cover most of the nation
Egyptians became proud and arrogant against God, not only worshiping other gods but themselves as well
Romans 1:
These prophecies reflect God's Judgement over Egypt
- Economic destruction; only 3% of the land is not baren, destroyed land yields to baren desert (fill in bible reference..)
- Occupation, ruled by foreigners Ezekiel 30:6,12
Egypt has suffered instability for over the last 2500 years, not ruled by its people, one occupier after another
God uses the political instability to shake the nation spiritually, so Instability leads to Spiritual Revival
Ezekiel 31:13
"According to its wickedness I have driven it away. 12“Alien tyrants of the nations have cut it down and left it; on the mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land. And all the peoples of the earth have gone down from its shade and left it. 13“On its ruin all the birds of the heavens will dwell, and all the beasts of the field will be on its fallen branches"
Ezekiel 31:12
“By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your hordes to fall; all of them are tyrants of the nations, And they will devastate the pride of Egypt,
And all its hordes will be destroyed.
we must concede to this judgement, and confess our sins, it is not luck from 525 b.c.
We must admit to the sin of pride , we must humble ourselves
"Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin." Jer 36:3
If my people of Israel . themselves and return from their evil ways I will listen
Fundamental Biblical Principle
These are fundamental biblical principle valid for all nations and all times
God is in charge
Also, there is an upcoming blessing for Egypt, after they suffer from this judgement and they return to the Lord
Isiah 19 talks about 3 countries will be bless together and many scholars believe that this prophecy didn't happen yet!
Dr. Maher Samual believes that the first part of Isiah 19 was already fulfilled (there were 18 kingdoms in Egypt at 700 BC) but the second half of Isiah 19 is yet to come
God is again seen as concerned w/all nations!
1.1.1. Especially longing for them to turn to Him.
1.1.2. He is in control of the rise & fall of all nations!
Jesus refused to be King of Israel, but remained to be Lord of Heaven and Earth.
God is in charge at all time
Examples: Moses; makes a newborn baby being adopted by a king to take over the kingdom Danial;
Live an active life
How to conduct ourselves in the midst of this crisis Jer 29:4-11
God has a plan for us to live in Egypt, we don't have to wait
Practice our legal rights
Jesus during His trial reprimand the servant who slapped him
Don't try to be more humble than Jesus, it
Love that is not based on power is cowardly, be powerful in your Love, be wise when to speak and when "don't toss your bread to the dogs"
The other example, is when Paul protested how he was treated, when he practiced his legal rights as a Roman citizen
Understand our purpose in life
We are not here to build a Christian state or an Egyptian state , "For God's kingdom does not consist of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy produced by the Holy Spirit." Rom 14:17
Our primary We must be active in proclaiming His Truth