Isaiah 19:24
24 In that day [yowm] shall Israel [Yisra'el] be the third [shaliyshiy]
with Egypt [Mitsrayim] and with Assyria ['Ashshuwr], even a blessing [Barakah]
in the midst [qereb] of the land ['erets]: KJV-Interlinear
24 In that day Israel will be the
third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, NASB
These things were
written so that they may be read, and taught and learned. But if they are not
read, taught or learned, then that alone indicates why humanity will fail. Which it will.
Since we began this
series of oracles back in chapter 13, and will complete this first series in
chapter 20, which shows the failures of the world using individual nations as
the example of failure, we have seen in this current chapter the utter disintegration
of Egypt from within.
The next chapter will
deal with the utter failure of man, when placing his hope in man. The result, total chaos and suffering and
death, for the greater part of humanity.
Here, the three
nations, Assyria, Egypt and Israel, representative of the entire world, are
used to demonstrate that in the very end, all the nations of the world will unite
under the rule of Christ.
Isaiah repeats, ‘In
that day,’ just to remind us that these things do not apply to any other time in
history except in those final days of human history.
Assyria represents the
lands to the north. Egypt represents the
lands to the south. Israel represents the
center or focal point of why history is even occurring in the first place, as
well as the center of all of history.
God is eternal. There never was a time when God did not exist.
God has a plan, which
is to share all that exists with a family of His choosing by means of them
choosing Him.
Assyria and Egypt, in
this prophecy and example, represent all of the world in opposition to God,
their utter failure due to their opposition, their disintegration from within,
meaning the self-destruction of their own souls, and therefore from without,
meaning their entire life and future.
If anything is to be
learned, it is that when you oppose or ignore God in any way, you and your life
will be an utter failure. That especially
includes the refusal to study from instruction and therefore your failure to learn.
Those who pursue their
lives on their own will lose out on the greatest life and future, ever.
But those who suffer,
are ostracized, rejected, ignored, maligned and so forth, but stick with their
daily studies, regardless of the difficulties of life, will eventually enjoy
the greatest life possible, and far, far more.
It is difficult to look
around and measure the impact of ones bible study. There just are no methods with which to
measure. Faith is the one and only tool
that we have. And that is because mans
works have no part in Gods plan. All must
depend on God and on God alone. Which is
probably the most difficult part of the Christian life.
But regardless of the
doubts and ridicule that is sure to always come, the end result is given here
in this verse.
All the world will eventually
come together, not by means of mans effort, but only by means of Gods effort. The real question is, on which side of this
scenario will you be?
