Isa
23:5
5 As at the report [shema`] concerning Egypt [Mitsrayim],
so shall they be sorely pained [chuwl] at the
report [shema`] of Tyre [Tsor]. KJV-Interlinear
5 When the report comes to Egypt, they
will be in anguish over the report about Tyre. ESV
In chapter 19,
we studied the prophecy concerning Egypt and the many calamities that were
going to fall on that region. Remember,
all of these prophecies are referring to the final days of history and
therefore they are interconnected.
They are not
independent of each other.
Now, since this
verse refers to the calamities of Egypt, and then the calamities concerning
Tyre, then it is reasonable to presume that this is the chronological order in
which they will occur.
During the Tribulation,
everything is not going to collapse simultaneously. There is going to be a logical order to the
collapse, and these two prophecies are interconnected in that Egypt will suffer
major problems that will leave the world in dismay, and then Tyre will
subsequently suffer hardships.
And we know that
these geographical regions are symbolic of the economies of the world, their resources
and the causes pertaining to their prosperity and to their calamity.
So, given that
sequence, after studying chapter 19, which you can review anytime online, then
we know that the natural flow of the weather, its impact on the region and on
its economy, the loss of resources, increased unemployment, decline is business
and so forth, will all be beyond the control of people.
No one can
control the weather. No one can control
the harvest. No one can control the
economy. No one can control employment.
And therefore,
the point is, that God controls all, and when God is rejected, then the benefit
of that control is lost.
Simply said, if
you reject Gods help then He does not give it.
Then, you have
to realize on your own that without God, you are really helpless. And unfortunately, too many people have to
take the hard road before they realize the obvious.
