Book of Prophet Isaiah
Chapter
19
¹ An oracle concerning Egypt. See, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 1)
Oh God, my Father, I pray that You send Your Spirit over Aleppo in Syria. Make the heart of those who are carrying massive attacks melt in fear of You. Muddle their plans and do justice to the innocent people who are forced to leave their homeland in search of a safer place where to live Amen. God bless all who are involved in the mission of caring and working with such victims of this senseless war Amen.
² I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight one against the other, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom; ³ the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead and the ghosts and the familiar spirits; ⁴ I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master; a fierce king will rule over them, says the Sovereign, the LORD of hosts.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 2 to 4)
Oh God throughout the previous year 2016 we had witnessed such episodes of war particularly in regions such as Aleppo, where many lives were lost, and which gave rise to many reactions and emotions. Oh God Your prophecies have always been fulfilled both in the past and in the present Amen
⁵ The waters of the Nile will be dried up, and the river will be parched and dry; ⁶ its canals will become foul, and the branches of Egypt's Nile will diminish and dry up, reeds and rushes will rot away.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 5 to 6)
Oh God my Father when we wander far from Your presence, gradually we begin to dry up, and no life remains in us. We will end up dry and cold. However, if our roots are firmly planted in You who are our life-giving source of life we will never experience thirst Amen.
⁷ There will be bare places by the Nile, on the brink of the Nile; and all that is sown by the Nile will dry up, be driven away, and be no more.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 7)
Oh God, my Father, I pray that I will never dry up like the Nile and that all that You have done for me and for me will be as if it had never been. Even though life is not being kind I keep on praying for Your mercy amen.
⁸ Those who fish will mourn; all who cast hooks in the Nile will lament, and those who spread on the water will languish. ⁹ The workers in flax will be in despair, and the carders and those at the loom will grow pale. ¹⁰ Its weavers will be dismayed, and all who work for wages will be grieved.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 8 to 10)
Oh God my Father the time will come when we will realise that our joy and satisfaction is not only from what we produce or harvest or catch but on our relationship with You, for one day, there will be no more fish to catch, no more wool to weave, and where will our happiness be if our product fails to provide? It will be a time of great depression for our hopes and aspirations would all go down the drain. Therefore let us all place our hope, love, and trust in You my God and Father Amen.
¹¹ The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the wise counselors of Pharoah give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharoah, "I am one of the sages, a descendant of ancient kings"?
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 11)
Oh God my Father You make fools out of those who pretend to be wise and intelligent, but on the other hand, you give wisdom to those whom people in general, consider as being stupid and of low social status. I thank You for increasing the value of the humble instead of devaluing it Amen.
¹² Where now are your sages? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of hosts planned against Egypt.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 12)
Oh Lord God my Father Your wisdom can never be compared with that of the world. The world makes assumptions but You know the whole truth and nothing but the truth. We grope in the darkness to make head and tail of what is happening in our lives, but You have the plan of our lives before You are in control of every detail of our life Amen.
¹³ The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of its tribes have led Egypt astray.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 13)
Oh God my Father the world has also led us astray. The prince of the world has led us under the false oimpression that our end will never come and that while still alive, we are to lead a life of comfort and riches, a life which is alienated from You completely.
¹⁴ The LORD has poured into them a spirit of confusion; and they have made Egypt stagger in all its doings as a drunkard staggers around in vomit.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 14)
Oh God my beloved Father as much as You can pour onto us a spirit of unity, You can also pour a spirit of confusion and discord as You did in Egypt in the person of the Pharaoah. I am realizing that the spirit of discord which is dominant in my home is a stepping stone for the future Amen.
¹⁵ Neither head nor tail, palm branch or reed, will be able to do anything for Egypt.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 15)
Oh God my beloved Father when You are with us nothing can stand against us, however if we decide to be against You, we do not stand a chance. I pray that I will never be against You my God and Father. Amen.
¹⁶On that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the LORD of hosts raises against them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 16)
Oh God my beloved Father, nothing and nobody can stand before You. Even the strongest empire on earth or the all the super powers do not have a chance against You even though they may think they are supreme on earth Amen.
¹⁷ And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the plan that the LORD of hosts is planning against them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 17)
Oh God my Father, I desperately need Your protection, I need You to become a terror against those who are trying to trap me and prove that I am mentally ill. I need Your support now more than ever Amen.
¹⁸ On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of hosts. One of these will be called the City of the Sun.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 18)
Oh God, You always refer to that day without telling us the date, Oh if only I knew the date when I will be reconciled with You forever in Heaven, that is if I am worthy to appear before You Amen.
¹⁹ On that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border.
² I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight one against the other, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom; ³ the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead and the ghosts and the familiar spirits; ⁴ I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master; a fierce king will rule over them, says the Sovereign, the LORD of hosts.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 2 to 4)
Oh God throughout the previous year 2016 we had witnessed such episodes of war particularly in regions such as Aleppo, where many lives were lost, and which gave rise to many reactions and emotions. Oh God Your prophecies have always been fulfilled both in the past and in the present Amen
⁵ The waters of the Nile will be dried up, and the river will be parched and dry; ⁶ its canals will become foul, and the branches of Egypt's Nile will diminish and dry up, reeds and rushes will rot away.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 5 to 6)
Oh God my Father when we wander far from Your presence, gradually we begin to dry up, and no life remains in us. We will end up dry and cold. However, if our roots are firmly planted in You who are our life-giving source of life we will never experience thirst Amen.
⁷ There will be bare places by the Nile, on the brink of the Nile; and all that is sown by the Nile will dry up, be driven away, and be no more.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 7)
Oh God, my Father, I pray that I will never dry up like the Nile and that all that You have done for me and for me will be as if it had never been. Even though life is not being kind I keep on praying for Your mercy amen.
⁸ Those who fish will mourn; all who cast hooks in the Nile will lament, and those who spread on the water will languish. ⁹ The workers in flax will be in despair, and the carders and those at the loom will grow pale. ¹⁰ Its weavers will be dismayed, and all who work for wages will be grieved.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 8 to 10)
Oh God my Father the time will come when we will realise that our joy and satisfaction is not only from what we produce or harvest or catch but on our relationship with You, for one day, there will be no more fish to catch, no more wool to weave, and where will our happiness be if our product fails to provide? It will be a time of great depression for our hopes and aspirations would all go down the drain. Therefore let us all place our hope, love, and trust in You my God and Father Amen.
¹¹ The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the wise counselors of Pharoah give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharoah, "I am one of the sages, a descendant of ancient kings"?
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 11)
Oh God my Father You make fools out of those who pretend to be wise and intelligent, but on the other hand, you give wisdom to those whom people in general, consider as being stupid and of low social status. I thank You for increasing the value of the humble instead of devaluing it Amen.
¹² Where now are your sages? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of hosts planned against Egypt.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 12)
Oh Lord God my Father Your wisdom can never be compared with that of the world. The world makes assumptions but You know the whole truth and nothing but the truth. We grope in the darkness to make head and tail of what is happening in our lives, but You have the plan of our lives before You are in control of every detail of our life Amen.
¹³ The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of its tribes have led Egypt astray.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 13)
Oh God my Father the world has also led us astray. The prince of the world has led us under the false oimpression that our end will never come and that while still alive, we are to lead a life of comfort and riches, a life which is alienated from You completely.
¹⁴ The LORD has poured into them a spirit of confusion; and they have made Egypt stagger in all its doings as a drunkard staggers around in vomit.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 14)
Oh God my beloved Father as much as You can pour onto us a spirit of unity, You can also pour a spirit of confusion and discord as You did in Egypt in the person of the Pharaoah. I am realizing that the spirit of discord which is dominant in my home is a stepping stone for the future Amen.
¹⁵ Neither head nor tail, palm branch or reed, will be able to do anything for Egypt.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 15)
Oh God my beloved Father when You are with us nothing can stand against us, however if we decide to be against You, we do not stand a chance. I pray that I will never be against You my God and Father. Amen.
¹⁶On that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the LORD of hosts raises against them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 16)
Oh God my beloved Father, nothing and nobody can stand before You. Even the strongest empire on earth or the all the super powers do not have a chance against You even though they may think they are supreme on earth Amen.
¹⁷ And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the plan that the LORD of hosts is planning against them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 17)
Oh God my Father, I desperately need Your protection, I need You to become a terror against those who are trying to trap me and prove that I am mentally ill. I need Your support now more than ever Amen.
¹⁸ On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of hosts. One of these will be called the City of the Sun.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 18)
Oh God, You always refer to that day without telling us the date, Oh if only I knew the date when I will be reconciled with You forever in Heaven, that is if I am worthy to appear before You Amen.
¹⁹ On that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 19)
Oh God my Father, how much I wish that I have an altar in the center of my heart where we can always meet in fellowship and prayer. May the smoke of offerings of prayers and good deeds always rise to You from my altar Amen.
²⁰ It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a savior, and will defend and deliver them.
²⁰ It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a savior, and will defend and deliver them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 20)
Oh God my Father even since the time of the prophets You were already preparing us for the coming of Your Son in the person of Jesus. I thank You for being a million steps ahead of my plans and making the plans for my recovery to save me from my sinful self and state of nature Amen. Thank You oh God my Father.
²¹ The LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians; and the Egyptians will know the LORD on that day, and will worship with sacrifice and burnt offering, and they will make vows to the LORD and perform them.
²¹ The LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians; and the Egyptians will know the LORD on that day, and will worship with sacrifice and burnt offering, and they will make vows to the LORD and perform them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 21)
Oh God, ²³my beloved Father, I pray for that day, when all people who either do not know You or have not accepted You as their God and Father will unite together and make a pledge of faith to You alone Amen.
²² The LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing; they will return to the LORD, and he will listen to their supplications and heal them.
²² The LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing; they will return to the LORD, and he will listen to their supplications and heal them.
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verse 22)
Oh God my blessed Father unlike the people of the world, even though You strike You also heal, which I truly admire in You and love You more because of it. Your aim is always that of pulling me closer to You. I thank You for moments of testing because gold, when tested by fire, brings out its true and fine qualities Amen. The more You polish me oh Father, even though the circumstances may be hard to endure, the shinier I become Amen, but please take Your time and consider that I am only human Amen.
²³ On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. ²⁴ On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, ²⁵ whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my heritage."
²³ On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. ²⁴ On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, ²⁵ whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my heritage."
(The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 19 verses 23 to 25)
Oh God my beloved Father as in this prophecy that reflects peace and reconciliation, I also believe that there will arrive that day if it is according to Your will, where the Churches will unite and your body on earth will be complete without and divisions or sects or groups. I believe that in Your name You can make this possible.
I would like to end the nineteenth chapter of the book of the Prophet Isaiah with the following prayer:
Oh God my blessed and loving Father, I pray for unity and peace in the entire world, for there are many divisions that only You can heal. I pray for World leaders to find or explore common grounds of peace and friendship so that war and destruction will never take place again and innocent people will keep on dying. May our focus be that of addressing issues that have an impact on the whole world, such as, peace, poverty and climate change among others Amen
