Egypt And Assyria

In Isaiah 19:23-25 it talks of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel worshiping together. In Isaiah 19:25, God says “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.” I understand Israel being God’s inheritance, but what about Egypt and Assyria?

Q. In Isaiah 19:23-25 it talks of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel worshiping together. In Isaiah 19:25, God says “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.” I understand Israel being God’s inheritance, but what about Egypt and Assyria? I am half Assyrian so I am very interested in what all this means.

A. This passage tells of the Millennium and how different things will be then. Egypt and Assyria were traditional enemies in the past. Both were very important players that the Lord used to accomplish His will, Egypt in birthing the nation Israel, and Assyria in judging the Northern kingdom. Nebuchadnezzar defeated them both in the Battle of Carchemish in 606 BC.

But in the future they’ll be friends, linked together by their common love for the Lord as well as the highway that runs to Jerusalem from both of them. This highway is also mentioned in Isaiah 11:16.