Isa 19:25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Isaiah 19 concerns Egypt. The chapter can be divided into two sections: threats (v.1-17) and promises (v.18-25). Although Egypt had been the great oppressor of God’s people in its early history, the LORD is gracious, and the chapter closes with a glowing promise of blessing and hope for both Egypt and Assyria (v.25). When we study the prophecies of Old Testament, we must not restrict our minds and think the prophecies will be fulfilled very soon afterwards, like in a couple of years, or the prophecies must have an earthly fulfillment. Sometimes, the prophecies point to an event hundreds of years later, which see their fulfillments in the New Testament as we see in the many prophecies of Isaiah regarding the house of the LORD to be established and the prophecies regarding the Messiah. In this chapter, we see a prophecy regarding the conversion of Egypt to God (v.18-25). You ask: “When did this prophecy fulfill?” We read it in Acts 2:10. Among the people that were gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, there were some who were from Egypt. Isaiah’s prophecy is about the conversion of the Gentile nations. We read also of an Ethiopian eunuch who first embraced the Jewish faith and later converted to Christianity (Acts 8:26-40). We read of a Roman centurion named Cornelius who also knew about Jehovah God and was later converted to the Christian faith (Acts 10). Indeed, Isaiah’s prophecy regarding the house of God that “all nations shall flow unto it” had its fulfillment in the gospel dispensation (Isaiah 2:2). Hence, it should not come as a surprise that God will bless Egypt: “Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance” (v.25). The chastisement of the Egyptians was followed by a great change. Influences from Canaan changed Egypt (v.18). They built an altar to Jehovah (v.19). They began to rely on Jehovah for help (v.20). They began to serve God with sacrifice and oblation (v.21) and received healing (v.22). God can make the impossible possible. Can God change a country that is of another faith to the Christian faith? He can. The question is: What are we doing about it? On the one hand, we want the world to believe in Jesus. But, on the other hand, we are not telling the world about Him: “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14). Christ has commanded us to go and teach all nations (Matthew 28:19). Have we even reached out to our neighbours, classmates, colleagues, relatives, friends, and business associates? Let us not talk about converting the world if we have not even reached out to those within our reach. People can only be converted if we begin to start telling them about the gospel of Christ. The first century Christians turned the world upside down because of their preaching (Acts 17:6). They had been telling people about the Good News of Jesus and converting them from their former religion to the Christian faith. They changed the world! Evangelism is our mission (Mark 16:15). When the church organized house to house tractings and giving out gospel meeting tracts, were you one of those who made an evangelistic effort to reach out? If we want to win souls we must GO as the great commission says. Will you be part of the church evangelistic effort to reach out? Remember: Evangelism is every one’s business. “God Ye” means “God Me”.