A message the Lord God
revealed to Isaiah the prophet:
The burden of Egypt, Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.-Isaiah 19:1-4***The Egyptians descended from Mizraim, and Mizraim was born to Ham, and Ham was born to Noah the ark builder. The Israelites descended from Noah's son Shem, and Shem's son Arphaxad, and Arphaxad's great-great-great-great-great-grandson Terah, and Terah's children Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), their son Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). When Abraham, Sarah and their nephew Lot journeyed from Canaan to stay temporarily in Egypt, Abraham developed a plan that involved Sarah's help to save his life. Ishmael was born to 86-year-old Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant. Hagar chose Ishmael's bride from Egypt. In Padan Aram, Haran, in northern Mesopotamia, Jacob was married to Leah and Rachel, the daughters of Rebekah's brother Laban the Syrian (Aramean). Joseph was the 1st son born to Jacob and Rachel. During Jacob's 20th year in Haran, Jacob began journeying home to Canaan with his family, servants, animals, and possessions. Near Bethlehem, Benjamin was born to Jacob and Rachel, and Rachel died. When Joseph was 17 years old, his brothers sold him to merchants traveling to Egypt and led Jacob to believe that Joseph was killed by a wild beast. The merchants sold Joseph to Potiphar, an Egyptian official. After Potiphar's wife made a false accusation, Potiphar put Joseph in prison. At least 2 years after Joseph explained the meaning of a dream to the imprisoned cupbearer who served Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and explained the meaning of a dream to Pharaoh's imprisoned baker, 30-year-old Joseph explained the meaning of a dream to Pharaoh, and Pharaoh proclaimed Joseph second-in-command. After the 2nd time that Joseph's brothers were in Egypt to buy corn (grain) during a famine, Joseph identified himself to them and told his brothers to move with their families, including Jacob, to Egypt. During the journey, the Lord God spoke to 130-year-old Jacob. In Egypt, Jacob proclaimed Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons born to Joseph and his wife Asenath, to be his own sons. Sometime after 147-year-old Jacob died in Egypt, and Jacob's family buried his body in Canaan, and 110-year-old Joseph and his siblings were dead, their descendants the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt. Miriam and her younger brothers Aaron and Moses were born into the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 3rd born son Levi. When Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83, the Lord God sent them to speak to the Israelite elders and Pharaoh. After the Lord God brought the 10th and final plague upon Pharaoh and Egypt, Moses and Aaron led the Israelites, and those with them, away from Egypt, across the divinely parted Red Sea, and into the desert wilderness of Shur. In the desert wilderness of Sinai, in the region of Mount Sinai, the Israelites heard the voice of the Lord God proclaim the Ten Commandments to them, and the Lord God began giving Moses judgments, statutes and laws for the Israelites. The Lord God commanded that the Israelites were not to engage in the acts that they witnessed in Egypt, and were not to return to Egypt, and were not to detest an Egyptian. The Lord God revealed that if the Israelites did not listen to the words of the Lord God and accomplish the commands of the Lord God, the Lord God would cause the Israelites to be taken back to Egypt. During the 40-year journey to Canaan, the Promised Land, Miriam the prophetess died and was buried in Kadesh, in the desert wilderness of Zin. Upon Mount Hor, 123-year-old Aaron the high priest died. When Moses went upon Mount Nebo, the Lord God showed Moses the Promised Land, and 120-year-old Moses the prophet died and was divinely buried. Joshua, Moses' aide and successor from the tribe of Ephraim, led the Israelites across the divinely parted Jordan River and onto the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham, and Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants. Approximately 400 years after 110-year-old Joshua died and was buried in his tribe's portion of the Promised Land, Solomon, the 2nd child born to King David and Bathsheba, became the 3rd king to rule over all of the Israelites. One of Solomon's 700 wives was an Egyptian princess. Moreover, Solomon brought a multitude of horses from Egypt, disobeying the commands of the Lord God. Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, was the 4th king to rule over all of the Israelites. After Rehoboam gave a specific answer, the Israelites split into 2 kingdoms, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of Solomon. Judah was the nation in the south, Jerusalem was the royal city, and Rehoboam was the 1st king to reign. Israel was the northern nation, Samaria was the final royal city and Jeroboam, the son born to Nebat and Zeruah, was the 1st king to reign. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that while Solomon reigned, Ahijah the prophet proclaimed the words of the Lord God to Jeroboam about the upcoming kingship, and Solomon planned to kill Jeroboam, and Jeroboam escaped to Egypt, the country ruled by King Shishak. When Rehoboam was ruling Judah, Shishak invaded Judah and attacked Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. King Pekah was the 18th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. During Pekah's 20-year reign, the Assyrians invaded the kingdom and King Tiglath-pileser, ruler of Assyria, began taking Israelites captive. King Hoshea was the 19th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. Hoshea forcefully paid tribute to King Shalmaneser, ruler of Assyria, and sought help from King So, ruler of Egypt. During the 9th year of Hoshea's reign, the Assyrians conquered Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. The king of Assyria brought people from other kingdoms conquered by the Assyrians to live throughout Samaria, and new inhabitants worshiped their idols, and were taught to revere the Lord God, and kept their idols and religious practices, and united in marriage with Israelite survivors. Rehoboam's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson Hezekiah became the 12th king to rule Judah 6 years before Samaria was conquered. During the 14th year of Hezekiah's 29-year reign, King Sennacherib, ruler of Assyria began capturing some of the fortified cities in Judah. Moreover, during a message Sennacherib sent through messengers, Sennacherib alluded to Hezekiah seeking help from Egypt. Hezekiah's great-grandson Josiah was the 15th king to rule Judah. During the 31st year of Josiah's reign, Josiah put himself in the path of Pharaoh Necho (Neco), ruler of Egypt, and Josiah was wounded and died. The Israelites appointed Jehoahaz, the son born to Josiah and Hamutal, as king. Necho captured Jehoahaz, took him to Egypt and set Jehoiakim (Eliakim), the son born to Josiah and Zebudah, as king. During Jehoiakim's 11-year reign, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) began conquering Egyptian land, and invaded Judah and Jerusalem, and King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, started looting the temple of the Lord. Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the son born to Jehoiakim and Nehushta, was the 18th king to rule Judah, During Jehoiachin's 3-month reign, the Babylonians took more prominent Israelites, including Jehoiachin, his wives and mother, to Babylon. Josiah and Hamutal's son Zedekiah (Mattaniah) was the 19th king to rule Judah. During the 11th year of Zedekiah's reign, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Some of the Israelite survivors went to Egypt, disobeying the commands of the Lord God, and they took Jeremiah the prophet with them. Several other times while the Israelite kings reigned, the Israelites sought help from Egypt. The Lord God revealed to Jeremiah and prophets Ezekiel, Joel, Zechariah, and Isaiah messages about Egypt. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah, the tribe of David and his descendants, all of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. After Joseph received a message from an angel of the Lord, Joseph, Mary and Jesus temporarily stayed in Egypt.-Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus 18:1-30, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 17:1-20, 23:1-25, 28:1-22, 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24,23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21, 8:1-31:13, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 7:20-29, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah 19:1-20:6, 30:1-31:9, Jeremiah 2:1-37, 37:1-21, 42:1-44:30, 46:1-28, Ezekiel 17:1-24, 19:1-14, 29:1-32:32, Hosea 7:1-9:17, 11:1-12:14, Joel 3:1-21, Zechariah 10:1-12, 14:1-21, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26