Heavenly Hebrew Comes to Egypt!

Miracles along the Isaiah 19 Highway

These are such exciting days of preparing for revival in the Bible lands!

For many years I’ve been called by the Lord of the Harvest to help to prepare the Isaiah 19 Highway between Egypt, Israel and Assyria.

It has been my joy to pray not only for Israel and our Jewish patriarchs in the faith but also to minister to Egyptians and Assyrians, because these are the Lord’s most favoured nations. They will each have a national salvation during the Millennium.

It’s vital to study the whole chapter Isaiah 19 if you have not yet done so; here are some important excerpts:

1The burden against Egypt.

Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

16In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it.  17And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has determined against it.

18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of [the Hebrews of—Amplified] Canaan and swear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of the Sun [so that the name is taken to be Heliopolis.]

19In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border.  20And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them.  21Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it.  22And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them.

23In 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 serve with the Assyrians.

24In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing in the midst of the land,  25whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”

So in this chapter we learn that there will be a Messianic league between these three nations and all three will serve the God of Israel and his Messiah. Interestingly verse 18 predicts that five cities, including Heliopolis, will speak Hebrew.

One of the indications that we are living in the End Times is when Bible prophecies concerning the End Times begin to unfold!

Today as I was participating in the daily Global Prayer Gathering (GPG) Zoom of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), I heard one of the ICEJ leaders say that he has lived in Egypt and has been encouraging Egyptian believers to embrace the Isaiah 19 Highway.

To my joy he said that many Egyptian believers are now learning Hebrew based upon the prophecy of Isaiah 19: 18. In fact, he said in a prayer meeting in Egypt, a brother was ministering with the laying on of hands and many believers were falling out on the floor under the power of the Holy Spirit. One individual was not touched by anybody but nevertheless he fell down under the power of the Holy Spirit and began to prophesy for one hour in the Hebrew tongue. Later this man testified that he had never learned Hebrew. It was simply a sign and a wonder as to what time it is on God’s agenda.

The above incident in Egypt reminded me of Acts Chapter 2:

4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?  8And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?  9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,  10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,  11Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”  12So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

Halleluyah!

In Isaiah 19, this amazing chapter declares that the LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD.

Egypt will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

Verse 23 declares there will be a highway from Egypt through Israel all the way up to Assyria. And in that day Israel will be part of an alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing in the earth. 

Benediction bracelet, Isaiah 19: 25, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

And you and I are the intercessors, the watchmen on the walls!

I’m continually thrilled by the prophetic nature of these verses and the surety of the promises made boldly here in the Bible. Verse 18 of Isaiah 19 foretells that in the Millennium the language of Canaan, Hebrew, will be spoken in five Egyptian cities, including the City of the Sun, Heliopolis.

On one of our ministry trips to Egypt, as we prepared to meet with Egyptian believers In Heliopolis, on that night we heard in the news that there would be a rare blood moon lunar eclipse—blood moons are among the many signs that herald the return of the Lord Jesus.

After all, Jesus himself prophesied that signs in the heavens and on earth will precede his return to rule this world. Also both Joel 2: 31 and Acts 2:20 prophesy that “The sun will turn dark and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord.”

Night-time is a picture of the present state of the world.

But true believers don’t dwell in darkness. We live in the Lord’s light. We are sons and daughters of the light.

In the Gospels, the disciples James and John were called “sons of thunder” because they were hot-tempered by nature. Jesus gave them that nickname, sons of thunder.

On the other hand, in Acts 4:36 there was a disciple named Joseph who was given the affectionate nickname Barnabas, meaning son of consolation or son of encouragement, because he was an encourager.

The Bible says we believers are sons and daughters of light. But the world is sinking further into moral darkness because, as John 3:19 declares, “the light has come in the world [and that light is Jesus] but people loved darkness more than light. [Why?] Because their works were evil.”

2 Corinthians 4: 4 explains spiritual blindness: Satan, the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They’re unable to see the glorious light of the Gospel. Yet Jesus declared in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world, whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” What a wonderful promise. When we belong to the Lord, we’re promised daily light and guidance. We won’t be stumbling around in the dark.

I reminded the Egyptian church-- and I want to strengthen all persecuted believers everywhere--that Romans 13:12 declares the night is nearly over; the day is almost here—the day of the Lord. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light of Jesus the Messiah. He’s coming soon and very soon.

In the City of the Sun, Heliopolis, it was my privilege and honor to proclaim a verse that seemed so appropriate to the location and occasion, Malachi 4:2, “But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will arise with healing in his wings…”

Some translations render the verse, “the Sun of righteousness will arise with healing in his rays.” The rays of power that radiate from the risen Lord are powerful to heal and strengthen us. The word wings in this verse is from the Hebrew word kanaph; meaning an edge or extremity; such as the wing of a bird, or the edge of a garment –the idea is overspreading, covering ……just as Boaz in the Book of Ruth spread his cloak over Ruth and covered her.

My husband and I prayed for a widow and her three children in Heliopolis to be covered by the protection of the Lord. Truly the power of God arises with healing over those who fear his name. We saw the healing power of the Lord radiating into the Egyptians for whom we prayed.

The Contemporary English Version of the Bible renders this verse, Malachi 4: 2, “But for you that honor my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays.”

The early church fathers considered Jesus to be the Sun of righteousness. And in the city of the sun, Heliopolis, we saw the Sun of righteousness arising with healing and renewal.

In Isaiah 19 God promises to heal Egypt. Just as sunlight brings health and vitamin D to a diseased and dying world, so Messiah brings health to our diseased, dying souls and bodies. His coming, his arising, is our blessed hope. Titus 2:13 promises that we wait for the glorious appearing of our great God and saviour, Jesus the Messiah. ……

Now Isaiah 19 opens very boldly with this prophecy: “The burden concerning 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.”

Glory clouds are rare in Egypt because it’s a land that doesn’t receive a lot of rain, but this image of the Lord riding on a swift cloud certainly brings to my mind Revelation 1: 7, “Behold he’s coming with the clouds and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him.”

Isaiah 19 begins by proclaiming the BURDEN of the Lord concerning Egypt, so we first of all have to ask, what is burden? Some Bibles translate “burden” as an oracle, or an utterance, concerning Egypt, but I believe the King James rendering of burden is the best translation of the Hebrew intent. The word burden itself implies something very heavy, and the Lord’s burden for Egypt IS heavy.

Intercessory prayer is all about burden, it’s all about carrying the burden of the Lord in prayer, in groanings and even in travail from time to time. Intercession is different from regular petitioning prayer. Intercession never stops until the matter is finished and fulfilled. The Lord has a burden for Egypt to return to hm.

In Isaiah 19, the God of Israel is seen advancing into Egypt, and the word for Egypt here in the Hebrew is a plural word, Mizraim, encompassing all the territory, upper and lower Egypt, implying a rapid divine visitation of the entire land.

The chapter contains many judgmental threats from the Lord but it also contains glorious promises of healing and redemption. Why? Because the nation of Egypt is interwoven with the history of redemption.

It was in Egypt that the great truths of the Passover were revealed, that redemption was accomplished by the blood of the Passover lamb, a type of the Messiah, the Lamb of God, because the blood of a lamb was brushed with hyssop on the top and the two sideposts of the doors of the Israelite houses in Egypt, which was a picture of the Cross. God said in Exodus 12: 13, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.” Everybody inside the houses was saved; it was a lamb for a house, a picture of household salvation. In Acts 16 in the New Testament, Paul was asked by the Philippian jailer, “What must I do to be saved?” He answered, “"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and everybody in your household.”

Along with prayers for healing, the number one prayer request that I receive is to pray for the salvation of family members. When you’re saved by the blood of God’s sacrificial lamb, Jesus, your faith sanctifies your family helping them to receive revelation to call upon the name of the Lord.

Now God says in Isaiah 19 he’s coming on a divine visitation into Egypt both to judge but also to save and to heal Egypt. The imagery is also used of God in Psalm 104, verse 3, “He makes the clouds his chariots and rides upon the wings of the wind.”

All of this imagery is mysterious so we have to keep our eyes on the horizon and upon the heights of heaven, looking and watching not only for the coming of the Lord but also for the promised revival in this region. Blessed is the one who watches and waits to receive the Lord and who prepares for his coming.

In Isaiah 19: 1 we learn that the hearts of the Egyptians will MELT with a holy reverential fear of the LORD. They are going to melt like wax before fire. It’s going to be supernatural, the Lord’s doing. Egypt will feel and see the Mighty One, the One who split the Red Sea and who sent all the plagues, but he will do new marvels in this land!

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Peter Darg with a banner of the Lord coming on a swift cloud into Egypt (Isaiah 19)