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judgment would have to be something Egypt does now in the world we are in that triggers the judgment of God. Notice that Isaiah used the title, “the Lord of Hosts, the God of the armies of heaven.” It says in Isaiah 19:3 and 19:14 that Egypt would literally turn to their wise men, the astrologers, and other spiritual advisers. “The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, and they will consult the idols and the charmers, the mediums and the sorcerers.” And in Isaiah verse 12 and 13, the Lord asks, “Where are they? Where are your wise men? Let them tell you now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt. The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes of Noph are deceived; They have also deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay of its tribes.” In our language today, we would call these wise men the caliphs, the molahs, and the other Islamic spiritual leaders who are giving the Egyptian leaders the wrong advice. God literally confounds and
confuses them. Notice the term Isaiah uses in verse 16, “that day.” Whenever the phrase, “in that day,” is used in the Bible, it always points to a day of judgment. Make no mistake. God does appoint a time of judgment. There is a time when individuals come under His judgment and there is a time when nations come under His judgment. It is usually only when the cup of iniquity has reached its peak that God acts. Billy Graham once said many years ago that if God does not judge America for her sins, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. I believe we are reaching that time in America when God is about to act. The scriptures tell us in Zachariah that all nations will be brought into judgment. We call it the time of tribulation that will come upon the whole world. First the nations of the world will be judged and then the Lord turns His focus back to the nation of Israel. In Isaiah 19:16-17, “that day” in Egypt is likened to a weak woman. “In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear
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