What’s the prophecy for the Middle East?

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom Yahweh of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”

Isaiah 19:23-25

Yahweh will demonstrate His grace to Egypt in a remarkable and magnificent manner. Why? Because Egypt welcomed Jacob (Ya’acov) and his 69 family members into their land, providing them shelter until the regional famine was overcome. Remember, the famine lasted for seven years; by the eighth year after the famine began, Israel would have been able to return to the Promised Land.

Israel became too complacent in that foreign land, prompting Yahweh to deliver them once more. He will not judge the land of Egypt for the actions of a single Pharaoh; instead, He will show mercy because Egypt took action to protect Yah’s inheritance.

Several parallels can be drawn from these passages. One of the most prominent is the comparison between the Egyptians and the Assyrians and the nations that have been grafted in, as discussed by the Apostle Paul in the Brit Ḥadashah (New Testament) in Romans 11.

We are called His people because of what Yeshua accomplished through His resurrection. On the cross, He defeated our old self, Passover our sins, and through baptism, He led us across into new life—similar to how Israel crossed the Sea of Reeds to reach the other side. The Holy Spirit (Ruaḥ HaKodesh) guides us on this journey toward the Father, just as a pillar of cloud or fire guided Israel to Mount Sinai.

We were once a scattered people, not yet a nation, but now we are. Yet, Israel now stands as the enduring inheritance of Yahweh. This is because He established an everlasting covenant with Avraham (Abraham), Yitsḥak (Isaac), and Ya’acov (Jacob).

Thank you, Yeshua, for your mercy and obedience to Yahweh. And for the Ruaḥ HaKodesh, that lead us through our wilderness.