Isaiah 19:24-25

Isaiah 19:24-25

[24] In that day  shall Israel  be the third  with Egypt  and with Assyria,  even a blessing  in the midst  of the land:  [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. 

What does Isaiah 19:24-25 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Finally, equality between Israel and its former enemies would prevail in that great day. Through Israel all the nations of the earth will be blessed ( Genesis 12:3), but blessed equally with Israel. God applied some of His favorite terms for Israel to Egypt and Assyria: "My people" (cf. Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 43:6-7; Exodus 5:1; Jeremiah 11:4; Hosea 1:10; Hosea 2:23), and "the work of My hands" (cf. Isaiah 60:12; Isaiah 64:8; Psalm 119:73; Psalm 138:8). He reserved "My inheritance" for Israel (cf. Deuteronomy 32:9). [1]
"Yahweh"s divine imperium is seen to draw within its scope and purpose the entire known world." [2]
Premillennialists believe the fulfillment of this prophecy awaits the Millennium. Amillennialists see its fulfillment in the present age, as Gentiles along with Jews become one in Christ. [3]
"The point being made is that if Israel turns to the nations in trust she will be prostituting her ministry to them. Instead, she is to be the vehicle whereby those very nations can turn to her God and become partners with her in service to him and enjoying his blessings." [4]
In view of passages such as this, it is amazing that the Jews of Jesus" day (and earlier and later) resisted so strongly the idea that God wanted the Gentiles to enjoy blessing along with them.
The following incident illustrates that the world powers of Isaiah"s day were indeed subject to Yahweh, just as the prophet had proclaimed ( Isaiah 19:23-25). It is another sign, the third so far in Isaiah , that God could and would do in the distant future what Isaiah had predicted. It also involved a symbolic act.