Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
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Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by Tex on Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:50 am
Isaiah 18 - Woe to the land shadowing with
wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: IS KENYA BEYOND THE
RIVERS OF ETHIOPIA?? From Israel, it actually is--JUST BEYOND ETHIOPIA
TO THE SOUTH. Last night we ELECTED a "Messenger" with direct roots from
KENYA--OBAMA, the CHOSEN ONE.
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Re: Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by Tex on Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:52 am
I thought it interesting that KENYA is CONNECTED
to the country of ETHIOPIA on its south border. In regard to Israel,
from which the prophecies are referenced geographically,--Kenya is
beyond the rivers of Ethiopia.
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Re: Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by Tex on Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:55 am
Sometimes scriptures are elusive or their
interpretation unknown until the actual fulfillment of the prophecy.
Since we are in the ENDTIME, does this in anyway have reference to the
the USA (land shadowing with wings)and its newly elected leader who has a
DIRECT connection to KENYA (his father and family)??
These comments are just thoughts and probably have nothing to do with Isaiah 18, but on the other hand...??
These comments are just thoughts and probably have nothing to do with Isaiah 18, but on the other hand...??
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Re: Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by Tex on Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:52 pm
Full
disclosure: I have never really believed Isaiah 18 referred to
America--I didn't see how it could fit. I only started this thread to
hear what those who did believe this thought.
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Re: Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by Salty Skipper on Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:36 pm
Isaiah 18 (New American Standard Bible)
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Isaiah 18
Message to Ethiopia
1Alas, oh land of whirring wings
Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,
2Which sends envoys by the sea,
Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters
Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth,
To a people feared far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation
Whose land the rivers divide.
3All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth,
As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, you will see it,
And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it.
4For thus the LORD has told me,
"I will look from My dwelling place quietly
Like dazzling heat in the sunshine,
Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
5For before the harvest, as soon as the bud blossoms
And the flower becomes a ripening grape,
Then He will cut off the sprigs with pruning knives
And remove and cut away the spreading branches.
6They will be left together for mountain birds of prey,
And for the beasts of the earth;
And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them,
And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them.
7At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the LORD of hosts
From a people tall and smooth,
Even from a people feared far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide--
To the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, even Mount Zion.
Here is an ancient map:
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/the-world-as-known-to-the-hebrews-large-map.html
Perhaps Kenya is close enough to be considered land of the Ethiopians in ancient days? I'm not sure. What are the other possibilities for this prophecy?
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Isaiah 18
Message to Ethiopia
1Alas, oh land of whirring wings
Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,
2Which sends envoys by the sea,
Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters
Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth,
To a people feared far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation
Whose land the rivers divide.
3All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth,
As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, you will see it,
And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it.
4For thus the LORD has told me,
"I will look from My dwelling place quietly
Like dazzling heat in the sunshine,
Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
5For before the harvest, as soon as the bud blossoms
And the flower becomes a ripening grape,
Then He will cut off the sprigs with pruning knives
And remove and cut away the spreading branches.
6They will be left together for mountain birds of prey,
And for the beasts of the earth;
And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them,
And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them.
7At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the LORD of hosts
From a people tall and smooth,
Even from a people feared far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide--
To the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, even Mount Zion.
Here is an ancient map:
http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/the-world-as-known-to-the-hebrews-large-map.html
Perhaps Kenya is close enough to be considered land of the Ethiopians in ancient days? I'm not sure. What are the other possibilities for this prophecy?
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Re: Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by Tex on Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:56 pm
Not that Kenya is Ethiopia, but that Kenya is
"beyond the rivers of Ethiopia." Kenya literally shares a border with
Ethiopia to the south! I've read for years on the forum where people
thought Isaiah 18 was America. I guess that belief is all but dead?
Probably. I'm not sure what Isaiah 18 refers to or how it could relate
to the present.
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Re: Isaiah 18 - Kenya Is Beyond Rivers of Ethiopia
by 4givenmuch on Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:55 pm
Verse 7 indicates they are paying homage to the Lord of Hosts.
I have always heard this was the Ethiopians bringing the Mercy Seat for Jesus to sit on when He rules and reigns during the millenium.
(This is of course from those who do believe the Eithiopian Jews at Axum have the Ark.)
I have always heard this was the Ethiopians bringing the Mercy Seat for Jesus to sit on when He rules and reigns during the millenium.
(This is of course from those who do believe the Eithiopian Jews at Axum have the Ark.)
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