King Arthur Son of God: Descendents of the Gods (Part 8) (Legacy of the Gods Book 5)

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Introduces Arthur's second child-a daughter. A "quasi-history" as-if-it-were-true conception of dark ages Britain and battle leader Arthur. Expansive in time and locales. Rival journalists report on the affairs of Arthur's realm during the later years of his reign. New version of the story of Arthur's parents Uther and Igraine. Uther is portrayed as compassionate, gentle, kind and pious. His longing for Igraine drives him to be a great leader in battle. Traditional search for the Holy Grail is relocated to the contemporary setting of an obscure country parish.

Much philosophical and spiritual musings regarding magic and religion. Series includes "The Crystal Cave" sets up the background for the Arthurian legend , "The Hollow Hills" encompasses most of Arthur's lifespan, including his childhood with Merlin as his tutor , "The Last Enchantment" Merlin's later life against the continued background of Arthur's rule , "The Wicked Day" latter period of Arthur's rule and "The Prince and the Pilgrim" love story of two seekers.

The first three are narrated by Merlin and the last by Mordred. Books are included as the omnibus "Merlin's Trilogy" and books in the omnibus "Legacy: Bedivere is narrator, protagonist and old. He was also King Arthur's best friend, his right-hand man, horse lord, the first and last man to know him. It is post-Camelot and Bedivere decides to recall and write his memories. First book is "Bedivere: The King's Right Hand". Legend of King Arthur, the wizard Merlin and sword Caliburn. Arthur faces challenges from the Saxons, ambitious brother, jealous women, barbaric Celtic clans and mentor-Merlin.

Trio includes "Caliburn", "Caliburn: Merlin's Tale" and "Gods in the Mist". Historical, military adventure, multi-generational saga set in late and post-Roman Britain. Re-creates a Roman world, the rebuilding of Britain and the founding of Camelot by Arthur's ancestors. Arthurian material is introduced slowly throughout the series. Metamorphosis", "Uther", "The Golden Eagle: Set in the th centuries.

Warrior Arturo struggles in a Romano-British world where he is an outcast driven by what he believes to be the wishes of the Gods. Set in Roman Britain. Gwalchmai Gawain must choose between supporting his evil mother Queen Morgawse or his maternal uncle King Arthur. She retaliates by placing a curse on Guenevere, rendering the queen childless and "A Prince in Camelot" Mordred's story of his discovery of his true identity and struggles therein. Romano-Celtic series portrays Arthur's life in 5th century post-Roman, war-torn, Saxon-invaded Britain.

Artorius begins as a poor childhood servant and develops into a military war leader who successfully bands rival Celtic clans to conquer the Saxons. Trio includes "Firelord" Artorius narrates the story of his reign from his deathbed , "Beloved Exile" Guenevere narrates the story of what occurs after Arthur's death and series prequel "The Last Rainbow" Story of Morgana's ancestors. One of the characters is a young Arthur who campaigns in Scotland. Arthur re-imagined as a heroic Roman admiral named Carausius who stole the Channel fleet, freed Britain from Roman rule, declared himself ruler of Britain and led the country through war and peace in the 3rd century.

Caraausius' lover Guinevia and druid Myrddin are characters. Series begins with "Arthur Britannicus". Rewriting in contemporary style familiar stories from 11th and 15th centuries Arthurian manuscripts. Arthurian legend in the first-person voice of King Arthur's wife Guinevere.

Reimagining of the great King Artor, his life and legacy. Told from the perspective of distinct tribal cultures that are fighting for dominion of Britain during the chaotic 6th century. Retelling of Arthur's life; how Arthur rose to power, his battle with the Saxons, failed marriage and ultimately his death. Series is sequel to Hume's "The Merlin Prophecy" trilogy.

Retelling of the grim realities of King Arthur's Dark Ages. Trio includes "Leader of Battles I: Artorius" set in Sub-Roman Britain. Features the military exploits of Artorius on his path of destiny. Gwenhwyfar" features the rise and struggles of Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Camelot. First book in the series is a retelling of the classic King Arthur legend.

Young Arthur with his step-brother Sir Kay and their trusty squire Gawain go on a journey to save Lord Ector and take the kingdom for Arthur, the true heir of the late King Uther Pendragon. Series begins with "The Rise of King Arthur". Set in the period leading to Arthur's rise to power in 5th century Britain.

Series planned to cover the entire story of Arthur and Merlin. Exploration of the early life and emotions of bullied orphan Merlin. Series includes "Merlin of Carmarthen" and "Merlin of Calidon". Chronicles Merlin's life and legacy. First book "Battle of the Kings" tells of his early years, becoming healer, scientist and master strategist.

Trio also includes "Death of an Empire" and "Hunting with Gods". Series is prequel to Hume's "King Arthur" trilogy. Series begins with "Yseult: Retelling of the love story legend of Yseult and Tristan. Much historical content as Britain struggles to determine a High King while Ireland deals with the disturbance of Christianity to their Druid Old Ways. Set in the post-Roman 5th century Britain. Story begins in A. Hollick's Arthur is a vicious opportunist, devious and manipulative, a lusty master of expedient decision and action.

Adventures of Arthur's parents a British slave and the son of the gladiator Spartacus , a young Arturus and his half-sister Morgan. Military-focused adventures as Arthur unites Britain. Realistic, gritty version of the Arthurian story that downplays the magic and romance, placing an emphasis on battles and politics. Updating of the legend of Excalibur in the land of Attila, looted by the Nazis and seized by the Soviets. Spanning some of the great events of the 20th century, book follows the fortunes of a Welsh-Russian family as they become bound up with the ancient sword Excalibur.

Set in 5th century post-Roman Britain when Britannia is a decaying, dangerous place. Camelot does not exist. Chivalry does not exist. Genevieve is a fallen nun. Warrior Arthur is a pragmatic seeking power. Merlin is blamed for a murder. Arthur calls on "Mad Malgwyn" to help save his reputation and glorious future. Malgwyn ap Cuneglas becomes Arthur's companion, counsel and sleuth to solve various mysteries. A Celtic scholar is murdered when she discovers a priceless 13th century manuscript that could prove the identity of King Arthur.

Victim's sister takes up the quest to find the manuscript and killer. An author impulsively decides to retreat from hectic London to a small British village to work on writing her fifth book. She is distracted by the discovery that twelve people disappeared from the village two decades ago. She begins her own investigation that soon blurs her reality from another as she becomes part of the story.

Owners of an old manor in Cornwall try to create an Arthurian archaeological site by salting it with 5th century objects. Suspenseful exploration of the myth or not of King Arthur. First book in the series "The Quest for Camelot" is set in contemporary time and features Guinevere Arthur, a researcher for the Daughters of the Roundtable organization. She is obsessed with all things Arthur.

She has the perfect career authenticating Arthurian artifacts and studying ancient texts. She is contacted by a woman claiming to be a descendant of a child by Guinevere and Lancelot du Lac. Shortly thereafter, this woman is kidnapped and her aunt is murdered. Gwen must prove the existence of Excalibur to insure a safe return. An archeologist makes a surprising discovery at Stonehenge which seems to scientifically prove King Arthur's existence. Romance develops with the Linguist he partners with in his search for Camlann. In , the ancient relics the Holy Grail and Excalibur have been stolen.

Sir Roger Shallot, a Falstaffian rascal, thief, liar and coward seeks to recover the hallowed artifacts. Decapitated heads, mysterious fires and an eerie Templar Chapel play parts. Set in the late 12th century. Mysterious fire at Glastonbury Abbey reveals two skeletons rumored to be the remains of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Part of the "Mistress of the Art of Death" series.

Tale of the Green Knight's apprentice as he serves the Green Knight while trying to keep the Old Ways of the ancient druids. Queen Guenevere is hosting a dinner party. Before the end of the evening, a young knight has fallen dead of poison. Arthur's beloved, unfaithful queen stands branded as a murderess and condemned to death. A quest for the real killer and proof of Guenevere's innocence ensues. Collection of five novellas set between and Stories about a set of bones discovered in Wales and rumored to be those of King Arthur.

The bones are unburied and reburied throughout time with each "new" discovery bringing murders and mayhem.

Series begins with "The Excalibur Murders" legendary Excalibur and an ancient artifact are stolen, a squire is murdered and Merlin with his apprentice conjures to catch all. Series also includes "The Lancelot Murders" Lancelot is accused of murdering Queen Guenevere's father, she begs Merlin to prove his innocence and "The Pendragon Murders" King Arthur's potential heirs are mysteriously dying and Merlin proves some culprit more sinister than the plague.

Contemporary take on the classic Grail Quest. The Paper Grail is a 19th century Japanese sketch that had once been shaped into a cup and used to gather blood. A Northern California museum curator discovers the Paper Grail's mystery. A 20th century professor "non-believer" is sent back to Arthurian time by Merlin. She meets Galahad the Chaste and is to help him in his Grail quest.

Both discover passion and love. Set in late 6th century Scotland. Series is a Christian historical romance that interweaves Arthurian lore throughout. Trio includes "Healer", "Thief" and "Rebel". Sequel is "Search for Camelot". Set in Philadelphia, London, Glastonbury and Edinburgh. Arthur receives a clue to Excalibur's location. He and Chelsea quest to find fabled Excalibur and fall in love during their adventure.

A middle-aged, marginally successful and marginally functional Hollywood actress is thrust back into the time of legendary King Arthur. In the first book "Enchanted Warrior" the great Knight Gawain awakens centuries after the collapse of Camelot. In the search for his companions, he meets a magical witch at a medieval theme park who he must trust to help him save humanity from a faery onslaught.

Follows the lives of children of Avalon descendants of Merlin. Includes a power-hungry villainous Nimue and the goodly Morgan le Fay ruler of Avalon who are foretold to return magic to the world. Excalibur's Return" and "Fire: Sensual adventures of Maia, Averil and Junia-the daughters of King Arthur's descendant Lord Pendragon as they search for love and passion in a land rife with political intrigue, danger and magic. These are their stories. Simpler reworking of the legend of lovers Tristan and Yseult. Examination of the conflict of love versus duty in the tragic romance between Tristan and Isoud.

Merlin has escaped the Crystal Cave and come to the 20th century to rescue Excalibur. A journalist falls in love with him. Story alternates time periods. King Arthur names Lancelot his First Knight. Lancelot's loyalty to Arthur is mightily tested by his love for Queen Guinevere. Chronicle of the life and loves of the Queen of Camelot. Trilogy is contained within the omnibus "Guinevere: John aka Norma Johnston.

Arthur-Guinevere-Lancelot love triangle set in the 20th century as a Gothic romance. Modern day young woman wounded in action in the Middle East is now trying her hand at running a bookstore. She pricks her finger on a curious book, letting blood spill on the pages, thus making for the appearance of legendary King Arthur who walks into the bookstore naked.

Chaos and romance ensue. Explores the relationship between Lancelot and Arthur. Goodly Morgan is a featured character. First book is "Lancelot and the Wolf". The mysterious aura of the Round Table Knights is well represented. Trio includes "Lancelot", "Geraint" and "Gawain". Different twist on the Arthurian story: Arthur and his sisters are powerful, Morganna is not entirely evil, Queen Gwen is silly and over-religious. Time-travel and other stuff of fantasy included monsters, giants, elves.

Set in 7th century Wales. Adventures of Arthur's heir Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon and his love Rhiann. This paranormal romance begins with "The Last Pendragon". About Arthur's secretly wed wife, uncrowned queen and mother of his daughter. Title character is mother of Arthur's blind son. Story is based on a brief passage in Mallory which tells of Arthur's affair with Earl Sanam's daughter. Features the various love affairs within Camelot in the 12th century. Gwinevere is the "wench". Retelling of the story of Trystan and Yseult set against the backdrop of Arthur's Britain. Conveyed from Gareth's point of view.

Mash-up of Arthurian legend and vampires.

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Series begins with "Seduction's Gift" found within the anthology "Hot Blooded" followed by full length novel "Master of the Knight". Most of this novel takes place in the distant future after an apocalyptic nuclear war. Brieana, whom Merlin has placed in suspended animation, awakens to discover Excalibur and her destiny as the Woman of Legend. Story of Merlin's three daughters who are fierce, magical, wise and sexy.

Brings a story to life that had only been hinted at in classic Arthurian legend…the romance between King Arthur and his nephew Prince Mordred. Arthur's elder half-sister Morgan, an accomplished witch who defends against dark, shape-shifting Merlin, seeks to destroy Arthur and vanquish her enemies.

She trusts only her magic and the sword Excalibur. Revenge, jealousy, intrigue, trickery, romance. Morgen and Arthur are not the typical adversaries. Morgen is Faerie Goddess and Queen of Avalon. She is dedicated healing and teaching peace. As a changeling, she assumes mortal form and becomes Arthur's healer, true love and partner in creating a peaceable Britannia.

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Also featured in the series is Eliana daughter of Merlin and Morgen. Trio includes "Morgen of Avalon: Dream Spell", "Morgen of Avalon: Child of Destiny" and "Epiphany". First series book "Timeless Night" set in 21st century LA. King Arthur and all endeavor to best the Fae.

All the while, Arthur and his knights face Uther and foe. Time-travel to Camelot where true love is found. Retelling of the tragic tale of star-crossed lovers Tristan and Isolde in 6th century post-Arthur Britain. Retelling of Lancelot's life and love for Lady Guinevere. Lancelot is not the usual cowed adulterer of legend.

Novella starting the series "Betrothal" is told from the point of view of young Guinevere as she is caught between the responsibility of her crown and the desires of her heart.

Arthur and half-aunt Morgan share a secret love. Once he is king, Arthur weds the Celtic princess Gwenhwyfar, yet he and Morgan remain lovers. With Arthur's blessing, Gwenhwyfar finds love with close friend and ally Bedwyr. Arthur goes on to unify the British tribes, repel the Saxon threat and establish peace. The story is sympathetic to Morgan, Gwenhwyfar and Morgause. Three-novel collection of medieval love stories set near three different possible locations of Camelot.

Featured are Lancelot's plight and Mordred's treachery. Set in contemporary times. Freak accident changes an ordinary guy Arthur Merlin into an extraordinary guy with superpowers including telepathy, pyrokinesis and telekinesis. He begins an affair with a female PHD from the Institute and together they investigate sightings of the Lady of the Lake and Excalibur. Features Arthurian characters gay and bisexual. Series begins with "Pendragon Legacy".

Set 6th century Britain. Series begins with "Twilight of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan and Isolde". A Retelling of the Legend" by Anne Kinsey. Novella reimagining the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde. Story of Isolde, a beautiful Irish princess and the two men who love her — the King of Cornwall and his nephew Tristin, a knight torn between loyalty and passion.

Lancelot has kidnapped Guinevere. Druids determining who rules Ireland. Merlin is in the mix somewhere. And Arthur may find his Round Table count is down by one who follows the woman of his dreams. Retelling of the tale of Drustan and Esseilte Tristan and Iseult. Story of the forbidden love a young princess from Ireland feels for a knight in the court of her elderly husband King Mark of Cornwall. Told from the point-of-view of Esseilte's cousin and personal servant, Branwen. Rich in Celtic lore and romance.

Arthurian story re-imagined from the faery perspective. Gwenhwyfar is half human and half faery and suffers betrayal, revenge and forbidden love. Spicy romance with Celtic fantasy. Werewolf Knight" by Eva Gordon. Central to this story is the love interest between a human wolf maiden and her intended white lycan alpha werewolf. This is a single with Arthurian features within the "Wolf Maiden Chronicles" series.

A university drop-out is whisked through time to fight alongside Arthur and another English folk hero. Arthur has been sent through time by Merlin's magic to pursue a time-hoping Mordred, the stolen Excalibur and Merlin's Book of Prophesy. King Arthur returns in modern times as English ambassador to the UN. He is asked to intervene and find a solution to the Russian-Mongolian conflict.

Novel is a post script to Lawhead's "Pendragon" cycle. In the not-too-distant future, the drunken King Edward IX kills himself to leave the British throne vacant. Scheming Prime Minister has ambitions to become the realm's first president. After years, King Arthur awakens after years into the s. Britain is ruled by his nephew Mildred Mordred had a sex change. Arthur's weapon is a bit different with Excalibur now an electric guitar and Round Table Knights now a punk rock band. Let the battle of the bands? Arthur, Warlord of the Britons, finds the Berserker and seeks to exploit his invisibility, savage and skill to protect the land from invaders.

This is a single with Arthurian features within the "Berserker" trilogy. However, orphan Marianna raised by Merlin believes Mordred can be reclaimed and saved. Mordred accepts this challenge of a goodly salvation. Forever After" by Matt Booker. Old Celtic myth and early Arthurian legend inspired this tale of Excalibur's true heir. Mordred is a secondary character and portrayed as a "sadistic monster" being hunted by the novel's protagonist.

A long-lived reincarnated Uther Pendragon Prince of the Fairie and immortal brother of Merlin trains a blind, albino youth to be his heir and husband to his daughter. This new Pendragon claims his inheritance, uses Excalibur to locate Arthur's tomb in Glastonbury, then returns the sword to the Lady of the Lake. Set in in 6th century post-Arthurian British Isles. After ages of bloody war, the Saxons and Britons have an uneasy peace.

An elderly couple troubled by misty mysterious memories of a son, set off to find him. Along the way, they encounter a Saxon warrior, a Saxon child, Sir Gawain elderly knight and nephew to King Arthur and other fantastical entities pixies, gnomes, dragons. The couple eventually discover the story of the clouded memories they suffer and then face a moral dilemma. Later, desperate to regain a physical form, Niven cracks the seal allowing magic to bleed out. With a body, Niven can rediscover Avalon-the source of all magic.

The last High Priestess of Avalon and her half-sister share responsibilities as Lady of a Manor which is the last bastion of ancient Celtic pagan and magic after the death of Lady Ygurna. Set 11th century England. This is a single with Arthurian features within the "Unicorn and Dragon" series. Sigrud, a born dragonslayer, combines forces with the wizard Merlin to try to slay the last living dragon.

Two ancient, ruthless beings Merlin and Morgan La Fay lock in a struggle for the ultimate magic weapon and bring their blood feud to contemporary New York City. Vampire Vlad Tepes races to hide the coveted weapon while Merlin finds himself in Chicago trying to fend off Nimue's plan for world control. After their final battle, Arthur and his Knights retreat under the sea to Lyonesse. Now Lyonesse is threatened by a resurgence of the Dark Powers. A 20th century mathematician who can become a dragon at will the Dragon Knight and he is called upon to assist Arthur to stop the Darkness.

Warlord King Arthur wants to further destroy the Saxons and protect his kingdom using a dragon. Merlin informs him a skull from a lake monster is required. Two of Arthur's mercenaries take on the quest. King Arthur is The Dragon, an immortal warrior force reincarnated again and again throughout time. This time he is reborn in a distant future when he leads his space fleet to victory. Depiction of an eternal King Arthur. He is reincarnated as an Irish soldier of fortune in to help defend Vienna against the Turkish siege. Follows the lives of a group of people reincarnated in different eras, but who always retain link with their initial North Wales location.

They represent Merlin, Vivien, a goodly Morgan, Kay, Guinevere and Gawain who risk dangers of betrayal and selfishness. Arthurian magic in a modern setting. Incorporates sword and grail symbiology with tarot magic. Strange things begin to happen and characters from Arthurian legend appear in reincarnations to keep past events from repeating themselves. A third-person narrator describes the history of Sir George Wincaster. Wincaster is an English feudal baron who becomes a self-styled Arthur working to free "protected" races from being enslaved by an intergalactic federation of "superior" races.

Covers time to B. Pendragons have brought peace to Caledonia. Current ruler Arthur is thought to be last of the Pendragon line. He and his Knights battle the magical Witches of Avalon for complete dominion over the ancient land. Caught in the waring is Mordred who seeks vengeance at any cost.

Previously published as two books "Mordred Parts 1 and 2", and "Chalice". Tale of Arthur's exiled liege Sir Kay and his struggle to save Camelot from evil sorcery, war and doom. A time-travel lab is breached and subsequently the consciousness of Arthurian notables from A. Set in alternative 21st century. Charles is Britain's King and the country is in crisis; suffering from "The Troubles" with inflation, unemployment and crumbling infrastructure.

Furthermore, the power-hungry Prime Minister is taking advantage of the crisis to become Dictator. The Royal Family is kidnapped and an asteroid smashes into the Cornwall Coast. Wizard Merlyn is freed from cave imprisonment and sets out to awaken Arthur when England needs him most. The Grail Knights live on forever and ever and ever and ever and deliver pizza. Prince Corwin of Amber revisits the fabled land of Avalon in preparation for the ultimate war of revenge to claim the throne in the true world.

Bits of Arthurian legend interwoven. Merlin is a half-breed: The war between Light and Darkness is recast into a war between two space-going races. Three strangers meet in London and find themselves fleeing aboard a Dragonship to Archipelago of Dreams. They are to be the caretakers of Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of imaginary lands. Once there, they battle over Arthur Pendragon's throne to avoid placing the evil Winter King Mordred in charge.

This is a single with Arthurian features within the 7-book series "The Chronicles of Imaginarium Geographica". Reinterpretation of the legendary romance of Tristan and Isolde Iseult. Novel tends more to magic and sorcery than romance. A Comedy of Justice" by James Cabell. A roguish time-traveler adventures through a supernatural dreamscape. His exploits include romances with Guenevere and the Lady of the Lake. Richard d'Orleans Lancelot becomes a vampire before taking on the assignment of protecting King Arthur. After that, he is working as a security consultant in Toronto, battling against another assassin vampire.

Lancelot and Arthur seek and find the Holy Grail as a secondary plot. Black and white wood cutting illustrations by Barry Moser. Dark fantasy involving Arthurian archetypes. Group of small town teenagers band together to stop the menacing Winter King from destroying the world. This same task was taken on by local kids 70 years prior.

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Set in Lyonesse-the magical island and once retreat of King Arthur. Features adventures to save the life of young Prince Aneurin, the reincarnation of fabled King Arthur. This is Book 2 in the "Disinherited" trilogy and features Arthuriana. A mighty alien race finds a near-dead human Galactopol agent Lancelot in a shipwreck. They piece him back together using his own remains, heal him and send him back to Earth. Lancelot returns to Earth a hero, but is he human? Set in the 14th century ruins of Camelot. A young magician retreats into the Grinmere Forest where he finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur, removes it and discovers it has magical powers.

He ends up saving an orphanage, a Lady and stops the spread of the Black Plague by false monks. An American Forestry Consultant discovers a magical shield which transports him back in time. He meets a disheveled Merlin who claims the bewildered time-traveler is the prophesized reincarnation of King Arthur.

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Can either man fulfill conditions of a prophecy to save the world? A dark and twisted account of the life of mage Merlin spawn of an incubus and virgin. Full of corruption, infidelity, betrayal and humor. The spells, enchantments, inventions and magic continue much in demand of a retired Merlin. About Merlin before Arthur, set a millennium in the past. Merlin is from the incredibly technological world of Atlantis.

He rebels and spends years seeking to destroy the lasts of Atlantis' terrible creations-the dragons. Merlin, the ghost of Uther and Knight Griswold des Arbes time-travels to , and to save mankind from the evil Nemestis. Contemporary archeologist Merlin Lakin discovers the secret to time-travel. He is sequestered back to King Arthur's era, becomes the Merlin of legend and affects the course of Arthur's reign.

Weaving together of the fairy realm and Camelot with our distant future. The Fisher King, Morgan le Fay and Mordred all want control of a hypostator machine, a device capable of altering fundamental reality. Bones from newly deceased Merlin protect a fortress. Shortly after the death of King Arthur, a troupe of strolling players come upon a strangely unfinished castle, where they find the secret hiding place of Merlin's bones. Arthur is indeed the once and future king, sealed by the "half star-born" Merlin in a chamber until future space travelers are able to heal him.

Meanwhile, Merlin is the product of cross-breeding with aliens. Merlin's mission is to produce a leader Arthur who can champion humankind back to enlightened reason and the stars. He must battle the evil half-breed Nimue, Lady of the Lake. Story of the feuding undead spirits of Merlin and enchantress Vivien. The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue.

Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed. Micah predicts that the Messiah will come from Bethlehem and that his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. Micah then predicts that Asshur will invade Israel see Daniel After this final Messianic deliverance all of Israel's foes will be destroyed. Clearly this predicted deliverance from Asshur must be viewed in an end-times context.

It is certainly no coincidence that when Asshur arises—as the Antichrist who is one of the seven but also an eighth see Revelation The idea that Israel's prophets combined predictions of both "near" and "far" events in a single prophecy is proven by examining the words of Isaiah that were proclaimed at this tumultuous time in Israel's history. We have already mentioned how Isaiah attempted to influence King Ahaz of Judah, and how the king rejected the word of God and chose to put his faith in Assyria instead.

Isaiah offered to prove that his words were from God, but the king did not even bother to seek confirmation: Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted. In this passage Isaiah predicted that a virgin would conceive a child, and that the enemies of King Ahaz Israel and Aram would be annihilated before the child becomes old enough to know right from wrong.

Isaiah's prediction of the birth of a child had both a near and a far fulfillment. In the near term it was fulfilled with the birth of the child to the prophetess as related in Isaiah 8: After explaining the near term fulfillment of the prophecy as it would be fulfilled through the invasions of Assyria 8: For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.

For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. After giving one of the most beautiful Messianic prophecies ever written the prophet Isaiah then turns his attention back to the present situation and focuses on the apostasy of the northern kingdom of Israel and on the judgment of destruction that will come upon it. Isaiah's words make it clear that God's anger against Israel is white-hot and that His judgment will not be held back: The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth.

For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the Lord of hosts. For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns; it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares another.

To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. In the passage above there are four accusations against Israel, followed by four judgments against Israel, yet with each judgment Isaiah concludes by saying, "For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. Unfortunately the Masoretic Text, which almost all modern Bibles are based on, does not include the complete text of this accusation and we must turn to the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament to understand Isaiah's divinely-inspired accusation see footnote 11 for a comment on the MT vs.

Here is the passage that I believe contains the original and unedited accusation: And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty hearts, ' The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower. The apostasy of Israel had become so deep, and so complete, that it was as if the people were ready to rise up and rebuild for themselves the Tower of Babel! The baked bricks of the Tower of Babel had long ago fallen down, but it was as if Israel was ready to build a new tower with stone and wood.

The Tower of Babel is the ultimate symbol of pride, arrogance, and rebellion against God, and nothing could better illustrate Israel's complete and total rebellion against God at this time. For all this God's anger could not be turned away and His hand was stretched out in judgment. In fact, God's divine anger is not turned away until it is expressed through God's chosen vessel of judgment, which is the nation of Assyria in its near fulfillment , as well as Asshur himself in its ultimate fulfillment: It is through Asshur that God's anger is finally satisfied and His hand of judgment finally pulled back.

Yet the career of Asshur continues and Isaiah goes on to show how God's judgment, at first expressed through Asshur, will finally come against Asshur: Asshur's statement of "Are not my commanders all kings? In the next passage the Septuagint translation preserves another reference to the Tower of Babel that the Masoretic Text does not provide: And have I not taken Arabia, and Damascus, and Samaria?

As I have taken them I will also take all the kingdoms: For as I did to Samaria and her idols, so I will do also to Jerusalem and her idols. Isaiah continues with a prediction of the inevitable judgment against the pride and arrogance of Asshur: My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing or opened the mouth or chirped. As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!

The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write them down. Once again there is both a near and a far fulfillment to this prophecy. In the near term the nation of Assyria felt God's judgment in a powerful way at least twice: However, the final judgment against Asshur will not take place until the coming of the Messiah, when God's Holy One will be as a flame to Asshur.

Isaiah continues in his prediction regarding the downfall of Assyria, and he also predicts that there will be a righteous remnant within Israel who will survive the Assyrian menace. After concluding his message against Asshur Isaiah then immediately gives another prophecy about the coming of the true Messiah: And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. Isaiah predicts that the Messiah will destroy "the wicked" with the breath of his lips. In the overall context of Isaiah's message the "wicked" that Isaiah refers to could certainly be Asshur. To support the possibility that Isaiah is predicting that the Messiah will destroy Asshur the Antichrist at the time of the end we need only turn to a later prophecy that comes from the pen of Isaiah.

In this passage Isaiah predicts the apocalyptic coming of the "Name of the Lord" which is simply a reference to the Messiah: You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival, and gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute, to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

And the LORD will cause His voice of authority to be heard, and the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger, and in the flame of a consuming fire in cloudburst, downpour and hailstones. And every blow of the rod of punishment, which the LORD will lay on him, will be with the music of tambourines and lyres; and in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight them. For Topheth [a funeral pyre] has long been ready, indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, a pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.

The wickedness of Asshur the king is so great that God views him as a pile of wood that is ready and waiting to be incinerated. He is a pyre that will be lit by the very breath of the Messiah Himself. Make no mistake about it—Asshur is the Antichrist king who will be destroyed at the glorious and triumphant Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

A third passage that talks about the death of the Antichrist is provided by Isaiah within a prophecy that contrasts the wickedness of the "Destroyer" with the power and righteousness of God: As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed ; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.

Be their strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of distress. At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; at the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse And He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is his treasure You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.

The peoples will be burned to lime, like cut thorns which are burned in the fire. You who are far away, hear what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge My might. These three prophecies from Isaiah all point to the fact that the Messiah will one day save Israel and that He will destroy Asshur, the great "destroyer" who is the oppressor of Israel, with the very breath of His mouth. This very same prediction about the destruction of the Antichrist is re-stated in the New Testament by the Apostle Paul: Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God. Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. In this way the wicked man who inspired mankind's rebellion at the Tower of Babel will finally come to his end.

During his first appearance years ago he was the king of a global empire with a capital at the original "Babylon" where the Tower of Babel was located. After Asshur was killed his empire was shattered and the peoples of the world were divided up. When Asshur appears again, after his soul is released from the Abyss and reunited with his body, there will be another global empire for him to conquer and rule over, known also as Babylon, as predicted in Revelation Isaiah's predictions about Babylon begin in chapter 13 and, as is often the case, these predictions involve both near and far fulfillments.

In this particular passage Isaiah seems to begin with a prophecy that has a far fulfillment because it refers to events that will occur during the apocalyptic Day of the Lord that immediately precedes the Second Coming of the Messiah. The near fulfillment, on the other hand, begins with verse 17 and speaks of Babylon's destruction at the hands of the Medes. Here is the prediction regarding Babylon that has not yet been fulfilled: Raise a banner on a bare hilltop, shout to them; beckon to them to enter the gates of the nobles.

I have commanded my holy ones; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath-- those who rejoice in my triumph. Listen, a noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations massing together! They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens-- the LORD and the weapons of his wrath-- to destroy the whole country.

Because of this, all hands will go limp, every man's heart will melt. Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame. See, the day of the LORD is coming --a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger-- to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless. I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.

In the Septuagint the underlined passage above reads, "For the stars of heaven, and Orion , and all the host of heaven, shall not give their light. What Isaiah tells us through the Septuagint is that during the Day of the Lord, when the time for God's judgment arrives, Asshur's heavenly symbol will not give its light. Isaiah's oracle against Babylon concludes by predicting the restoration of Israel when God's people will settle in their own land and rule over the surrounding nations that had once oppressed them Isaiah And then at that time, only after Israel has received the blessings of the Messianic Kingdom, will they take up a taunt against the king of Babylon.

It is important to understand the context of this next passage because it has too often been misunderstood. This king is not Sennacharib, and the text does not drift into a description of Satan. The King of Babylon that Isaiah refers to, whom the restored nation of Israel taunts, is none other than Asshur the Antichrist. Asshur will rise once again to become the ruler of the nations and with his power he will also become Israel's greatest oppressor. Here is the passage in its entirety: The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.

All of them will answer and say to you: You have become like us! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, you have slain your people.

May the offspring of evildoers nevermore be named! Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities. The Lord of hosts has sworn: For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back? The traditional interpretation of this passage holds that Satan is referred to in verse 12, which is translated in the KJV as, "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!

They say to him mockingly, "Oh how you have fallen from heaven," yet it is clear that the King of Babylon is only a man and not a fallen archangel and that he only imagined in his heart that he could ascend to heaven. In fact in the end, despite his lofty ambitions, he finds that he has only descended to Hell. As long as the conclusion in verses is not separated from the body of the prophecy in verses it is clear that Asshur is the subject of the entire prediction and that he is the "King of Babylon" whom Israel will taunt.

The final reference in this passage to the Lord's "outstretched hand" points back to the original accusation that began in Isaiah 9: Through Isaiah God then predicted that Asshur was the "rod of my anger," and finally in Isaiah Yet Asshur will fall on the mountains of Israel. This is God's plan and God's purpose, and no one will be able to change it. The only being that can be viewed as Satan's father is God the Creator, but why would God be named as Shakar? However, if we view Lucifer as Asshur who will one day return as the Antichrist, and view Shakar as Satan his father the former chief of the "morning stars" - see Job One last item that is important to point out, is the statement regarding the judgment of Asshur the King of Babylon in Isaiah There is yet one more passage from Isaiah that identifies Asshur as the King of Babylon, and it is found within an oracle given against the city of Tyre.

This city worshiped a form of Nimrod known as Melqart, whom the Greeks knew as Heracles. The Greeks were careful to distinguish the Tyrian Heracles, whom they equated with Zeus, from their own hero Heracles about whom they told many tales. Tyre's Heracles was seen as a supreme god, whereas their hero was insignificant in comparison and understood to be only partially divine. During the time of Alexander the Great when the Greeks conquered Egypt they identified Osiris as a supreme God and referred to him as the "Egyptian Heracles," and when in India they gave similar honor to the god Krishna whom they referred to as the "Indian Heracles.

Asshur was the post-flood founder and king of the original city of Babylon that was built in the land of the Chaldeans, but through his pride and arrogance he brought his entire empire to ruin. In the future, when Asshur comes again and brings the history of Paganism full circle, he will do the very same thing just as Isaiah After giving his oracle against Tyre in chapter 23 the prophet Isaiah then proceeds into a lengthy predictive narrative of the judgments that will befall Israel, the earth, and all its nations and people, which continues from chapter 24 to the end of chapter The overall subject is the Day of the Lord , and Israel is warned of what will happen during this time and encouraged to remain faithful to God.

Within this lengthy narrative we find a warning that is given to Israel regarding a covenant that the leaders of Israel will make with an unnamed party: The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by, for we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception. He who believes in it will not be disturbed. I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level; then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies and the waters will overflow the secret place.

Your covenant with death will be canceled, and your pact with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, then you become its trampling place. As often as it passes through, it will seize you; for morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night, and it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.

And now do not carry on as scoffers, or your fetters will be made stronger; for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts of decisive destruction on all the earth. Many Bible scholars believe that this covenant is the very same covenant that is referred to in Daniel 9: The signing of this covenant marks the beginning of a final seven year period of judgment that will come upon Israel and all the earth prior to the return of Israel's true Messiah.

Bible scholar Arnold Fruchtenbaum points out several areas of similarity between Daniel's covenant and Isaiah's "Covenant with Death. In Daniel's account we also see that the Antichrist is referred to as "one who makes desolate," and in Isaiah's account we find that Israel does indeed experience desolation from the repeated terror of the "overwhelming scourge," which Fruchtenbaum takes to be the armies of the Antichrist. The final similarity is found from the "destruction" that will come as a result of the covenant.

In Daniel it is predicted that the Antichrist will come to his destruction, and in Isaiah there is a warning of "decisive destruction on all the earth. Further insight into Isaiah's "Covenant with Death and Hell" can be gained when we identify the resurrected Asshur as the Antichrist with whom Israel will sign the covenant. When Asshur rises up out of his tomb to the great astonishment of the entire world it will appear that he has cheated death and overcome Hell.

After this miraculous appearance he will be embraced by the kings of the world and then he will turn his attention to Israel. Through deception and flattery Israel's leaders will accept Asshur as their protector and say, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have made a pact.

Delayed Justice Hosea, Micah and Isaiah all ministered near the end of Israel's period of the divided monarchy and all of them witnessed the rise of Assyria and the destruction and exile of the northern kingdom of Israel that took place in BC. The next group of prophets that were called up by God were Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. They ministered in the years preceding the destruction of Ninevah in BC at the hands of the newly risen empire of Babylon. The prophet Nahum warned of God's wrath against the wickedness of Ninevah and he predicted the city's complete destruction.

The prophet Zephaniah predicted the fall of Ninevah as well, but he focused primarily on the end-times judgment that will come against all nations during the Day of the Lord. The ministry of the prophet Habakkuk came during this same time, and his message begins with a lament regarding the rise of wickedness and injustice in the land of Judah: Or cry out to you, "Violence! Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.

Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. The response that Habakkuk receives from the Lord is very troubling, because God tells the prophet that He will raise up the cruel and brutal kingdom of Babylon to punish Judah for her sins: For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.

I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own. They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor. Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping to devour; they all come bent on violence.

Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand. They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them. Then they sweep past like the wind and go on-- guilty men, whose own strength is their god.

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When Habakkuk hears this word from God he becomes even more perplexed and distraught. How is it that God can use a nation that is even more evil than Judah to punish Judah? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler. The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.

Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food. Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy? I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

The prophet was deeply troubled at the thought of a Babylonian onslaught and he wondered how long God would tolerate such wickedness. Apparently God was moved by the sincere questioning that came from Habakkuk because He provides a very important answer and tells Habakkuk to write it down and preserve it on tablets: For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

Because he is as greedy as the grave [Sheol] and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples. Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, "Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?

Will not your debtors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their victim. Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed man's blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.

The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it. Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people's labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed! The cup from the LORD's right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed man's blood ; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life! It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it. At the beginning of the message Habakkuk is told that the revelation applies to the time of the end. The prophet is told that he must wait patiently for fulfillment, but that it will certainly come. We must also bear in mind that God's response is meant to satisfy Habakkuk's desire to see God's justice applied to Babylon. For these reasons I believe that God's response is directed squarely at Nimrod the original King of Babylon who will appear a second time as the Antichrist.

Only then will Nimrod feel the full force of God's justice. God describes this unnamed individual as "puffed up" and "arrogant" which certainly describes the attitude of Nimrod. Prior to the career of Nimrod in Genesis 9: In building his empire he also destroyed lands and cities, took captives, and gathered all nations to himself.

Nimrod also oversaw the building of the Tower of Babel. Josephus writes that this tower was built so that Nimrod would be able to escape God's judgment if it came again in the form of a flood. It was built high above the flood level and it was made of bricks sealed with bitumen so that "it might not be liable to admit water," [14] just as God's response to Habakkuk says, "Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin.

Another accusation that can be directly applied to Nimrod is that this figure was responsible for promoting the drinking of wine. When we turn to the Greek writings on Nimrod in his guise as the Egyptian god Osiris we find that Diodorus Siculus gives him due credit: The Greek writers were unanimous in their belief that the god they worshiped as Dionysos was merely a form of Osiris that had been transplanted from Egypt. The Romans knew Dionysos as Bacchus, and both Bacchus and Dionysos were closely identified with wine and drunkenness.

Nimrod's personal connection with wine can perhaps be traced back to his ancestor Ham who committed an indiscretion against his drunken father Noah as described in Genesis 9: Nimrod can also be given credit for bringing Paganism to the post-flood world, which is simply the worship of fallen angels as gods. According to Plutarch in his re-telling of the story of Isis and Osiris it was Osiris who first taught the Egyptians how to properly "honour the gods.

In this way we can see how it is possible to view Nimrod as one of the first promoters of idolatry , which is another of the accusations against the unnamed individual found in Habakkuk's message. The final accusation from Habakkuk's message that must be mentioned is very brief, yet it points undeniably to Nimrod.

The unnamed figure is warned: Perhaps Nimrod trained his armies for battle by sending them out on great hunts, which is an activity that is represented in the Egyptian artifact known as the Hunter's Palette that dates to the very same time period as the Narmer Palette both of which are analyzed in Part Eight. Nimrod brought death and destruction to the animal world but through Habakkuk God seems to be saying that Nimrod will find terror in the memory of his killings.

The message that God gives to Habakkuk is intended to satisfy the prophet's desire to see justice applied to Babylon. What we see is that God views Nimrod as the great wicked influence over Babylon and judgment against Babylon cannot be complete until Nimrod himself is judged. Nimrod is accused of arrogance and greed, and of plundering the nations of the world, and he is warned that he will one day be plundered. He is accused of promoting drunkenness throughout the world, yet he will one day be forced to drink from the Lord's own cup and come to shame instead of glory.

Nimrod is also accused of killing humans and animals and of bringing violence and destruction to cities and nations, and for these many sins violence will come against Nimrod and he will be destroyed. In this way divine judgment against Babylon will finally be complete. When God made His covenant with Abraham God gave his descendents all of the land from "the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates" Genesis This original Promised Land was bordered by the kingdom of Egypt on the west and the kingdom of Assyria on the east, and throughout its existence Israel has often been threatened by these two great nations.

During the time of Hosea, Micah and Isaiah, when Assyria was dominant, the prophets had to repeatedly warn Israel's leaders to put their faith in God rather than trying to gain peace and safety by forming alliances with these nations. The prophet Hosea admonished Israel for its alliance with Assyria: But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores" 5: Israel looked everywhere for help except to the Lord: Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless-- now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria" 7: Hosea also compared Israel to a donkey wandering aimlessly: Ephraim has sold herself to lovers" 8: Israel was destroyed by Assyria, the very nation their leaders had put their faith in.

Soon after this disaster the prophet Isaiah warned Judah against making a similar mistake by forming an alliance with Egypt: But Pharaoh's protection will be to your shame, Egypt's shade will bring you disgrace Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys' backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation, to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless.

Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing. Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked, against those who help evildoers. But the Egyptians are men and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out his hand, he who helps will stumble, he who is helped will fall; both will perish together. Many times Israel's leaders looked to Egypt and Assyria as allies and potential saviors but through the prophets God repeatedly warned Israel that He was their only Savior, that Israel should only look to Him, and that they would only come to ruin by putting faith in their enemies.

Egypt and Assyria would deceive and oppress Israel even to the very end but then, after the return of the Messiah, God would gather Israel and turn to Egypt and Assyria with blessings: He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth He will break it up into seven streams so that men can cross over in sandals.



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