OUR LORD WHO CURTAILS THE SCHEMES OF HIS ENEMIES

Revisiting Isaiah chapter 19 verse 13, let's look again at what this verse  says about the oppressors of God's people, represented by Egypt;

The officials of Zoan have become fools, the leaders of Memphis are deceived; the cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray.

The backdrop of this verse is that Egypt's leadership had decided to enslave the children of Isreal because they believed they were becoming too numerous and that they represented a political threat to their establishment.

When the Lord moved to free His people from the bondage of slavery, He targeted the leadership of Egypt by pouring a spirit of dizziness on them. 

The officials of Zoan, which at the time was an important administrative center of Egypt, became fools. Their perceptions of reality were distorted and they could not properly formulate rational decisions.

The leaders of Memphis, which was an important religious center,  were deceived. In their religious pursuits, they became gullible and followed bad spiritual counsel.

All the leaders of Egypt who should have been the cornerstones of the nation to bring knowledge and wisdom for the guidance of the country, instead, led Egypt astray.

For the oppressors who conspire to subjugate God's people using administrative weapons and spiritual deception, the Lord has means of His own to render the  schemers mentally  unable to plan and execute their ambitions.

Bless the Lord who saves His people from oppressors no matter how formidable they appear.

Amen.