OUR FATHER WHO NEUTRALIZES THE POWER OF THE ENEMY OF HIS PEOPLE

The book of Isaiah chapter 19 verses 4 - 7 says this;

I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

The waters of the river will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and dry. The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up.

The reeds and rushes will wither, also the plants along the Nile, at the mouth of the river.

Every sown field along the Nile will become parched, will blow away and be no more.

This passage reveals a principle of intervention that the Lord applies to the oppressors of His people to weaken their grip and force the release of their captives.

First, the Lord reserves the right to topple kings and to raise up different ones as Daniel 2 verse 21 says;

He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

He uses this authority to place the oppressors into the hands of a harsh and viscous leader and under this leader, they taste the cruelty and unfairness that they inflicted on God's people.

As they grapple with this reality, their resources are deplete and their access to sustenance is severely cutailed.

• Rivers (primary economic resources) dry up
• River beds (economic systems) are parched
• Canals (distribution systems) stagnate
• Streams (investments) evaporate
• Reeds and rushes (tertiary businesses) wilt
• Sown fields (agriculture) fail

The oppressors are subjected to the shortages and economic hardship that they subjected God's people to.

Their ability to continue to enslave others is weakened.

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