City of the Sun

I was reading in the book of Isaiah this morning and the Lord was predicting some wrath that would come upon Egypt at his hand.

In chapter 19 verse 18, we read; “On that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear loyalty to the Lord of Armies. One of the cities will be called the City of the Sun.”

Hmmm, interesting so I looked up if there was ever a city in Egypt called the City of the Sun, this is what I found!

“Yes, there was a city in ancient Egypt called Heliopolis, which translates to ‘City of the Sun’ in Greek. It was a major religious center and capital of the 13th or Heliopolis Name of Lower Egypt. The city was the center of worship for the sun god, Ra, and was once home to the largest and most important temple of the pharaohs.” Wikipedia.org

I am not going to try and make heads or tails of today’s scripture as the book of Isaiah can be confusing as some of it was in real-time, some was for near prophecy and the rest is end-time prophecy!

What I do wish to point out is history!

I love it when a person, battle, or city appears in the Bible and we can find such within the pages of our history books.

The Lord has given us enough tangible evidence of his existence and landmarks throughout the world that point directly to the Bible and its historical teachings.

This always makes me wonder why people have such a hard time believing in God! When we can take situations, locations, and people from the Bible and align them with our history books what part of that doesn’t resonate?

God is giving us sneak peeks, helpful hints, and steps of the past leading us into the future but the masses still run blind from him, his peace, and his love.

This makes me sad! 😔

Dear Lord Our Father in Heaven,

Thank you for our eyes that see you and our ears that are attentive to your call. I thank you, Lord, that we, your children, might be that open door, leading the lost to you. The lost souls living in our world of decay.

Help us Lord to be examples of your love. Please, help us to share your words of wisdom, deliverance, and peace.

As we learn and grow, help us to share our testimonies with those who are ignorant of you, opening their eyes to the wonder of your love, protection, provision, and direction.

We give you all the praise and all the glory! In your perfect name Lord Jesus, we pray. Amen 😌