Connect Isaiah 19:23 with New Testament teachings on unity in Christ. Isaiah’s Prophetic Highway “In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria, and the Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.” (Isaiah 19:23) What the Highway Signals • A literal future roadway linking two historic enemies • A picture of former foes meeting in shared worship of the one true God • A prophetic hint of a wider, border-crossing unity that God alone can create Christ—The Living Highway • “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” (John 14:6) • The singular “way” foretold by Isaiah becomes personal in Jesus • Every nation’s access to God now runs through the crucified and risen Messiah The Wall Comes Down • “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility.” (Ephesians 2:13-14) • Hostility—whether Jew/Gentile, Egypt/Assyria, or any modern divide—meets its end at the cross • Christ’s body unites all believers into “one new man” (Ephesians 2:15) One Body, Many Nations • “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus… There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26-28) • “After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9) • Isaiah’s Egyptians and Assyrians preview the global family gathered in Christ Unity Lived Out in the Early Church • Acts 8—Samaritans receive the gospel • Acts 10—Cornelius and his household (Romans) brought in • Acts 11—Antioch church becomes a multiethnic hub These snapshots echo Isaiah 19:23: travel, mingling, shared worship—now realized through the Spirit. Practical Takeaways for Believers Today • Guard the gospel’s exclusivity: Christ alone is the highway to God • Pursue reconciliation with believers across cultural and historical lines • Celebrate the diversity God is gathering rather than fearing it • Join in corporate worship that reflects the “every nation” choir of Revelation 7:9 • Remember: the unity promised in Isaiah and fulfilled in Christ is not merely future—it is our present calling (Ephesians 4:4-6) |
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