Isaiah 19:19
“In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.”
King James Version
More of Isaiah 19 on this siteIsaiah 19:16-25 · Isaiah 19:19-20
An altar to the LORD in the midst of Egypt — worship established among a nation that had enslaved Israel.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 19:20-25 Acts 2:10 Matthew 2:14-15
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The Jewish temple at Elephantine (5th century BC), where Jews worshipped YHWH in Egypt, is archaeologically confirmed. The Coptic Christian church has been in Egypt since the 1st century AD.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishAwaits the future Messianic age when Egypt worships YHWH.
CatholicThe Coptic Church of Egypt partially fulfills this.
ProtestantThe Egyptian Christian community fulfills the spirit of this promise.
DispensationalFull national conversion of Egypt in the Millennium.
AcademicIsaiah's universalist oracle; the Elephantine papyri show a historical Jewish-Egyptian temple.
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