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There Are Four Countries not One

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Isaiah 18 and the Future of America

There are Four Countries not One

The First Country Is Israel

The Bible was written first for the Jews. They are the first intended listener. Salvation comes to the Jews first and then the Gentiles second. Any reference given is from the perspective of Israel. To identify the other countries you need to start with Israel. To provide a better understanding of each country's involvement, the phrases of the first two verses are split apart below.

Phrase	Applicable Country
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond	This is the second country. It sends out its messengers to the country which gets destroyed.
the rivers of Ethiopia:	This phrase is about a third country. It is a reference only.
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers,	This part is about the second country again.
to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!	This refers to the fourth country. It is the focus of the chapter.

The Second Country Is Beyond the Rivers of Cush

Verse one is about a country beyond the rivers of Cush. The whole chapter, however, is not about that country. Messengers, ambassadors or agents from an un-named nation known as the "land shadowing with wings" or "whirring wings" go to a fourth country to destroy it. Understand, if the United States of America is seriously attacked by another such that there are too many to be buried the offending country will be dealt with harshly in such a way as does not need to be described.

The Third Country Is Cush

Readers find the mention of "Ethiopia" in verse 1 and assume that the passage is about it. The passage is not about "Ethiopia". The real name here is Cush. The real identity of Cush does not change the reference to the fourth country later in the chapter. Cush is a nation that helps identify another nation that is the "land shadowing with wings" which is beyond its rivers from the perspective of the people of Israel. Cush is merely a reference point. I believe this is where most people go wrong. Once they see Cush it is all they focus on. I suspect some with racial biases have found the name Ethiopia in the past and then ignored it because it is about a people and a heritage for which they have no concern. I have noticed some who care about Ethiopia, Eritrea and the surrounding area and then seek to place the country they love into the prophecy. This doesn't work either.

The Fourth Country Is the Focus of Isaiah 18

What do these references mean? Israel is implied in verse one but the identity of the fourth country cannot be determined by its relationship to Israel, by the location of Cush, by the land beyond the rivers of Cush or any relationship between these countries. Unfortunately, readers focus on Israel, Cush and the land beyond be fail to stay focused on the country in verses 2-7.