Egypt’s Redemptive Gift and Arab’s DNA, Destination and End-Time Role
I. INTRODUCTION: ABRAHAM (FATHER)
A. Abraham walked on the “highway” when he came out of Ur of the Chaldeans going through Assyria (Gen 11:31) to
the promised land of Israel (Gen 12:1, 5; 13:14-17; 15:7, 17-21). He then went down to Egypt to dwell there for a time
(Gen 12:10).
B. Abraham is the Father of Israel and Sarah is the mother of the promised descendants (Gen 12:2; 15:4, 13-16).
Abraham is not only a father of one nation (Israel) but is the father of many nations. Abraham is the father of 8 sons:
Isaac from Sarah; Ishmael from Hager and 6 sons from Keturah. Abraham sent them to the country of the east
(Gen 25:1-6). In Abraham’s descendant Jesus, all the families of the earth shall be blessed (Gen 12:3; Gal 3:16).
2 I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly. 3 Abram fell on his face, and God
talked with him, saying: 4 Behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 No longer
shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. (Gen 17:2-6)
II. THE MAIN REDEMPTIVE GIFTS OF EGYPT
A. Mother; hiding place (city of Refuge), blessing (source of spiritual and natural food); Destiny in worship (all Egypt
shall be a House of Prayer). Abraham found refuge and life in the time of famine and was blessed. Instead of losing his
life in the severe famine (Gen 12:10-20), Abraham became very rich in Egypt (Gen 12:16), (Gen 13:2).
B. Egypt is a mother who gave birth to tribes. There is a famous statement: Masr Om El Donia, which means, Egypt
is the mother of the world. Hagar (Egyptian) + Abram gave birth to Ishmael, the father of 12 tribes (Gen 16:3-4). Egyptian
woman + Ishmael gave birth to Nebajoth and Kedar (Arab Tribes) + ten more sons (Gen 21:21; 25:12-16). Asenath
(Egyptian) + Joseph gave birth to Manasseh and Ephraim (Israelite tribes).
C. Egypt incubated, nurtured, protected, embraced: greenhouse for God’s first born Israel (Hos 11:1). Israel came
to Egypt as one big family of 70 persons (Gen 46:26). They were a small seed or a baby nation. Israel came out of Egypt
after 430 years as a mature large nation (2 million (Ex.12:37) (600,000 x 4). Israel had almost the same amount of
people as the Egyptians (Ex. 1:7, 8, 12, 20).
D. Egypt embraced and protected the child Jesus around 2 to 3 years from the sword of Herod. Jesus, Joseph and
Mary found safety and refuge in Egypt (Mt. 2:13-15; 2:19-20; Hos 11:1).
E. About 65 years ago, Egypt gave birth to the League of Arab States with its main base in Egypt. (Prime Minister
Nahas). Gamal Abd El Naser, the first president, united the Arabs under one banner (The Arab Nation) changing the
name of Egypt to ARE (Arab Republic of Egypt).
III. THE CALL TO THE CHURCH IN EGYPT
A. Egypt’s redemptive gift as a mother is to give birth to a nation. This will not work without a father. Egypt cannot have
Ishmael and give birth again without marrying (uniting) Abraham.
B. Hagar (Egypt): to hear the voice of the Lord. Repent and go back to the house of Abraham and submit yourself to
Sarah. Come near to Israel and Assyria and be a blessing to the whole world. If Egypt follows the enemy’s plans of
disuniting from Abraham they stand against God’s plan.
C. If Egypt will lift Joseph up to a high place, it will be a blessing to My people and the whole world in the coming
famine. Egypt gave birth to God’s 1st born nation. Her redemptive gift will be reactivated as she is a refuge and blessing
(food store) to God’s people in the End Times.
D. The Arab nations around Egypt are suffering from famine. The only way to get out of this famine is to embrace
Joseph (son of Isaac) who will need her blessing of food again. The Church in Egypt must come near and pray in unity
with the church in Israel to regain Joseph’s wisdom.
E. Worship is Egypt’s DNA and destiny: Altar and Pillar to the Lord will be in Egypt (Isa. 19:19). Egyptians will make
sacrifices and offerings to the Lord and will vow to the LORD and perform it (Is 19:20) because worship is the DNA of
Egypt. From the days of Pharaoh there were priests and worship in temples. Islam found power in Egypt and Egypt
became the head of Islam.
F. Pray: Father, release the redemptive gift of Egypt as Mother to give birth to nations. Open the eyes of the church
leaders to her being a place of refuge and blessings to nations. Father, open the eyes to know You. Raise up the House
of prayer in Egypt (establish the Altar and Pillar).
IV. ARAB DNA AND THEIR INHERITANCE (GEN 16:1-14; 21:9-21)
7 The Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness by the spring on the way to Shur. 8 He said,
"Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the presence
of my mistress Sarai." 9 The Angel said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand." 10 Then
the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for
multitude." (It is the will of God to have Ishmael. It is not a mistake). 11 And the Angel of the LORD said to her: "Behold,
you are with child, And you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has heard your
affliction. 12 He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every man, And every man's hand against him. And he
shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." 13 Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-
the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?" 14 Therefore the well was called Beer
Lahai Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered. (Gen 16:7-14)
A. Jesus is searching for Hagar until he finds her. God called Hagar by her name and gave her work and a position.
God is the one who gave Ishmael his name. Ishmael means God hears (Gen 16:10). God wants to say: I’ll hear you
Ishmael. You are designed in a way that when you raise your voice to me, I’ll hear. You will be famous as the one that
God hears his prayers. That is why I gave you this name Ishmael.
16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be
one flock and one shepherd. (Jn 10:16)
B. Hagar (the Egyptian), the mother of Ishmael, had an encounter with God. God revealed HIMSELF to her with a new
name (Lahai Roi), which means, see the one who sees me. God opened her eyes to see Jesus. And she was sure that
God was seeing her. (Gen 16:13, 14)
C. Four aspects of the DNA of the Arabs:
• God calls them by name (open their ears)
• God hears their prayers
• God opens their eyes to see HIM
• God sees them
D. That is why many Arabs have dreams and visions of Jesus calling them by name. If any one of them says Jesus
show me Yourself, then Jesus appears to him in vision or dream.
E. Gen 21:14-21 confirms these 4 aspects of the DNA of Egypt. Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus reveal yourself
in dreams and visions to the Arabs. Prophesying over the church of Egypt: Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your
hand, for I will make him a great nation (v. 18). Egypt, Arise, Lift up the lad (Arab nation) and hold him with your hand,
for I created Him and made him to be a great nation. I created the Arab Nation for great Destiny.
14 Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and
the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. She departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water in
the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs. 16 Then she went and sat down across from
him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, "Let me not see the death of the boy." So she sat opposite
him, and lifted her voice and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad. The angel of God called to Hagar out of
heaven, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise,
lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation." 19 And God opened her eyes, and she
saw a well of water (Jesus). She went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. 20 God was with the lad;
and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. (Gen 21:14-20)
V. REDEMPTIVE GIFTS AND DESTINY OF ARABS: THEIR ROLE IN THE END TIMES
A. Forerunners prepare the way for the second coming of Jesus by singing, worshiping and rejoicing. (Is 42:1-13).
The Holy Spirit took Isaiah in a vision to a place and time where he saw the first coming of JESUS in the past and the
second coming as future event.
B. Jesus at His first and second comings:
1 Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring
forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A
bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth…6 I, the LORD…
will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles, 7 to open blind
eyes, to bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. 8 I am the LORD, that
is My name; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images. 9 Behold, the former things have
come to pass, and new things I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them." 10 Sing to the LORD a new song,
and His praise from the ends of the earth, You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you coastlands…11 Let the
wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them
shout from the top of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD, And declare His praise in the coastlands.
13 The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout
aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies. (Isa. 42:1-13)
C. Jesus in his first coming was gentle and lowly in heart as the lamb of God (Isa. 42:1-7).
D. Verse 8-9 speaks about the present situation in the vision. It speaks about the zeal of God to have all the
worship and glory. The earth is full of worship to other gods. It tells that there is a new thing coming which is: The
worship and glory will be for God alone.
E. Verse 10-13 speaks about the forerunners for the second coming of King Jesus. It reveals some details about
the new coming thing, or two worship camps against each other. Is 40:3-4 speaks about John the Baptist as a forerunner
preparing the way for the Lamb of God; Jesus in His first coming. Isa. 42:10-13) speaks about another forerunner
preparing the way for Jesus in His second coming as King of Kings to reign.
F. This forerunner is the church in the entire world with the sound of worship. He mentions specifically the Arab
nations as forerunners—Kedar and Sela.
G. The Spirit took Isaiah in a vision to see events that will occur in the generation the Lord returns.
1 Arise, shine; For your light has come…2 Behold, the darkness shall cover the earth…but the LORD will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 "Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. 5 Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell
with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you. 6 The
multitude of camels shall cover your land, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come;
they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall proclaim the praises of the LORD. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be
gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall ascend with acceptance on My altar,
and I will glorify the house of My glory. (Isa. 60:1-7)
H. Arabs will come to the house of the Lord: Midian, Son of Abraham from Keturah (Arabs) and Ephah son of Midian,
(Arabs). Adult camels and baby camels are children and adults.
I. Arabs in Sheba (Yemen) will declare that Jesus is King (gold) and Priest (incense) proclaiming the praises of the
Lord; that He healed them, He walked on the water, and all our village saw Jesus, the five loaves and two fishes). All the
flocks of Kedar (the main Arab tribe), the second son of Ishmael, all of them will gather together to you. Nebaioth (Arabs)
the first son of Ishmael will serve you. I will accept all the gifts and sacrifices. I will glorify and decorate my glorified house
with it. I created the Arabs in such sweetness and beauty to that day when they come and worship and their worship
will be acceptable and decorate and glorify my house.
J. Prayer: Father God, open the eyes of the Arabs. Give them a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge so
they can be released to their destination of worship and praise you. The beauty and glory of them will please you and
glorify your house. Raise them as forerunners preparing the way for you as the King of kings in the generation of your return.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ke’dar (dark-skinned ), the second son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chron. 1:29) and the name of a tribe of Arabs on the
northwest of the peninsula and on the confines of Palestine. The "glory of Kedar" is recorded by the prophet Isaiah,
(Isaiah 21:13-17) in the burden upon Arabia; and its importance may also be inferred from the "princes of Kedar"
mentioned by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 27:21) as well as the pastoral character of the tribe. They appear also to have been, like
the wandering tribes of the present day, "archers" and "mighty men." (Isaiah 21:17) comp. Psal 120:5 That they also
settled in villages or towns we find from Isaiah. (Isaiah 42:11) The tribe seems to have been one of the most
conspicuous of all the Ishmaelite tribes, and hence the rabbins call the Arabians universally by this name.
Neba’ioth, Neba’joth (heights ), the "first-born of Ishmael," (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1:29) (B.C. about 1850), and
father of a pastoral tribe named after him, the "rams Of Nebaioth" being mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, (Isaiah 60:7)
with the; flocks of Kedar. From the days of Jerome: this people had been identified with the Nabathaeans of Greek
and Roman history Petra was their capital. (They first settled in the country southeast of Palestine, and wandered
gradually in search of pasturage till they came to Kedar, of which Isaiah speaks. Probably the Nebaioth of Arabia
Petrea were, as M. Quatremere argues the same people as the Nebat of Chaldea. --McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopedia.)
Se’la, or Se’lah (the rock ), (2 Kings 14:7; Isaiah 16:1) so rendered in the Authorized Version in Judges city later
(2 Chronicles 25:12) probably known as Petra, the ruins of which are found about two days journey north of the top of
the Gulf of Akabah and three or four south from Jericho and about halfway between the southern end of the Dead Sea
and the northern end of the Gulf of Akabah. It was in the midst of Mount Seir, in the neighborhood of Mount Hor, and
therefore Edomite territory, taken by Amaziah, and called Joktheel. In the end of the fourth century B.C. it appears as
the headquarters of the Nabatheans, who successfully resisted the attacks of Antigonus. About 70 B.C. Petra appears
as the residence of the Arab princes named Aretas. It was by Trajan reduced to subjection to the Roman empire. The
city Petra lay, though at a high level, in a hollow three quarters of a mile long and from 800 to 1500 feet wide, shut in
by mountain cliffs, and approached only by a narrow ravine, through which, and across the city’s site, the river winds.
There are extensive ruins at Petra of Roman date, which have been frequently described by modern travellers.
Mid’ian (strife ), a son of Abraham and Keturah, (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32) progenitor of the Midianites, or
Arabians dwelling principally in the desert north of the peninsula of Arabia. Southward they extended along the eastern
shore of the Gulf of Eyleh (Sinus AElaniticus ); and northward they stretched along the eastern frontier of Palestine.
The "land of Midian," the place to which Moses fled after having killed the Egyptian, (Exodus 2:15,21) or the portion of
it specially referred to, was probably the peninsula of Sinai. The influence of the Midianties on the Israelites was clearly
most evil, and directly tended to lead them from the injunctions of Moses. The events at Shittim occasioned the injunction
to vex Midian and smite them. After a lapse of some years, the Midianites appear again as the enemies of the Israelites,
oppressing them for seven years, but are finally defeated with great slaughter by Gideon. [GIDEON] The Midianites are
described as true Arabs, and possessed cattle and flocks and camels as the sand of the seashore for multitude. The
spoil taken in the war of both Moses and of Gideon is remarkable. (Numbers 31:22; Judges 8:21,24-26) We have here
a wealthy Arab nation, living by plunder, delighting in finery; and, where forays were impossible, carrying ont he traffic
southward into Arabia, the land of gold --if not naturally, by trade-- and across to Chaldea, or into the rich plains of
Egypt. The name of a son of Midian, and of the region settled by him; also of an Israelite and of an Israelitess: - Ephah.
She’ba (seven , or all oath ). A son of Raamah son of Cush. (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9) A soil of Joktan. (Genesis
10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22). A son of Jokshan son of Keturah. (Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32) We shall consider, first,
the history of the Joktanite Sheba; and secondly, the Cushite Sheba and the Keturahite Sheba together. I. The Joktanites
were among the early colonists of southern Arabia, and the kingdom which they there founded was for many centuries
called the kingdom of Sheba, after one of the sons of Joktan. The visit of the queen of Sheba to King Solomon.
(1 Kings 10:1) is one of the familiar Bible incidents. The kingdom of Sheba embraced the greater part of the Yemen,
or Arabia Felix. It bordered on the Red Sea, and was one of the most fertile districts of Arabia. Its chief cities, and
probably successive capitals, were Seba, San’a (Uzal), and Zafar (Sephar). Seba was probably the name of the city,
and generally of the country and nation. II. Sheba, son of Raamah son of Cush settled somewhere on the shores of
the Persian Gulf. It was this Sheba that carried on the great Indian traffic with Palestine, in conjunction with, as we hold,
the other Sheba, son of Jokshan son of Keturah, who like Dedan appears to have formed, with the Cushite of the
same name, one tribe.