Lux Domini

Isaiah 43:3

For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
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Key themes

Justice and mercyHolinessJudgmentRemnant

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Isaiah 43:1Isaiah 43:2Micah 6:8Amos 5:24

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Glossary

Cush Place

Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.

Egypt Place

The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.

Sheba Place

(1. ) One of the sons of Cush ( Gen. 10:7 ). (2. ) The name of a country and nation ( Isa. 43:3 ; 45:14 ) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. Modern identification: Sheba.