Lux Domini
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

Key themes

Suffering and trialsHumilityReturnTemple

Glossary

Assyria Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.

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.

Nile Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Nile River.