Isaiah 17 and 18 contain an oracle regarding Damascus and Ethiopia. The harvest will be decimated. The cities will be laid waste. Those who have forgotten the Lord will be punished, but those who plunder Israel will also suffer. Another nation will return gifts to the Lord.

Isaiah 19 and 20 contain an oracleconcerning Egypt. God will cause Egypt to be in turmoil. They will suffer from an internal struggle. Because they become weak another nation will take them. Their gods will not be able to help them.

Some within Egypt’s borders will call on the name of the Lord and He will help them. From Assyria to Egypt the Lord will be blessed.

In Titus 1 Paul has placed Titus in Crete to organize the churches that have been planted there. He is to appoint elders and bishops who will be strong in the Lord. Titus is also to deal with the false teaching that is going around at this time. Those who stir up trouble in the church because of wrong teaching must be confronted and put out of the church. They will only lead it astray.