The history of Egypt dates back farther than that of any other nation of Africa. The original migration south from the cold Armenian plateaus to the warm Egyptian plains must have been rapid for the children of Ham. But, alas! along with colonization came the worship of demons. Egypt is a heathen land. Unless God is the Object, to better one’s circumstances carries with it the moral sting of the scorpion and venom of the asp.
Though Egypt was among the early nations, she did not rise to the height of some of the others; her pride brought her low.
Egypt said, “My river (Nile) is mine own, and I have made it for myself.”
“But I will put hooks in thy jaws... and I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness... and all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel... And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return... into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom” (Ezek. 29:3-14).
This history tells us why Egypt has never risen to the dignity of the position of a world power.