Isaiah 31 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Isaiah 31 the prophet warns the people about placing their trust in Egypt, which actually made rational sense to doo because it was a strong superpower at the time, and the only real military threat against the marauding Assyrians. But God said to trust Him, and it seemed like at the beginning the Israelites did not do that. So the Lord removed their prop, something he does to us at times too.