Who Cuts Rahab to Pieces, Who Pierced That Monster Through
Isaiah 51:9 ¡º ¡¦ Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?¡»
1. About Rahab
"Rahab" that appears in Isaiah 51:9, is not Rahab the prostitute who hid the two spies sent by Joshua to look over the land of Canaan (Joshua 2:1-24). Let us study about Rahab and the monster that God cut in the past and will cut in the last days.
"Rahab" is a hebrew named sea monster of an ancient myth, and it is said that Rahab was surrendered by gods. The origin of this name comes from a hebrew word "Rah'-hab," with a meaning of "blusterer, storm, and arrogance." The sea monster "Rahab" symbolizes Egypt, which caught the Israelites as slaves and was punished through the ten plagues.
"Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over?" (Isaiah 51:9) This sentence also shows the power of God who delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians by letting them cross the Red Sea.
When the land of Judah was intimidated by Assyria, the Jews relied on Egypt, not on God. At that time God said:
Isaiah 30:7 ¡º"to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing."¡»
If a mad sea monster sits still, doing nothing, it means that she has lost her power to intimidate or help other countries.
2. The Meaning of "Cut into Pieces"
God made the Egyptians tremble and release the Israelites by sending them ten plagues, and buried the Egyptian soldiers in the Red Sea when they entered the Sea to chase the Israelites. These were described as God cut Rahab into pieces.
3. The Spirit and the Bride will cut Rahab to pieces, and pierce that monster
A hebrew word "Tanin" is translated as a "serpent, dragon, and monster." Context-wise, God compared the Egyptian ruler Pharaoh's being surrendered to the dragon's being pierced. Primarily, Rahab represents Egypt and its ruler. During the Babylonian Captivity, the monster symbolized the Babylonian king, too. Secondly, it represents Satan who is the king of this sinful world. The great creature of the sea that God created on the 5th day (Gen. 1:21), is also an interpretation of Tanin [monster, beast].
The beast, which comes out of sea at the prophetical period of 5th day, gets power from the dragon and rules the churches for 1,260 years. The beast coming from the sea or a dragon represents the ruler of this world [sea], the devil. So the books of Daniel and Revelation tell you that the beast who speaks against God comes out of the sea.
The Spirit and the Bride, who comes in the last days to give us salvation, "will cut Rahab to pieces and pierce that monster through." They will bring judgement to the devil [the temporary owner of this world], and throws him into the lake of fire. Let us praise the Spirit and the Bride who redeem the 144,000 and lead to heaven by cutting Rahab to pieces and piercing the monster.
