Zephaniah 3:10 talks about offerings brought by Yahweh worshippers from "beyond the rivers of Cush."The sovereign grace of God will reach beyond the rivers of Cush in its converting of the nations . Past the southernmost branches of the Nile , deep into the continent of Africa , shall come prayers for salvation addressed to Yahweh alone . (Cf . J . M . P . Smith , p . 249 , who identifies the " rivers " of Cush with the most distant branches of the Nile .)
Earlier Isaiah had characterized Cush as a " land divided by rivers " ( Isa . 18 : 2 , 7 ), which sent " envoys by sea in papyrus boats over the water " ( 18 : 2 ). He also depicted these distant people as bringing gifts to the Lord Al- mighty ( 18 : 7 ).
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O. Palmer Robertson. The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (New International Commentary on the Old Testament). (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1990). Page 329.
