do” (v. 28); “the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about” (v. 32). Allen Ross suggests that “the sovereignty of God is the underlying theme of this chapter, for the economy of Egypt—in fact, Egypt’s whole future—was subject to the Lord God of Israel. The Bible affirms that God raises up kings and sets them down; and he controls the destinies of empires in accord with his plans for his people. In this instance, he controlled Egypt’s life source, for God had determined that his