Cush

1 Chronicles

The Ultimate Family Tree Drop

Cush as a territory is introduced here through Ham's son, representing the lands south of Egypt — this geographical anchor gives the reader a sense of how Ham's descendants spread across northeastern Africa and Arabia.

Psalms

God Pulls Up and Everybody Scatters

Cush, the ancient land south of Egypt, is named here as a nation that will one day stretch out its hands to God in worship — signaling that the reach of God's glory extends beyond Israel to the ends of the known world.

Psalms

God's City Hits Different

Cush, the distant African kingdom at the far edge of the known world, is named here to signal that God's citizenship offer extends to the geographic extremes — no nation is too far, too foreign, or too unfamiliar.

Isaiah

When God Claps Back at an Entire Empire

Cush enters the story as the source of a new military threat to Sennacherib — Tirhakah's army is marching against him, which is the strategic pressure that prompts his aggressive letter to Hezekiah.

Isaiah

God's Got a Guy (And He Doesn't Even Know It)

Cush is listed here alongside Egypt as a wealthy nation that will acknowledge Israel's God — its inclusion signals that God's coming vindication of Israel will be recognized across the full breadth of the ancient world's major powers.

Zephaniah

Every Nation Catches Hands

Zephaniah calls out nation after nation — Philistia, Moab, Cush, Assyria — and says they're all about to get wrecked. But buried in the middle of the warnings is a lifeline: seek the Lord, stay humble, and maybe you'll be sheltered when it all goes down.