ISAIAH—NOTE ON Isaiah 35:1 be glad... rejoice... rejoice with joy and singing. The tone of ch. Isaiah 35:1 is established by these verbs and their echoes in v. Isaiah 35:10. (See note on 34:1–35:10.) God’s people once made their exodus through a desert (Exodus 15:22; Deuteronomy 1:19), but their final homecoming is through a blooming landscape exploding with joy. The curse of Genesis 3:17 will be reversed (see Romans 8:20).

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