Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the (f) blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
(f) When the knowledge of Christ is revealed.
Then the eyes of the (f) blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
(f) When the knowledge of Christ is revealed.
THEN THE EYES OF THE BLIND SHALL BE OPENED - The images in this verse and the following are those of joy and exultation. They describe the times of happiness when God would come to save them from thei...
CHAPTER 35 Restoration Glory and the Kingdom 1. _Creation blest and the glory of the Lord revealed (Isaiah 35:1)_ 2. _The spiritual and material blessings of the kingdom (Isaiah 35:3)_ 3. The return...
ISAIAH 35. The wilderness shall become fruitful as the most fertile districts of Palestine. Let the timid take courage, for Divine vengeance on the enemy is at hand. The blind and deaf, the lame and d...
THEN THE EYES, &C. When Messiah came, _these_ miracles (not miracles _qua_ miracles) were the evidence that He had indeed come to save His People (Matthew 11:1), but they rejected Him. Hence, this wit...
DISCOURSE: 914 STREAMS IN THE DESERT Isaiah 35:5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the fame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of th...
THEN THE EYES OF THE BLIND SHALL BE OPENED— After a parenthesis in the two preceding verses, the prophet continues his discourse, and more particularly sets forth those privileges of the church which...
E. FREEDOM WILL FLOURISH, CHAPTER 35 1. STRENGTHENED TEXT: Isaiah 35:1-7 1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom...
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. THEN THE EYES OF THE BLIND SHALL BE OPENED ... - Language figurative, descriptive of the joy felt at the de...
1. While Edom becomes a desert, for God's people, on the other hand, the desert places burst into bloom, the fairest parts of Palestine sharing their fertile beauty with the waste places (Isaiah 35:2)...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 35 All through CHAPTER S 28 TO 33, there was one main point: It was foolish to trust o...
THEN THE EYES OF THE BLIND SHALL... — The words are obviously to be interpreted, like those that precede them, and Isaiah 29:18, of spiritual infirmities. If they seem to find a literal fulfilment in...
אָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְ אָזְנֵ֥י...
THE REJOICING OF THE REDEEMED Isaiah 35:1-10 God's judgments change Carmel and Sharon into a waste; but His blessing makes the wilderness and parched land as Carmel and Sharon. Where the smile of God...
The message of this chapter stands in close relation to the message of the preceding one, and yet in almost startling contrast to it. That was a picture of desolation. This is one of restoration. As i...
How delightfully the prophet preacheth consolation to the Old Testament saints, in the prospect of their coming Saviour! This was the one source of holy joy, to which the holy men of old were uniforml...
5._Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened. _(26) He continues the promise about the restoration of the Church, in order to encourage the hearts of the godly, who must have been grievously dismayed...
Chapter 35 gives a picture of the blessing that succeeds the judgment, the blessing even of the wilderness, which depends on that of Israel. The redeemed of Jehovah shall go up with joy in full securi...
THEN THE EYES OF THE BLIND SHALL BE OPENED,.... Which was literally fulfilled in the first coming of Christ, Matthew 9:27 John 9:1 and spiritually, both among Jews and Gentiles; especially the latter,...
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Ver. 5. _Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened._] This was fulfilled corporally in cures wrought by Chris...
_Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened_ The poor Gentiles, who before were blind and deaf, shall now have the eyes and ears of their minds opened to see God's works, and to hear and receive his w...
Then the eyes of the blind, said of the spiritual blindness of natural man, SHALL BE OPENED, to see the beauty of the Savior, AND THE EARS OF THE DEAF SHALL BE UNSTOPPED, so that those who have never...
THE JOYFUL STATE OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM. We have, in this chapter, a beautiful and majestic picture of the flourishing condition of Christ's kingdom, of the glorious future awaiting those who belong to...
5-10 When Christ shall come to set up his kingdom in the world, then wonders, great wonders, shall be wrought on men's souls. By the word and Spirit of Christ, the spiritually blind were enlightened;...
The most ignorant and stupid creatures shall be forced to acknowledge the wonderful works of God. Or rather thus, The poor Gentiles, who before were blind and deaf, shall now have the eyes and ears of...
Isaiah 35:5 eyes H5869 blind H5787 opened H6491 (H8735) ears H241 deaf H2795 unstopped H6605 (H8735) th
THE DAYS OF BLESSING WILL SURELY COME (ISAIAH 35:5). For those who are His the day of blessing is guaranteed. And in that day all will be put right. All disability will be removed to be replaced by ri...
Isaiah 35:1. _The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them;_ They shall be so glad that they shall inspire gladness where all was desolation, and brooding, melancholy batswing, and dr...
CONTENTS: The coming Kingdom blessing and regathering of Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The precious promises of peace in the Gospel will shortly culminate in the endless joys and rest of the c...
Isaiah 35:1. _The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad._ After giving the people bright hopes of recovery from the devastations of invading armies, the prophet dwells at large on the glory...
_Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened_ GOOD HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED I. This joyful prediction was literally fulfilled in the MIRACULOUS CURES WHICH OUR LORD PERFORMED IN THE DAYS OF HIS FLESH....
_The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them_ THE BLESSINGS OF THE GOSPEL The thirty-fourth and the thirty-fifth Chapter s of Isaiah are by the best scholars supposed to constitute...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 35:5 THEN... THEN. The prophet points to the promised future, which began with the first coming of Jesus Christ (Luke 4:16;...
TRANSFORMATION Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 35:7. _The wilderness and the solitary place, &c._ Chapter s 34, 35, form one prediction, first announcing the doom of Edom, and then taking us into a new sphere wh...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 35:1 THE GLORY OF THE LAST TIMES. On the punishment of God's enemies will follow the peace, prosperity, and glory of his Church. Previously, the Church is in affliction, waste, and...
Now chapter 35 is out of the darkness into the light. Out of the tribulation into the kingdom. The glorious day of the Lord to which we look forward to. In chapter 35, oh, what a glorious chapter as i...
Acts 26:18; Acts 9:17; Acts 9:18; Ephesians 1:17; Ephesians 1:18;...
Then — The poor Gentiles, who before were blind and deaf, shall now have the eyes and ears of their minds opened to see God's works, and to hear and receive his word....