Isaiah 35:8

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. AN HIGHWAY - such a causeway (raised way, macluwl (H4547), from a Hebrew root, caalal (H5549), to cast up) as was used for the march of armies, valleys being filled up, hills and other obstructions removed (Isaiah 62:10; cf. Isaiah 40:3). THE WAY OF HOLINESS - Hebraism for the holy way. Horsley translates, 'The way of the Holy One:' but the words that follow, and...

8._And a path shall be there. _Here it is promised to the Jews that they shall be allowed to return to their native country, lest, when they were carried into Babylon, they should think that they were led into perpetual banishmerit. Yet this statement is, in my opinion, extended much farther by the Prophet; for, as he promised a little before, that there would be plenty and abundance of provisions where there had been barrenness, so now he says that those places where formerly no man dwelt shall be occupied with the.journeys and habitations of a vast multitude of men; and, in short, that the whole of Judea shall enjoy such harmony and peace with other countries, that men shall pass from the one country to the other without fear; for where there are no inhabitants, there can be no intercourse and no roads. He therefore means that the Jews will carry on intercourse and merchandise with oth...

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; and those deaf to the calls of God were made to hear them readily. Those unable to do any thing good, by Divine grace were made active therein. Those that knew not how to speak of God or to God, had their lips opened to show forth his praise. When the Holy Ghost came upon the Gentiles that heard the word, then were the fountains of life opened. Most of the earth is still a desert; neither means of grace, spiritual worshippers, nor fruits of holiness, are to be found in it. But the way of religion and godliness shall be laid open. The way of holiness is the way of God's commandment; it is the good old way. And the way to heaven is a plain way. Those knowing but little, and unlearned, shall b...

Verse Isaiah 35:8. _AND A HIGHWAY_] The word ודרך _vederech_ is by mistake added to the first member of the sentence from the beginning of the following member. _Sixteen_ MSS. of Dr. _Kennicott's, seven_ ancient, and _two_ of _De Rossi's_ have it but once; so likewise the _Syriac, Septuagint_, and _Arabic_. _ERR_ THEREIN.] A MS. of Dr. _Kennicott's_ adds בו _bo, in it_, which seems necessary to the sense, and so the _Vulgate, per eam_, "by it." One of _De Rossi's_ has שם _sham, there_. _BUT IT_ SHALL BE _FOR THOSE_ - "But he himself shall be with them, walking in the way."] That is, God; see Isaiah 35:4. "Who shall dwell among them, and set them an example that they

AND AN HIGHWAY SHALL BE THERE - (see the note at Isaiah 11:16). This is language which is derived from the return of the Jews from captivity. The idea is, that there would be easy and uninterrupted access to their own land. The more remote, though main idea in the mind of the prophet seems to have been, that the way of access to the blessings of the Messiah’s reign would be open and free to all (compare Isaiah 40:3). AND A WAY - It is not easy to mark the difference between the word “way” (דרך _derek_) and “a highway” (מסלוּל _mas__e__lûl_). Probably the latter refers more particularly to a raised way (from סלל sala

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 desolate. Its enemies once removed, destroyed, swept out of the way, it rises instantly in all its beauty to a condition which words are poor to paint. The highest resources of the poetic art are called in to give some idea of the glory and happiness of the final Church of the redeemed. ISAIAH 35:1 THE WILDERNESS AND THE SOLITARY PLACE SHALL BE GLAD FOR THEM; rather, the _wilderness_, _and the dry place_, shall be

AND AN HIGHWAY SHALL BE THERE, AND A WAY,.... Not two ways, but one; the way shall be a highway, a way cast up, raised, and "elevated" y; this is to be understood principally of Christ, the only way of life and salvation; and of the lesser paths of duty and ordinances: and the meaning is, that in those desert places, where Christ and his Gospel had not been preached, at least for many ages, here he should be made known, as the way, the truth, and the life; his Gospel preached, and his ordinances administered; and multitudes, both of Jews and Gentiles, should be directed and enabled to walk here. Christ is a highway to both; a way cast up by sovereign grace, which is raised above the mire and dirt of sin, and carries over it, and from it; a way visible and manifest, clearly pointed to and described in the everlasting Gospel; it is the King's highway, the highway of the King of kings, whic...

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 dragon's howl. «The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them.» Isaiah 35:1. _And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose._ God's people are a happy-making people. They are a blessing in themselves, and they shall be a blessing to others, till all shall say, «These are the seed that the Lord hath blessed.» «The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.» Isaiah 35:2. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebano

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 of the ransomed of the Lord (Isaiah 35:10)_ What follows the great judgments of the day of Jehovah, when our Lord Jesus Christ is revealed from heaven in flaming fire, is now brought forward in this final chapter of the first great part of Isaiah's vision. The unscriptural view, that the coming of the Lord in judgment means the complete end of the world, is once more answered. After judgment ruin comes restoration glory. What that glory is we find in this chapter. Read it carefully and also the “Studie

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 dumb, will be healed. The thirsty desert shall abound with streams and springs. In the haunts of wild creatures will be grass for cattle. There shall be a holy way for pilgrims, on which the godless will not be permitted to travel; it will be unmolested by wild beasts, so that the pilgrims may travel on it in safety as they go up to Zion. ISAIAH 35:1. ROSE: better autumn croons (_mg._) or narcissus. Isaiah 35:3. Carmel: pp. 28- 30. SHARON: p. 28. Isaiah 35:5. The descriptions are lit