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Verse Isaiah 40:3. _THE VOICE OF HIM THAT CRIETH IN THE WILDERNESS_ -
"A voice crieth, In the wilderness"] The idea is taken from the
practice of eastern monarchs, who, whenever they entered upon an...
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THE VOICE OF HIM THAT CRIETH - Lowth and Noyes render this, ‘A voice
crieth,’ and annex the phrase ‘in the wilderness’ to the latter
part of the sentence:
A voice crieth, ‘In the wilderness prepare y...
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II. THE LATER PROPHECIES OF COMFORT AND GLORY (40-66)
Like the first part this second part of Isaiah has three sections. The
three sections of the first part revealed the judgments to come upon
the Je...
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PROLOGUE ANNOUNCING THE END OF THE EXILE. IF. The prophet sees in the
triumphs of Cyrus the coming fall of Babylon's empire, and a
revolution in the fortunes of the exiles. These are God's voice
biddi...
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THE VOICE, &C. Quoted in Matthew 3:3.Mark 1:3.Luke 3:4. Joh 1:23. 1
Peter 1:24. Compare the voice from the temple in...
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Isaiah 40:1-11. The Prologue
This first proclamation of glad tidings to Zion (see ch. Isaiah
41:27) is a passage of singular beauty, breathing the spirit of
new-born hope and enthusiasm with which th...
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_The voice of him that crieth_ The word "voice" here and often has the
force of an interjection; render accordingly: HARK! ONE CRYING. The
voice is not that of God (on account of the following "our Go...
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The prophet hears a voice calling on angelic powers to prepare the way
of the Lord. It is doubtful whether Duhm is right in regarding this as
a case of true prophetic "audition"; it is more naturally...
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THE VOICE OF HIM THAT CRIETH— It is manifest to every reader of this
passage, that it exhibits to us the voice of a public herald or
harbinger, who, at the approach of an illustrious king, commands th...
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VII. SALVATION THROUGH GOD'S SERVANT
Chapter S 40-53
A, PURPOSE OF THE LORD'S SERVANT
Chapter S 40-43
1. COMFORT, CHAPTER 40
a. PREPARE FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD
TEXT: Isaiah 40:1-11
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Comfort ye,...
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The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
THE VOICE OF HIM THAT CRIETH IN THE WILDERNESS. So the Septuagint...
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40:3 ye (d-10) Or 'A voice crying, Prepare ye in the wilderness.' see
John 1:23 . desert (e-19) The _ Arabah_ . see Joshua 3:16 ....
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ISRAEL'S RESTORATION FROM EXILE IN BABYLON
On the authorship and date of these Chapter s see Intro. According to
their subject matter, they fall naturally into three divisions of
almost equal length...
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CRIETH, etc.] RV 'crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness.' The passage
was understood by the Baptist as prophetic of his own mission (John
1:23), and is so taken by thé Evangelists (Matthew 3:3 and
para...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 40
This chapter begins the second half of the Book of Isaiah.
• In CHAPTER...
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The *New Testament declares John the *Baptist to be the person who is
shouting (see Matthew 3:3 and John 1:23). Of course, John’s message
was not about freedom from Babylon. He lived several centuries...
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The *Lord’s road is to be straight and level. And it is to be free
from blocks in the way. When the road is ready, the *Lord will
definitely arrive. He will be able to travel without difficulty or
pro...
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THE VOICE OF HIM THAT CRIETH... — The laws of Hebrew parallelism
require a different punctuation: _A voice of one crying, In the
wilderness, prepare ye_ ... The passage is memorable as having been
del...
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קֹ֣ול קֹורֵ֔א בַּ † מִּדְבָּ֕ר
פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ...
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CHAPTER I
THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
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CHAPTER V
THE PROLOGUE: THE FOUR HERALD VOICES
Isaiah 40:1
IT is only Voices which we hear in this Prologue. No forms can be
discerned, whether of men or angels, and it is even difficult to make
out...
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THE CRY OF JEHOVAH'S HERALD
Isaiah 40:1-8
Voices are ever speaking to us from the infinite; let us heed them.
(1.) _There is the voice of forgiveness_, Isaiah 40:2. Are you truly
penitent? Have you...
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We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three
divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the
Prince of Peace (49-57), the program of peace (58-66).
The fist el...
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The (d) voice of him that crieth in the (e) wilderness, (f) Prepare ye
the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our
God.
(d) That is, of the prophets.
(e) That is, in Babylonia...
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_God, that he may conduct his people from Babylon. (Sanchez) --- Yet
the prophet speaks chiefly of John the Baptist, (Matthew iii. 3.;
Calmet) who is evidently foretold. (Worthington)_...
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All the Prophets, with one voice, proclaimed the coming Saviour; but
John the Baptist was eminently pointed out as the immediate herald and
harbinger of our Lord; Matthew 3:1; Malachi 3:1. If the pass...
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3._A voice crying in the wilderness. _He follows out the subject which
he had begun, and declares more explicitly that he will send to the
people, though apparently ruined, ministers of consolation. A...
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The first part of that which might be called the second book of Isaiah
extends from chapter 40 to the end of chapter 48. The Messiah is,
comparatively speaking, but little introduced here. It is rathe...
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THE VOICE OF HIM THAT CRIETH IN THE WILDERNESS,.... Not the voice of
the Holy Ghost, as Jarchi; but of John the Baptist, as is attested by
all the evangelists, Matthew 3:3 and by John himself, John 1:...
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The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Ver. 3. _The voice of him that crieth._] See John 1:25, _See Trapp o...
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_The voice of him that crieth_ Or, as the Hebrew may be properly
rendered, _A voice crieth;_ an abrupt and imperfect speech, implying,
“Methinks I hear a voice;” or, “A voice shall be heard;” _in
the...
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THE WORD OF COMFORT AND THE GOD OF COMFORT.
The last part of the book of the prophet Isaiah has fitly been called
the Book of Comfort, for in its beautiful language and in its exalted
visions the Gosp...
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The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, of the herald of the
great King Messiah, PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD, in the very midst
of the spiritual wilderness in which men find themselves by n...
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1-11 All human life is a warfare; the Christian life is the most so;
but the struggle will not last always. Troubles are removed in love,
when sin is pardoned. In the great atonement of the death of...
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THE VOICE; an abrupt and imperfect speech, such as there are many in
the Hebrew language. Methinks I hear a voice; or, a voice shall be
heard. OF HIM THAT CRIETH IN THE WILDERNESS; which words declare...
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THE PREPARING OF THE WAY (ISAIAH 40:1).
The humiliation of Assyria has, in Isaiah's eyes, opened up a new
opportunity for the future for Judah/Israel. Yahweh has delivered His
people, and awaits thei...
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Isaiah 40:3
I. The text teaches us that there are certain things which hinder the
spread of the Redeemer's kingdom, spoken of here as valleys, hills,
mountains, rough places, and crooked ways. The obs...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak
ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is
accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath recei...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak
ye comfortably to Jerusalem._
The loss of comfort is no small loss. God would have his people happy.
They are in the best conditi...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God._
«They need it, and they shall have it. Mind, O my servants, that you
give it to them: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God...
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CONTENTS: Joyful prospect given to the people of God of the happiness
of coming redemption. Reproof for their despondencies.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: Nothing can be spoken mo...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people._ What a sweet voice is
this to the church, after all her long afflictions. The words are
doubled, to designate the fulness of comfort in the pardon of s...
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_The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness_
THE BAPTIST A PATTERN PREACHER
I. DEPRECIATION OF SELF. Isaiah had predicted simply a “voice”;
and John Baptist, accordingly, with a humility which mi...
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_Prepare ye the way of the Lord_
THE WAY OF THE LORD PREPARED
I. THE JEWISH THEOCRACY. It is a favourite statement with those who
seek to account for Christianity on entirely mundane principles, that...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 40:1 Encouragement for God’s Exiles: “The
Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed.” These visionary chapters are
addressed to the exiles in Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem in 586...
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COMFORT FOR THE SUFFERING
Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, &c._
IT is generally agreed that these last twenty-six Chapter s relate to
the restoration of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon. They are
t...
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PART III. ISAIAH'S LATER PROPHECIES (CH. 40-66.).
SECTION I. THE PEOPLE OF GOD COMFORTED IN TRIBULATION (Isaiah 40:1.).
EXPOSITION...
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But he's talking about a whole new message of God for the people as we
get into the new covenant of God. And so it is appropriate that this
new section of Isaiah begins with the word of the Lord decla...
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Isaiah 11:15; Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 43:19; Isaiah 49:11;...
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THE DEITY OF CHRIST IN ISAIAH
Isaiah 40:1, _Isaiah 40:25_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We suggest a threefold vision of the Deity of Christ as an
introduction to the sermon proper.
1. THE DEITY OF CHRIST AS...
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The voice — An abrupt speech. Methinks I hear a voice. Wilderness
— This immediately relates to the deliverance of the Jews out of
Babylon, and smoothing their passage from thence to Judea, which lay...