isaiah-35:8-10,-matthew-7:13-14-niv

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:8

And an highway shall be there, and a way (comp. Isaiah 30:21 ). There shall be a clear "way" marked out in which all shall be bound to walk—a "strait and narrow way" doubtless ( Matthew 7:14 ), but one not readily missed. The way shall be called The way of holiness . It shall be that path through the dangers and difficulties of life which holiness points out and requires. The unclean shall not pass over it. It is tempting to imagine that there is here a reference to the famous chinvat... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:8

The Lord's highway. Under the figure of deliverance from Assyria and Babylon the times of Messiah are foreshadowed. From the previous verses we get suggestions of his miracles of healing, and assurances that he will supply grace to men like abundant fountains in thirsty places. The figure of a "way" was even used by Christ himself. He said, "I am the Way"—the way to the Father; the way of salvation; the way of holiness; the way to glory, "bringing many sons unto glory." Spiritualizing the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:8-9

The way to Zion. The outward incidents of the Jewish people have a singularly dose correspondence with the inward experiences of human souls in Christian times. The captivity in Egypt and also that in Babylon find their analogue in the state of spiritual bondage which is the constant penalty of sin. The way back to Jerusalem stands for our homeward pilgrimage as we travel to the city of the blessed. As here described, there are several features in which the one answers strikingly and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:9

No lion shall be there . No great tyrannical power, like Assyria ( Nahum 2:11 , Nahum 2:12 ) or Babylon, shall arrest the energies of the Church, take it captive, or enslave it. No ravenous beast shall make it his prey . In proportion as the Church is holy ( Isaiah 35:8 ) it shall be free from the molestation of bloody persecutors (see Isaiah 11:9 ). The redeemed —those whom God has purchased for his own ( Exodus 6:6 ; Hosea 13:14 )—shall be free to walk there, untroubled by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:10

The ransomed of the Lord shall return . The blessedness of the last times would be incomplete to Jewish ideas without this crowning feature. There had already been a great dispersion of the faithful ( Isaiah 1:7-9 ); there was to be a still greater one ( Isaiah 11:11 ); Israel could not be content or happy until her "outcasts" were recalled, "the dispersed of Judah gathered together from the four corners of the earth" ( Isaiah 11:12 ). The return here prophesied is again announced, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:10

Within the gates. If the two preceding verses may be regarded as descriptive of the Christian pilgrimage, the text may appropriately be treated as pictorial of the heavenly city in which that journey ends. The language of this verse suggests to us— I. THE DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THOSE WHO ARE ADMITTED . They are "the ransomed of the Lord." They were in spiritual bondage: they have been redeemed by a Divine Deliverer; they have been ransomed at a great price; they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:10

The return of the ransomed. "Whoever is familiar with the bold and magnificent character of the prophetic style will not deem the liberation from the Captivity an event too trivial to be predicted in the language here employed." "Minor and temporary deliverances are not only emblems of the great salvation, but preparatory to it." "The first volume of Isaiah's prophecy closes fitly with this transcendent picture, carrying the thoughts of men beyond any possible earthly fulfillment. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:8

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 40:3-4).And a way - It is not easy to mark the difference between the word “way” (דרך... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:9

No lion shall be there - Lions abounded in all the countries adjacent to Palestine. They are, therefore, often referred to by the sacred writers, as objects of dread and alarm. The leading idea in the language of Isaiah in this whole passage, is that of a way constructed from Babylon to Judea, so straight and plain that the most simple of the people might find it and walk in it. But such a path would lie through desert sands. It would be in the region infested with lions and other wild beasts.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of the Lord - The word rendered here ‘ransomed,’ is different from the word rendered ‘redeemed’ in Isaiah 35:9. This word is פדוּיי pedûyēy from פדה pâdâh; though it is not easy, perhaps not possible, to designate the difference in the sense. Doubtless there was a shade of difference among the Hebrews, but what it was is not now known. See this word explained in the note at Isaiah 1:27. The language here is all derived from the deliverance from Babylon, and the images... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:10

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