이사야 Chapter 35

Translation: ESV

1

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus.

Key Message

God's salvation breathes life into desolate places and makes them blossom.

▸After the judgment of chapter 34, a remarkable transformation occurs in chapter 35.

After the judgment of chapter 34, a remarkable transformation occurs in chapter 35. The wilderness, dry land, and desert blossom like the crocus. This is the core image of Isaiah 35, where God's salvation is expressed through the restoration of the natural world.

Related Verses

I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
2

It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.

Key Message

The restoration of nature takes place for the purpose of revealing the glory of the LORD.

▸The glory of Lebanon (magnificent cedar forests), the majesty of Carmel and Sharon (fertile plains) come to the wilderness.

3

Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.

Key Message

The future vision of restoration becomes the ground of hope that encourages the weak in the present.

▸A practical command given to those who have seen the vision of restoration: encourage the weak and fearful.

4

Say to those who have an anxious heart, 'Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.'

Key Message

The promise that God is coming to save is the power that overcomes fear.

▸'Fear not'—this is one of the core messages of Isaiah.

5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

Key Message

The blind seeing and the deaf hearing are the signs of the messianic age.

▸Signs of healing in the messianic age.

6

Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Key Message

The coming of the Messiah is a comprehensive restoration healing every human deficiency and natural desolation.

▸The lame leap like deer and the mute sing.

7

The burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

Key Message

God's salvation is a comprehensive transformation that breathes life where death once was.

▸The burning sand becomes a pool and the dry ground becomes springs.

8

And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.

Key Message

The Way of Holiness opens for the redeemed, and this is the way of salvation.

▸The 'Way of Holiness' appears.

9

No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; those shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there.

Key Message

There is no danger on the way of the redeemed; God provides complete protection.

▸No lion or ravenous beast is on the Way of Holiness.

10

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Key Message

The eschatological joy of the ransomed—sorrow and sighing vanish, and everlasting joy comes.

▸The beautiful conclusion of chapter 35.