Covenant Reformed News – January 2015 • Volume XV, Issue 9
This article expounds on John the Baptist's proclamation in Luke 3:4-6, demonstrating how Isaiah 40:3-5 testifies to the deity and glory of Jesus Christ as Jehovah incarnate. Through careful exegesis of the imagery of preparing the way for a coming king, the author argues that John's central message—"Repent!"—calls believers to prepare their hearts for the Lord's arrival and redemptive work.
The Voice Crying in the Wilderness (4) The message declared by the voice crying in the wilderness is summarized by the prophecy of Isaiah 40:3-5, which is quoted in Luke 3:4-6: “As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be...