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Ancient roads had many more bumps and hills than modern American highways. So, when a king was going to travel, work parties would level the highest and lowest spots on the road he was using. Based on that custom, Isaiah portrayed the work of the forerunner God would send to prepare people spiritually for the Messiah.
- The first section of Isaiah contains many tough messages of judgment. In this passage, the tone shifts. After the pain of exile in Babylon, God says, “Comfort my people.” In this way, Isaiah reminds us that grace is always God’s last word. In which part(s) of your life do you most need to hear God speak tenderly to you right now?
- On Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll read in the gospels that Jesus’ forerunner, John the Baptist, fulfilled Isaiah’s words. Yet John and Jesus were poor peasants, in no way part of Israel’s elite. How did Isaiah’s image of a king coming to town help people in Jesus’ day (as well as us) to grasp Jesus’ royal identity as ruler of all creation?
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