Volume 5 4th Trailhead – 2nd Trail – 2nd Track – 1st Checkpoint



The checkpoint of Isaiah 40:3-5 is set in the context of the greatness of God as written in Isaiah 40:1-6.

          “How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God”

In Isaiah 40:3-5, we read of a voice calling out and this voice is none other than John the Baptist as we have seen from Luke 3:1-6; an instance of the Bible interpreting the Bible.  We have also seen from Luke 3:1-6 that John the Baptist was preaching the arrival of the Messiah Who will avail the salvation of God to all humanity.

Therefore, the gist of Isaiah 40:3-5 is:

“Announcement of the arrival of the Messiah by John the Baptist foretold”.

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