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Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation. A desert that comes alive – v1-2. Lebanon – naturally fertile soil Carmel – neat & tidy market gardens Sharon – an area of outstanding natural beauty. . Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation. A desert that comes alive – v1-2.
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Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation • A desertthat comes alive – v1-2. • Lebanon – naturally fertile soil • Carmel – neat & tidy market gardens • Sharon – an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation • A desertthat comes alive – v1-2. • A crowd of frightened soldiers – v3-4 How to help fearful people: • Point them to God! • Remind them that God will avenge the wrong doer • Remind them that God will save them
Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation • A desertthat comes alive – v1-2. • A crowd of frightened soldiers – v3-4 • A crowd of physically disabled get healed – v5-6 • Physical healings = foretastes of the wonderful change when Jesus returns.
Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation • A desertthat comes alive – v1-2. • A crowd of frightened soldiers – v3-4 • A crowd of physically disabled get healed – v5-6 • A miraculous irrigation of the desert – 6b-7 • Reversal of wrongs. • Restoration of what was lost
Isaiah 35 – Five pictures of salvation • A desertthat comes alive – v1-2. • A crowd of frightened soldiers – v3-4 • A crowd of physically disabled get healed – v5-6 • A miraculous irrigation of the desert – 6b-7 • A Highway in the desert – v8-9 • Causeway, easy to see spot from a distance. • ‘Unclean’ = those who refused the means of grace for forgiveness. • This road is Jesus