Isaiah 35:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 35:5-10

?Then, when your God shall come, even Christ, to set up his kingdom in the world, to which all the prophets bore witness, especially towards the conclusion of their prophecies of the temporal deliverances of the church, and this evangelical prophet especially?then look for great things.? I. Wonders shall be wrought in the kingdoms both of nature and grace, wonders of mercy wrought upon the children of men, sufficient to evince that it is no less than a God that comes to us. 1. Wonders shall be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened ,.... Which was literally fulfilled in the first coming of Christ, Matthew 9:27 , John 9:1 and spiritually, both among Jews and Gentiles; especially the latter, under the ministry of the apostles, when those who were blind as to spiritual things had no knowledge of God in Christ; nor of the way of salvation by him; nor of the plague of their own hearts; nor of the work of the Spirit of God upon the soul; nor of the truths of the Gospel; through... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-7

Transformation by the truth. Accepting these words as Messianic in their scope, we may treat them as descriptive of that most blessed transformation which is effected, in the individual man and in the nation, by the gospel When the truth of Christ is made efficacious by the Spirit of God, and has had time to work out its true results, there will be found— I. ILLUMINATION OF THE UNDERSTANDING . " The eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

THE GLORY OF THE LAST TIMES . On the punishment of God's enemies will follow the peace, prosperity, and glory of his Church. Previously, the Church is in affliction, waste, and desolate. Its enemies once removed, destroyed, swept out of the way, it rises instantly in all its beauty to a condition which words are poor to paint. The highest resources of the poetic art are called in to give some idea of the glory and happiness of the final Church of the redeemed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

The glory of the Church not temporal greatness, but spiritual perfection Amid the wealth of metaphor which Isaiah employs to depict the final prosperity, glory, and happiness of the Church, it is remarkable how little use is made of any images drawn from the conditions or circumstances of earthly grandeur. Images of natural beauty are principally employed—the shady forest, the spreading cedar tree, the rich luxuriance of arable and pasture land, the choice beauty of the most lovely among... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

Glories of the Messianic age. This is a picture of the happy and glorious condition of Israel after the return from Captivity. Nature is beheld rejoicing with man; and the whole scene is suffused with the light of a universal spiritual joy. I. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD . The desert will rejoice "like the narcissus," the beautiful white flower found in abundance in spring-time in the Plain of Sharon. A ringing musical cry shall break out from those solitudes. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:5-6

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened . In the literal sense, our Lord claims these prophecies to himself and his earthly career, when he says to the disciples of John the Baptist, "Go and show John those things which ye do hear and see, the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear" ( Matthew 11:4 , Matthew 11:5 ); but they have doubtless a further spiritual sense, in which they belong to the whole period of his mediatorial kingdom,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:5-6

Pre-visions of the Great Physician. These may be poetical figures, designed to present, in an impressive way, a time of great national joy; but we cannot fail to recognize in them foreshadowings of the miracles of healing and of grace that were wrought by the Lord Jesus Christ. The first and general meaning of the passage may be that, "so conspicuous and overpowering would be the interference of God on behalf of his people, those of the most obtuse intellect could not fail to perceive it. So... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened - The images in this verse and the following are those of joy and exultation. They describe the times of happiness when God would come to save them from their foes. This passage is so accurate a description of what the Messiah, the Lord Jesus, did, that it doubtless refers to the miracles which he would perform. In not a few instances did he in fact restore the blind to sight, giving thus the most unequivocal proof that he was the Messiah sent from God... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 35:5-7

Isaiah 35:5-7. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened The poor Gentiles, who before were blind and deaf, shall now have the eyes and ears of their minds opened to see God’s works, and to hear and receive his word. And, in token hereof, many persons who are literally and corporally blind and deaf, shall have sight and hearing miraculously conferred upon them; all which things being so fully accomplished in Christ, and, as has been just observed, applied by him to himself, it is plain... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 35:5-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 35:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:5-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 35:5-7

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