Isa 35:1-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 35:1-10: 35:1-10 God will come to vindicate and transform his people. Instead of being deaf, blind, and lame (see 6:10 ), the people will be pure, holy, and redeemed. 35:1 God’s land would become like a wasteland, spiritually desolate and physically depleted. However, God would turn the desert into a garden (see also 32:15 ), taking his people from exile to glory.

Summary for Isa 35:1-10: 35:1-10 ^a God will come to vindicate and transform his people. Instead of being deaf, blind, and lame (see 6:10 ^b), the people will be pure, holy, and redeemed. 35:1 ^c God’s land would become like a wasteland, spiritually desolate and physically depleted. However, God would turn the desert into a garden (see also 32:15 ^d), taking his people from exile to glory.
35:2 ^e Lebanon ... Mount Carmel ... Sharon: There will be a reversal of earlier judgments (see 2:13 ^f; 10:34 ^g; 29:17 ^h; 33:9 ⁱ).

• glory ... splendor of our God: See also 6:3 ^j; 40:5 ^k.
35:3 ^l Tired hands and weak knees express discouragement and anxiety (see Heb 12:12 ^m).
35:4 ⁿ do not fear: The Lord here assures his people of his presence and purpose (see also 7:4 ^o; 10:24 ^p; 40:9 ^q; 43:1 ^r; 44:2 ^s; 54:4 ^t).

• The essence of the good news is that God is coming to save his people (see also 40:9 ^u; 52:7 ^v; 62:11 ^w). God’s coming brings spiritual transformation as well as rescue from enemies.
35:5 ^x eyes ... ears: There will be a transformation from spiritual blindness and deafness to understanding and knowing God (6:10 ^y; 29:18 ^z; 32:3 ^aa; 42:7 ^ab; see also Luke 7:22 ^ac; Acts 26:18 ^ad).