Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Bible References

The voice

Matthew 3:1
Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
Mark 1:2
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
Luke 3:2
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
John 1:23
He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

Prepare

Isaiah 35:8
A highway will be there, a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And fools will not wander on it.
Isaiah 57:14
And it will be said,
Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
Isaiah 62:10
Go through, go through the gates,
Clear the way for the people;
Build up, build up the highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a standard over the peoples.
Malachi 3:1
Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 4:5
“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Luke 1:16
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.

General references

Isaiah 19:23
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
Isaiah 49:11
“I will make all My mountains a road,
And My highways will be raised up.
Matthew 11:10
This is the one about whom it is written,
Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’
Mark 1:3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”
Luke 1:16
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.