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 comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Mark 1:2
as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
Luke 3:2
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.

Prepare

Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
Isaiah 57:14
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.
Isaiah 62:10
Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples.
Malachi 3:1
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
Luke 1:16
And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

General references

Isaiah 19:23
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria; and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and Egypt shall serve with Assyria.
Isaiah 49:11
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be raised up.
Matthew 11:10
this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mark 1:3
Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luke 1:16
And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.