Sermon Tone Analysis

Jesus brings Hope

The hope we find in Jesus covers every area of our lives:

Regeneration

Power and Strength

Redemption

Freedom

Joy and flourishing

The barren southern desert (Heb.

“Arabah”) will blossom as gloriously as Canaan’s densely vegetated north (vv.

6–7); spiritual and physical healing will abound (vv.

5–6; cf.

Matt.

11:6); and God’s redeemed will travel the peril-less “Holy Way” to return to Zion, where they will find never-ending joy.

This picture far surpasses Judah’s actual restoration following the Babylonian exile and later that of the returned Diaspora.

Ultimately, the prophecy anticipates the glorious final age envisioned in Revelation 21–22.

: 1

36.63

: 45-

Mary offered praise to God, in same language as Hannah’s song after Samuel’s birth (see ). Mary’s song, often called the Magnificat, spoke of what God had done and would do in her life (1:46–49) and in the life of her nation (1:50–55).

Mary spoke of God’s concern for the poor and humble, a theme prevalent in OT prophecy (see exposition on ) and in Christ’s ministry (see 7:22; 14:12–14).

Willmington, H. L. (1997).

Willmington’s Bible handbook (p.

581).

Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.

Hope of Regeneration

WILDERNESS Land that is basically wild and sparsely inhabited or unfit for permanent human settlement.

It may be desert, mountains, forest, or marsh.

In the Near East the wilderness is characteristically dry, desolate, and mostly rock and sand.

It is rough, uneven, and interlaced with dry watercourses

says that “the pastures of the wilderness are dried up” .

And refers to the wilderness as a land where no human can live: it is a place for various animals and birds, such as wild asses, jackals, vultures, and owls.

BUT WITH JESUS

expressed: the pastures of the wilderness is soaked with richness and abundance

Galatians

II.

B

4497 I. מִדְבָּר (miḏ·bār): n.masc.; ≡ Str 4057; TWOT 399k—1.

LN 1.86–1.87

desert, wasteland, barren wilderness, i.e., a relatively large tract of sparsely inhabited land, or virtually empty of habitation, a place providing little or no sustenance (; ; ); 2. LN 1.86–1.87

open land, i.e., large tract of open country or steppe land that is suitable for grazing ([EB 12]; ; , ) 4498 II.

מִדְבָּר (miḏ·bār): n.masc.; ≡ Str 4057; TWOT 399k—LN 8.19 mouth, i.e., a part of the body that is the instrument of speech (+) מדד (mdd): see 4499 or 4571 BDB

DBL Hebrew

Creation: Renewal, Encouragement, Faith, Glory, Happiness, Health and Healing, Holiness, Joy, Kingdom of God, Music, Power, Prophecy, Redemption, Restoration, Revenge, Salvation

: 1-3

Ephesians 4: 22-24

Hope of Power and Stength

: 3-6

Hope of Redemption

Isaiah 35

REDEEMER, REDEMPTION English words derived from a Latin root meaning “to buy back,” thus meaning the liberation of any possession, object, or person, usually by payment of a ransom.

In Greek the root word means “to loose” and so to free.

The term is used of freeing from chains, slavery, or prison.

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Latin

Redemption is derived from the Latin word: redemptio meaning “to buy back.”

and to liberate one’s possessions, object, person, usually by paying a ransom.

Greek:

Is to loose or set free

Redemption is used in the bible in three contexts: legal, social and biblical.

In the legal context, redemption is substituting an animal for a person or another animal.

The redemption process is complete when a price is paid in full or else the captive or bonded is killed.

The promise of virgin birth, is even more significant as in ancient eastern culture the firstborn is often given as both the redeemer and the redeemed.

In the Social, when a family member loses an inheritance, the person who is next in line for the inheritance will get the chance to buy back what has been lost.

Third: Christ is our redeemer as the promised ransom

Galatians 4

Hope of Freedom

: 9

Hope of Joy and Flourishing

Isaiah 35:10