Luke 3:5 Meaning and Explanation
“Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;”
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Read Full Chapter →Isaiah's promise continues: every valley raised, every mountain lowered, the crooked made straight and the rough made smooth before the coming Lord.
What Does Luke 3:5 Mean?
The quotation from Isaiah 40 continues in the language of royal road-building. For a king's journey, low places were filled, high places were cut down, and winding tracks were straightened until the whole way ran smooth.
Taken into the gospel, the landscape becomes the soul. Valleys of despair are lifted, mountains of pride are brought low, crooked dealings are set straight, and rough, wounded places are smoothed for his coming. The leveling work of God spares no terrain and despises none. Whatever in us sits too low or climbs too high, the Lord's arrival reshapes it; and what his coming asks of us, his grace also works in us.
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What does Luke 3:5 mean?
Isaiah's promise continues: every valley raised, every mountain lowered, the crooked made straight and the rough made smooth before the coming Lord.