Isaiah 35:1-2

Isaiah 35:1-2

[1] The wilderness  and the solitary place  shall be glad  for them; and the desert  shall rejoice,  and blossom  as the rose.  [2] It shall blossom  and rejoice  even with joy  the glory  of Lebanon  shall be given  unto it, the excellency  of Carmel  and Sharon,  they shall see  the glory  of the LORD,  and the excellency  of our God. 

What does Isaiah 35:1-2 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

References to the wilderness and desert tie this chapter to the preceding one. The wilderness that God so thoroughly judged, personified here, will eventually rejoice because it will blossom profusely. The beauty and glory that formerly marked Lebanon and Carmel, before the devastation of chapter34 , will mark these places again, but more so. Their transformation, at God"s hand, will enable them to appreciate the inherent value and majestic dignity of Israel"s sovereign Lord (cf. Romans 8:13-25).
"If we will give God his glory, then he will give his to us." [1]