Luke 3:4-6

Luke 3:4-6

[4] As  it is written  in  the book  of the words  of Esaias  the prophet,  The voice  of one crying  in  the wilderness,  Prepare ye  the way  of the Lord,  make  his  paths  straight.  [5] Every  valley  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;  [6] And  all  flesh  the salvation  of God. 

What does Luke 3:4-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

All three synoptic writers quoted Isaiah 40:3 as the prophecy that John fulfilled, and John the evangelist recorded John the Baptist quoting it of himself (cf. John 1:23). However, Luke alone also quoted Isaiah 40:4-5. These verses contained the preparations made for a royal visitor that were common in the Greco-Roman world. They also included the fact that all people would experience the salvation that God would provide. One of Luke"s main themes was the universal scope of salvation (cf. Luke 2:30; Acts 28:28; et al.). [1] Typically Luke quoted from the Septuagint. John"s ministry consisted of preparing the Jews by getting them right with God so when Messiah appeared they would believe on Him.
"This quotation from Isaiah not only interprets John"s special mission but reveals the purpose of God which underlies the whole narrative of Luke -Acts." [2]
In Luke , John is a "prototype of the Christian evangelist." [3]
"The section on John"s ministry begins with a rather lengthy scriptural quotation and ends with an arrest that will lead to death. Jesus" ministry will begin and end in the same way." [1]