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God Removes All Obstacles
Commentators universally agree that this verse uses the powerful metaphor of leveling mountains and raising highways to show God removing all obstacles for His people. Whether referring to the physical return from exile, the spiritual journey to salvation, or the challenges of Christian life, the message is clear: God's power can overcome any barrier to fulfill His promises.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 49:11
18th Century
Theologian
And I will make all my mountains a way - I will make all the mountains for a highway, or an even, level way. That is, he would remo…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 49:11
19th Century
Bishop
My mountains ... my highways ... — The pronoun asserts the universal lordship of Jehovah. The whole earth is His.
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 49:10–11
19th Century
Preacher
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the spring…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 49:11
16th Century
Theologian
And I will place all my mountains. Here he directly and expressly discusses the return of the people; for he would have promised such grea…
John Gill
On Isaiah 49:11
17th Century
Pastor
And I will make all my mountains a wayF5; signifying that they should be dug through or levelled, and a way ma…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 49:7–12
17th Century
Minister
The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, treated him with conte…