“This, too, was fulfilled, was clearly fulfilled, by our Savior's miraculous works after John's preaching. Notice therefore how he bears good tidings to the desert, not generally or to any desert but to one particular desert by the bank of the Jordan. This was because John lived there and baptized there, as Scripture s…”
Eusebius of Caesarea, 4th c. — PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 9:6
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1The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
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— Isaiah 35:1 —
2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: 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.
3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.