In our modern day
a high way brings to our mind wide,
straight paved roads, where the vehicles
will be traveling at a high speed. In ancient times when we say high way it specifies road where
travelers travel probably in donkeys and other animals which could be used to
move around to get the task done. Ancient
Romans regularly rode on stuffed pad saddles or pieces of cloth folded as to
form a pad of comfortable thickness and was made secure by one or more girths. Travel in ancient Greece
In ancient cities
there were often special roads, and also high
ways which only Kings and Priests could use. During Biblical times of Assyrian
invasion, the high ways are not at all safe, and those who journey in those
roads will be often attacked and they were plundered of their goods. The
Assyrians not only ravaged the land, destroyed the crops, but really made the
high way very unsafe to travel.
1. Main road: a principal road, especially one that connects towns or
cities and is part of a numbered system
2. Direct way: a direct route or course
In this article we
are going to compare modern high way to, the high way what the Prophet Isaiah is talking about! He is comparing
the high way, as a way which is not commonly used by people because the
standards to move in that is high, and we are called to walk in that high way of holiness. To move in
that high way it is not possible with
our strength, but God’s call is for every one who believes in Him to walk in
that high way. Prophet Isaiah is saying when Messiah rules,
all of His people will be invited to use this high way whether one is a priest,
King, or an ordinary person. God is our Father and he is impartial and the
invitation is to all!
“A highway shall be there, and
a road
and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others; whoever walks the road, although a fool shall not go astray”; Isa: 35:8. Isaiah is expressing in this verse one of his favorite themes: that is the high way of holiness! The way of godliness here is called the way of holiness. The way of holiness is the way of God’s commandments, where the unclean will not be able to walk, but the redeemed shall walk in that road.
The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others; whoever walks the road, although a fool shall not go astray”; Isa: 35:8. Isaiah is expressing in this verse one of his favorite themes: that is the high way of holiness! The way of godliness here is called the way of holiness. The way of holiness is the way of God’s commandments, where the unclean will not be able to walk, but the redeemed shall walk in that road.
The road of
redemption, the highway to heaven, is a restricted road, being only for
the redeemed, who have been ransomed through the blood of Christ. “Blessed [is] the man who walks not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat
of the scornful; Psa: 1:1. The word translated as ungodly signifies unsettled, having no fixed
focuses, and follows every lust and wishes of their heart. When a righteous man sees this he looks at
it with a sad heart and he does not want to walk in that road. If one really
wants to walk in that less traveled
high way they do not take their measures from the living patterns of
the world. Instead they want to please God in their lives and want to know what
the Living word of God wants them to do. In other words there are many other roads and
highways where the sinners can walk, which break out into open rebellion
against God.
What is
the way to God?
Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:5, 6. Not two ways, but one; the way shall be a highway, a way cast up, raised, and "elevated" this is to be understood principally of Christ, the only way of life and salvation; and of the lesser paths of duty and ordinances.
Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:5, 6. Not two ways, but one; the way shall be a highway, a way cast up, raised, and "elevated" this is to be understood principally of Christ, the only way of life and salvation; and of the lesser paths of duty and ordinances.
As such the idea is that
those who are on this road will not go astray despite their own foolishness. In
other words those who walk in this high
way have eternal security! Despite one's folly, such a person who want to
walk in that high way will inevitably
repent and not stray from the path altogether. Such is the natural behavior of
God's sheep. "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone
snatch them out of My hand." John 10:27, 28. Jesus Christ is perfectly holy in nature and life, born
of a woman and yet without sin. Christ leads his people in paths of
righteousness; in the paths of truth, of ordinances, and of worship, public and
private, all which are holy. This is a very narrow path, the real ‘high way’ and only very few will find
this way.
Applying the above truth to our real life
situations below are some questions to our heart.
- If we would compare our spiritual journey on a road, are we really
going on that high way?
- As we travel in this high way, how do we feel? Do we feel really
lonely? Do we feel safer?
- There are many roads, and many other high ways! How sure are we
that we are on the right high way spiritually?
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