A major road through Edom and Moab
Numbers 20:17 Moses to the king of Edom. See also Numbers 20:19, Numbers 21:22 parallel Deuteronomy 2:27; Numbers 21:33 parallel Deuteronomy 3:1; Deuteronomy 2:8
Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
Main roads deserted in time of trouble and war
Highways for the large-scale movement of people
Isaiah 19:23 Isaiah prophesies the future harmony that will exist between former enemies, who will then worship the LORD together. See also Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 35:8–10, Isaiah 49:11, Isaiah 62:10; Jeremiah 31:21
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
The ``highway for our God''
Isaiah 40:3–4 Isaiah foresees how God will bring his people home from exile in Babylon. See also Mark 1:2–4 parallels Matthew 2:1–3, Luke 3:2–6 John the Baptist's call to repentance is seen as the necessary preparation for the coming of the Messiah.
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
Used metaphorically
Proverbs 15:19 See also Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 16:17
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.