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I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them, and not forsake them.’”
Isaiah 42:16.
“Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it!
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
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Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And glorified Himself in Israel.”
Isaiah 44:23.
From Herod’s dungeon, John the Baptist watched and waited in
disappointment and perplexity concerning the Savior’s work. He
sent two of his disciples to Jesus with the message: “‘Are You the
Coming One, or do we look for another?’”
Matthew 11:3
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Savior did not answer the disciples’ question at once. As they stood
wondering at His silence, the afflicted were coming to Him. The
voice of the Mighty Healer penetrated the deaf ear. A word, a touch
of His hand, opened the blind eyes to see the light of day, the scenes
of nature, the faces of friends, and the face of the Deliverer. His
voice reached the ears of the dying, and they arose in health and
vigor. Paralyzed demoniacs obeyed His word; their madness left
them, and they worshiped Him. The poor peasants and laborers,
who were shunned by the rabbis as unclean, gathered about Him,
and He spoke to them the words of eternal life.
Thus the day wore away, the disciples of John seeing and hearing
everything. At last Jesus called them to Him and told them to go and
tell John what they had seen and heard. Then He added, “‘Blessed
is he who is not offended because of Me.’”
Matthew 11:6
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The disciples took the message to John, and it was enough. He
remembered the prophecy concerning the Messiah, “‘The Lord has
anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me
to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and
the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord, and ... to comfort all who mourn.’”