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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 3:3 → Isaiah 40:3

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 3:3BSB

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Earlier text

Isaiah 40:3BSB

A voice of one calling: "Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square8:16

Significance

Isaiah announced the end of Babylonian exile and God's return to Zion, introducing the "Book of Consolation" (Isaiah 40-55). John fulfills this as forerunner preparing for Yahweh's arrival in Jesus, implicitly identifying Jesus with Yahweh himself. The wilderness setting recalls Israel's formation as God's people during the Exodus, suggesting a new exodus and new beginning for God's people.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Longitudinal Theme

▸ A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

Linked Mentions 3

Trajectory Tables 2

Anchor Texts 1

Isaiah 40:3 — A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

Matthew 3:3 → Isaiah 40:3

Significance

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