In the first sample for Isaiah chapter 40, the Lord makes a connection to the 40th book of the Bible with Matthew 3:3 referencing Isaiah 40:3.
ISAIAH 40:3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.MATTHEW 3:3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias (Isaiah), saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make his paths straight.
In the second sample for Isaiah chapter 40, the Lord makes a connection to the 40th book of the Bible by comparing man’s flesh to grass and to the field in both.
ISAIAH 40:6
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:MATTHEW 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
In the third sample for Isaiah chapter 40, the Lord makes a connection to the 40th book of the Bible with both telling us God’s word will last forever.
ISAIAH 40:8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.MATTHEW 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
