Purpose of Isaiah/
Writing
Verses 1 - 10
Writing
Verses 1 - 10
2 Nephi 25:1 Isaiah spake many things which were _____ for many of my people to understand; for they knew not the _______ ___ ___________.
Hard
Manner of Prophesying
V 1
Who would manifest Himself to the Jews after they returned to the land of Jerusalem? v. 12
Iniquities
Hardness of their hearts
Stiffness of their necks
V 12
Why did Nephi labored diligently to write? v.23
to persuade us to believe in Christ and to be reconciled to God
What do you think it means to be “reconciled to God”?
(To be saved from sin and restored to a state of harmony with God)
10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.
11 And behold, I am the _____ and the _____ of the world; and I have drunk out of that bitter ____ which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the _____ of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the ______ in all things from the beginning.
3 Nephi 11: 10-11light, life, cup, sins, Father
What happened to Jerusalem after Lehi and his family left? v.10
Many Jews were destroyed or carried captive into Babylon v.10
What judgments would come upon the Jews as a result of rejecting the Savior and fighting against His disciples? vs.13-15
Scattered
Scourged
V 15
What did God promise would happen to the things that Nephi would write?
Preserved and handed down from generation to generation
V 21
For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to _____ unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, _____ and white, bond and ______, male and ______; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are ______ unto God, both Jew and Gentile.
2 Nephi 26:33
come, black, free, female, alike
The words of Isaiah are plain unto who? v.4
Those filled with the Spirit of Prophesy
V 4
What truth do we learn in v 20?
Jesus Christ is the only name whereby we can be saved.
The word name can be used to represent a person or to represent his or her power or authority. Thus, another way of saying that “Jesus Christ is the only name whereby we can be saved” is “Jesus Christ is the only person with the power to save us,” or “Jesus Christ is the only person who can save us.”
How would you explain to someone why Jesus Christ is the only name by which we can be saved?
What truth can we learn from 2 Nephi 25:23 about the grace of Jesus Christ?
We are saved by he grace of Jesus Christ, after all we can do.
What is grace?
Bible Dictionary, Grace
The main idea of the word [grace] is divine means of help or strength, given through the bounteous mercy and love of Jesus Christ.
It is through the grace of the Lord Jesus, made possible by His atoning sacrifice, that mankind will be raised in immortality, every person receiving his body from the grave in a condition of everlasting life. It is likewise through the grace of the Lord that individuals, through faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of their sins, receive strength and assistance to do good works that they otherwise would not be able to maintain if left to their own means. This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts.
Who are the prophecies of Isaiah of worth to? v.8
Children of men
Those in the Last Days
Nephi’s people
All answers acceptable V 8
According to Nephi, when will the Jews cease to be scattered and scourged? v 16
Why didn’t the Jews believe he was the promised Messiah?
When they believe in Jesus Christ and His Atonement and stop looking for another Messiah.
The title Messiah means “the anointed Prophet, Priest, King, and Deliverer.”
Many Jews believed the Messiah was to only deliver them from Roman power & greater national prosperity
What do you think the phrase “ after all we can do “ means? v.23
“I wonder if sometimes we misinterpret the phrase ‘after all we can do.’ We must understand that ‘after’ does not equal ‘because.’
“We are not saved ‘because’ of all that we can do. Have any of us done all that we can do? Does God wait until we’ve expended every effort before He will intervene in our lives with His saving grace?” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Gift of Grace,” 110).
"We do not need to achieve some minimum level of capacity or goodness before God will help—divine aid can be ours every hour of every day, no matter where we are in the path of obedience. But I know that beyond desiring His help, we must exert ourselves, repent, and choose God for Him to be able to act in our lives consistent with justice and moral agency” (D. Todd Christofferson, “Free Forever, to Act for Themselves,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2014, 19).
According to this statement by Elder Christofferson, what can we do to more consistently receive God’s help in our lives?
The Jews have never been destroyed, unless? v.9
God’s prophets had first warned them against iniquity & called them to repentance
V 9
What did Nephi say the Lord would do to convince the Jews of the true Messiah? v. 18
Shall bring forth his words
What are his words?
Look at v. 19 to see what Nephi declared the name of the true Messiah to be.