The Trials & Hope of Job
Although commonly remembered for his great patience, Brother Jones emphasized in class that Job’s story is primarily a book of this virtue.
What is hope?
David famously used this metaphor in Psalm 23 to describe the Savior’s tender care: "The Lord is my ____."
What is "Shepherd"?
This passage from Isaiah 1 assures us that even though our sins be as this bright red color, they can be made as white as snow.
What is "scarlet" (or crimson)? (Isaiah 1:18)
Reflected in his teachings that point to the Savior, the Hebrew name "Isaiah" translates to this English phrase.
What is "The Lord is salvation"?
In Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah prophesies that the Messiah was sent to bind up and heal those with this condition.
What is "the brokenhearted"?
In Job 13:15, Job proclaimed his radical trust in God with this famous four-word declaration: "Though he ____ me, yet will I trust in him."
What is "slay"?
In Psalm 119:105, the psalmist compares the word of God to these two lighting tools for our journey.
What are a "lamp unto my feet" and a "light unto my path"?
Isaiah 5:20 pronounces "woe" upon those who call this evil, and evil this.
What is "good"? (Calling evil good and good evil)
In Isaiah 49:16, the Lord reassures us that we are never forgotten because He has graven us here.
What is "upon the palms of my hands"?
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin taught that without this companion principle, fasting is not true fasting—it is simply "going hungry."
What is prayer?
When speaking to Job out of the whirlwind in Job 38 to provide an eternal perspective, the Lord humbled Job by asking where he was when God laid this.
What are "the foundations of the earth"?
This repeated Hebrew word found in Psalm 3 and throughout the Psalms instructs the reader to pause, meditate, and reflect.
What is "Selah"?
In Psalm 24:3–4, King David asks who shall stand in the Lord's holy place, answering that it is he who has these two pure qualities.
What are "clean hands and a pure heart"?
In Isaiah 11:12, this object—defined as a flag or military banner to rally under—represents the Restoration of the Church to gather Israel.
What is an "ensign" (an ensign for the nations)?
Ancient Israelites outwardly showed sorrow and humility while fasting by wearing this coarse cloth and sprinkling themselves with ashes.
What is sackcloth?
According to Job 38:7, when the earth was created, these beings sang together and shouted for joy.
Who are the "morning stars" and "all the sons of God"?
Psalm 51 was King David’s prayer of deep, heartfelt repentance after being confronted by this prophet.
Who is Nathan?
The Lord promises in Isaiah 58:13–14 that if we turn away from our own pleasure and honor His holy day, we will call this day a "delight."
What is the Sabbath?
Isaiah frequently recorded prophetic revelation using this poetic literary device, where an idea is repeated or contrasted across balanced parallel lines.
What is parallelism?
This term describes the doctrine that Heavenly Father knew us premortally and assigned us specific missions and responsibilities before we were born.
What is foreordination?
ob’s profound testimony in Job 19:25–26 provided ultimate hope during suffering because it prophesied of this eternal event.
What is the Resurrection (or "I know that my Redeemer liveth")?
Psalm 119 is constructed as this type of poem, containing 22 sections where every line in each stanza begins with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
What is an acrostic poem?
In Jeremiah 1:4–5, the Lord taught the doctrine of foreordination when He declared that before He did this, He knew and ordained Jeremiah.
What is "formed thee in the belly" (or before he was born)?
In the tent imagery of Isaiah 54:2, lengthening cords and strengthening these items represents the organized geographical units and spiritual anchoring of modern Zion.
What are "stakes"?
In Isaiah 58:14, the Lord promises those who honor the Sabbath that He will cause them to "ride upon" these places, symbolizing rising above obstacles and finding spiritual refuge.
What are the "high places of the earth"?