Things to Know about Isaiah
Isaiah lived and prophesied during this century
8th Century BC
2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
(Is. 2:2)
The Temple (Restored Church)
Isaiah Chapters 48 and 49 are the first two that Nephi quotes from in the Book of Mormon. In what chapters in1st Nephi do you find these Isaiah chapters?
1 Nephi 20 & 21
How does the Lord refine his people? (48:10)
Furnace of affliction
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting _______ will I have ______ on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Is. 54:7 kindness and mercy
(True or False) Isaiah lived during a time of great righteousness
False
24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
(Is. 29:24)
Restoration of the Gospel
What did Nephi state was the reason for reading Isaiah to his people? (1 Nephi 19:23)
So that he "might fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer"
The Lord promises that he has not forgotten his covenant children, and compares it to what? (vs 14, 15)
Can a woman forget her sucking child?
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my _______ shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath ______ on thee.
Is. 54:10 kindness and mercy
For about how long was Isaiah a prophet?
Roughly 40 years
2. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
(Is. 54:2)
The growth of Israel in the last days
What person is Isaiah prophesying of here:
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Jesus Christ
Isaiah concludes with this broad statement "There is no peace for the __________"?
wicked
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have ______ upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly ______.
Is. 55:6-7 mercy and pardon
Isaiah is the book of scripture quoted the most by Jesus, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as Joseph Smith.
This collection of Old Testament Hymns is the second most quoted book by Jesus.
Psalms
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.
(Is. 40:3)
John the Baptist
1 Nephi 22:7 says that after the house of Israel has been scattered, he will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, what is that nation?
America
In what place did the Lord engrave you on his body?
Is. 49:16 Palms of my hands
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and ______ ye that which is ______, and let your soul ______ in fatness.
Is. 55:2 eat, good, & delight
Isaiah's name literally means this.
God Saves
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
(Is. 28:16)
Jesus Christ
In 1 Nephi 22 Nephi interpreted Isaiah 49. His brothers asked if the word were to be interpreted spiritually or temporally? What is the correct way?
Both
For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
In this verse, Isaiah is speaking as? Give 3 names.
The Messiah
Jesus Christ
Redeemer
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to ______ the spirit of the humble, and to ______ the heart of the contrite ones.
Is. 57:15 revive and revive