Children of Israel has two choices:
Trust in the Lord OR Worship false gods
Messiah means the anointed
42:5-7
created heavens and spread them.
42:5
Spread forth the earth
Gave breath to people
42:6
Hold thine hand
Give light to Gentiles
42:7
- Open blind eyes
- Bring out prisoners
D&C 138:18-19, 30-31
- Son of God appears in spirit prison and preached
- commissioned of Jesus
42:16-17
- bring the spiritually blind by the way
- lead them
- make darkness light
- crooked things straight
- false god cause shame
Those who hearken to Christ will be healed spiritually.
43:1-5
- created thee
- formed thee
- redeemed thee
- loved thee
- with thee
**** Problems the students feel they have today:
procrastination
school
laziness
time
priorities
44:9-10
Make graven image
44:14-20
Heweth down trees to make idols
make bread
eyes shut of knowledge and understanding
By working false gods we break off the spirit from us.
* Isaiah 48-50
The first full chapter of Isaiah that the prophet Nephi quoted in the book of Mormon. He stated his reason for reading Isaiah to his brethren was so that he "might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their redeemer."
Some definitions from these chapters:
Sinew- a tendon which connects muscle to bone
Graven - to cut or carve something into an object so the imprint remains there permanently.
Redeem - to buy back or to deliver from captivity
Atonement - describes the setting "at one" of those who have been estranged and denotes the reconciliation of man to god. Sin is the cause of the estrangement. It is conditional, so far as each person's individual sins are concerned, and touches every one to the degree that he has faith in Jesus Christ, repents of his sins, and obeys the gospel.
48:1, 4-5, 8
v. 1 - "Waters of Judah" refers to baptism.
Words or phrases symbolizing rebellion:
v. 4 - "an iron sinew," "brass brow," prideful people will not bend their neck in humility
v. 8 - "you hardest not," "thou knewest not,"
v. 5 - Why did he say he prophesied of events before they happen? so the Israelites could not attribute the Lord's act to their graven images
48:9-15
The Lord told the people: "despite your wickedness, I will not abandon you."
48:17-19
Isaiah used a river as a symbol of peace because usually rivers move calmly and running water can be soothing.
We pondered times when we hearkened to the Lord and had peace.
48:22
The wicked do not feel peace.
GEM - IF WE HEARKEN TO THE LORD'S COMMANDMENTS, THEN WE WILL HAVE PEACE
Isaiah 49
Isaiah warns the Israelites of being scattering in the future.
49:14
They are referred to as "Zion" in this instance. They felt as though the Lord had forsaken and forgotten them. However He had already told them He would not abandon them.
The Lord won't for any of us because He has engraved us in the palms of His hands through the crucifixion.
49:16
Isaiah prophesied that in the latter days, the descendant of Israel would gather in great numbers. V.22-23 specifically Gentiles/non-Israelite people will assist in the process and all people will now that He is the Savior and redeemer.
GEM - THE LORD LOVES, AND HE WILL NEVER FORGET US
50:1
(We wrote 3 Nephi 20:38 in the margin by this scripture and vise verse)
When something is sold it belongs to the person who bought the item. Through the Atonement, the Savior purchased our souls with His blood. [1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Peter 1:18-19] When we sin we may feel like the Savior has sold us or that He may not want us anymore. This is not true because He always wants us to return.
The Lord said, "For your iniquities have ye sold yourselves" and He meant that He had not sold them nor forsaken them but they had sold themselves into captivity by their actions.
GEM - WHEN WE SIN, WE SELL OURSELVES INTO CAPTIVITY
50:2
"When we sin, we sell ourselves for taught" means that sinning trades our freedom and happiness for something of no real value
50:4-7
The Savior's willingness to endure the suffering involved with the Atonement is evidence of His commitment to us. At one point He asked for the cup to be removed from Him , but nevertheless not His will but Heavenly Father's will be done. Every thing He ever did was by choice for us.
GEM - THE SAVIOR HAS THE POWER TO REDEEM US BECAUSE OF HIS ATONEMENT
* Isaiah 51-52
People make it hard to be righteous.
51:1-2
The Lord's counsel: hearken to me follow after righteousness seek the Lord.
Abrahamic Covenant - his future generations would be blessed.
As we remember our covenants and keep them . . . baptism, sacrament, remember Savior daily
GEM - AS WE REMEMBER OUR COVENANTS AND KEEP THEM, THE LORD WILL BLESS US AND COMFORT US
Mason said,"All I need is the Lord."
Ignore when people try to mock and make fun of us. We can invite the Lord in our life by loving God's laws. if we respect commandments we'll keep them.
52:1-2 put on thy strength
GEM - WHEN WE REPENT AND COME UNTO THE LORD, HE WILL REDEEM US FROM OUR SINS
Be that "runner' from the battlefield - be a missionary - stand tall and keep the commandments.
* Isaiah 53
Contains a prophecy of the Atonement.
Definitions from the chapter: comeliness pleasing in appearance, attractive; despise look down on with contempt or disrespect; esteem respect or affection; acquaint know personally. I also read the definition of Devil from the sealed portion of the Scriptures, which is, the Bible Dictionary and gave each them a copy of it for themselves.
Isaiah 53
Asks two questions to begin with.
53:1
1. Who hath believe our report? We need to examine whether we believe in the testimony of he Prophet concerning the redeeming mission of Jesus Christ.
2. To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? Consider whether you have experienced the redemptive power of the Savior's Atonement.
Quote
President Joseph Fielding Smith:
Explaining: "no beauty that we should desire Him"
"There was nothing about [Jesus] so cause people to single Him out. In appearance He was like men; and so it is expressed here by the prophet that he had no form or comeliness, that is, he was not so distinctive, so different from others that people would recognize Him as the Son of God. He appeared as a mortal man"
We watched the LDS tools Old Testament video:
"Isaiah Prophesied of Christ" (4:51)
We discussed the video. . .
GEM - JESUS CHIST BORE OUR GRIEFS AND CARRIED OUR SORROWS
Quote
Elder David A. Bednar
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
"There is no physical pain, no spiritual wound, no anguish of soul or heartache, no infirmity or weakness you or I ever confront in morality that the Saior did not experience first. In a moment of weakness we may cry out, "No one knows what it is like. No one understands. 'But the Son of God perfectly knows and understands, for He has felt and borne our individual burdens. And because of His infinite and eternal sacrifice (see Alma 34:14), He has perfect empathy and can extend to us His arm of mercy. He can reach out, touch, succor, heal, and strengthen us."
(this quote is also on a YouTube video titled: "Bear Up Their Burdens with Ease" (1:25)
We talked about the quote. . .
GEM - JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED FOR THE TRANSGRESSIONS AND INIQUITIES OF ALL SO THAT WE CAN BE FORGIVEN AND HEALED
We watched another LDS tools Old Testament video:
President James E. Faust "Incomparable Atonement" (1:35)
We discussed the video. . .
53:10
Jesus accomplished the Atonement for His seed (which is all those who believe the testimony of th prophets concerning His mission as the Redeemer).
* Flex Day
Scripture Mastery Bingo
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