Ep 171 | Isaiah 36-49, Come Follow Me (September 19-25)

→ Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/09/02/isaiah-40-49-ep-171-quotes-and-notes/ → Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng → Timestamps: 00:26 – In these chapters the Lord comforts and gives hope to Israel. He promises that he will never abandon us. 03:15 – King Hezekiah seeks the Lord’s advice through the prophet Isaiah as Assyria approaches Jerusalem. 11:18 – In whom do you place your trust? King Benjamin invites us to remember the greatness of God. 15:14 – Isaiah 40 can be read as a temple text. Isaiah sees the council of divine beings in heaven. 24:02 – The Lord gives encouragement to Israel, and reminds them that he has always been there through their trials. 35:38 – The four Servant Songs contained in Isaiah. 40:09 – Different interpretations of “Who is blind, but my servant?” The Joseph Smith Translation opens up other ways to read this servant song. 44:45 – The Lord proclaims his loyalty to Israel, saying “I will do a new thing.” 50:13 – Isaiah warns of idolatry and contrasts Jehovah with the Babylonian god Marduk. He emphasizes that the God of Israel carries us, but the Babylonian god must be carried. 53:35 – Isaiah prophesies of Cyrus, the king of Persia. Cyrus is portrayed as a deliverer because he allowed the Jews to go home to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple. 57:04 – How the Cyrus prophecy is understood in scholarship. A middle path for approaching “Second Isaiah.” 1:00:25 – Isaiah foretells the destruction of Babylon. Babylon leaves the throne and Zion takes her place. 1:06:33 – The prophecy of the House of Israel in the last days. Isaiah shapes his argument in “the covenant treaty formula.” 1:08:34 – The Lord tells Israel, “I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” 1:12:53 – The House of Jacob has come out of the waters of Judah. 1:17:47 – The Book of Mormon adds the significant phrase “the feet of those who are in the east shall be established” (1 Nephi 21.13). Some see this as evidence of Isaiah being edited. 1:21:21 – Israel has lost her children, but her children will be gathered again. → Bryce Dunford’s Website → Apple Podcasts → Google Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Stitcher →