Isaiah names the conjurer multiple times in these chapters which set god in opposition to satan in all of his forms. The book of mormon thus makes no statement regarding the other chapters and cannot be used as proof that all of second isaiah comes from isaiah son of amoz. This shift was so striking that many scholars have concluded that the author of chapters. The book of isaiah, chapters 4066 the new international. You can break isaiah down into roughly three parts. The book of isaiah, chapters 4066 the new international commentary on the old testament oswalt, john n. You must be logged in to view your newly purchased content. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. This book of mormon is brought to you for free and open access by the all journals at byu scholarsarchive. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library. The book of isaiah, chapters 4066 the new international commentary on the old testament. Since isaiah undoubtedly was the author of the first, he could not have written the latter.
Cleanliness is next to godliness clover sites pages 1 8 text. Kjv isaiah in the book of mormon why the lds church is. The book of mormon quotes all or part of chapters 214, 2829, 40, 45, 4850, and 52, meaning that isaiahs writings up to at least chapter 55 were on the brass plates. Isaiah 4048 niv comfort for gods people comfort, bible gateway. From first isaiah, we have the massive series of isaiah chapters isaiah 214 in 2 nephi 1224 and a single, unannounced chapter also used by nephi isaiah 29 in 2 nephi 2627. If we act unjustly towards the poor, then we put ourselves on the wrong side of god and of his messiah. Lefevre introduction to the study of isaiah though we are strongly commanded in the scriptures to search and study isaiah, many find the book quite challenging. The prophet isaiah and the prerefutation of mormon polytheism. Literary structure chiasm, chiasmus of book of isaiah.
Isaiah speaks about the messiahprepare ye the way of the lord he will feed his flock like a shepherdisraels god is incomparably great. Isaiah 40 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Another more recent article by john tvedtnes with a focus on the italicized words in the kjv. Of the 1,292 verses in isaiah, about 430 are quoted in the book of mormon, some of them more than once for a total of nearly 600. But also observe the theme of righteousness and justice that runs throughout this book. The gospel writers speak in concert that isaiah was foretelling of john the. A helpful listing is found in legrande daviess chart of isaiah citations in the book of mormon, in daniel h. Isaiah in the book of mormon religious studies center. Jacksons essay focuses on two important questions dealing with isaiah in the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the great and marvelous work. This page provides an outline of isaiah chapters 45, 46, 47, and 48 for your reference.
Future blessings 5666 others have noted that isaiah moves generally in the direction of sin and punishment in the early chapters, atonement and redemption in the middle chapters, and sanctification in the later chapters. Celebrate second advent sunday with isaiah 40 search isaiah. Isaiah 4048 and gods sovereignty christians in context. The first part protoisaiah prophesies death and destruction, but keeps lightening it up with cheery prophecies of a good and holy kingdom at the end of time. Isaiah, a study guide from the executable outlines series by mark a. Pattern and purpose of the isaiah commentaries in the book. David hocking overview of the isaiah chapters book of. Background isaiah 5 describe isaiahs ministry up to the assyrian crisis. The book of isaiah is a collection of prophecies with no indication of who organized them or when.
Speak tenderly to jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been. Remember, the only 2nd isaiah chapters that show up in the book of mormon are isaiah 4852. Book of mormonanachronismsbiblicaldeuteroisaiah fairmormon. Chapters 40 to 55 are like a great symphony whose themes were announced in chs. In this context, it should be noted that the passage mentioning the persian king cyrus isaiah 44. Second, since virtually none of the criticisms raised by the tanners is new, their work supplies us with a useful reference point in showing how far book of mormon scholarship has come in the last thirty years. The prophecies of chapters 4066, address judah as though the prophesied babylonian captivity 39. The book of isaiah the one true god versus idols 40 48 objectives in studying this section 1 to see how god used isaiah to comfort to a generation of israel long after his own death 2 to consider the challenge made to the nations of men and their idols proves the existence and identity of the one true god 3 to note the prophetic.
Behold my servant a messianic study of the book of isaiah. Remember, the only 2nd isaiah chapters that show up in the book of mormon are isaiah 4852 and we have just the one echo from tritoisaiah. Nineteen of isaiah s sixtysix chapters are quoted in their entirety in the book of mormon and, except for two verses, two other chapters are completely quoted. The most dissimilar parts are chapters 112 and 4048. It is interesting to note that there are no quotations of the last 11 chapters 5666 in the book of mormon, a section some scholars. A second major question is sometimes raised about the isaiah material in the book of mormon. The complete outline of isaiah is spread over several lessons. This profession of monotheism is a repeated theme in this section of. More importantly, chapters from this section of isaiah are quoted in the book of mormon, both from the brass plates, which were written no more than 75 years after isaiah died, and by the lord, who attributed the words to isaiah.
Specifically deuteroisaiah and why it is so damning for the book of mormon. Isaiah 40 niv bible comfort, comfort my people, says. For the tripartite isaiah theory, the smoking gun on deut isaiah has always been the cyrus decree but 4954 are a completely different topic and dont mesh with 4048. Isaiah chapters in the book of mormon how often do we read the book of mormon and just skip over the super ancient writings of isaiah that seem to fly right over our heads. Second, some of the chapters of isaiah in the book of mormon are considered. Most of the scholars who deny that isaiah of jerusalem wrote chapters 3966. Deuteroisaiahsecond isaiah chapters 4054, with two major divisions, 4048 and 4954, the first emphasising israel, the second zion and jerusalem. The same prophet who recorded the first thirtynine chapters could have. Chapters forty to fiftyone of isaiah deliver a series of messages to judah and the remnant of israel.
Getting through the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon. The challenge to the book of mormon is that nephi quotes several chapters from second. Page 1 behold my servant a messianic study of the book of isaiah. The prophet isaiah and the prerefutation of mormon polytheism before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. Review of books on the book of mormon 19892011 volume 16number 2 article 11 612004 isaiah in the bible and the book of mormon john a. The general division of isaiah chapters according to this view looks like this. Ample evidence indicates the work of several different authors. Book of mormon lesson 8 the old testament in seven sentences.
While all that is going on, the text still does an amazing job of being cohesive and relying. The great and marvelous work this popup will close in. Rabbinical midrash and its use by book of mormon prophets. This is the main subject of chapters 4048 and the chief deliverer is cyrus, mentioned near the middle of the section 44. See also michael fallon, introduction to isaiah 4048, isaiah school in. In this latter chapter he goes beyond the origi nal sense of the isaiah chapters and, focusing on the theme of the return of israel to its land, describes how this will. The chapters 58 66 contain a summary of thoughts and ways of god with his earthly people israel. I would submit to you that one of the places to carefully start is in isaiah 4048. The book of isaiah the one true god versus idols 4048. Lehi opened the account of his vision by describing a man. If true, then the quotations of these chapters would be anachronistic. The book of isaiah has often been likened to the full bible itself, in that it has 66 books, of which the first 39 chapters form one unit like the 39 books of the old testament and the last 27 chapters isaiah 40 66 the second unit like the 27 books of the new testament. As a result of this, the isaiah chapters on nephis plates would have looked slightly different from the isaiah chapters that we have now in the book of mormon. Isaiah 4048 esv comfort for gods people bible gateway.
The scope of this paper does not allow a detailed explication of the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon. We then turned to johns gospel, chapters 811, to demonstrate how the prophets encode the isaiah story in their writings. Isaiah 4048 and gods sovereignty revealed here is a strong caution, respectfully, we need to be careful how we think about the sovereignty of god and human will. Of the 478 verses in the book of mormon quoted from the book of isaiah, 201 agree with the king james reading while 207 show variations. Isaiah outline, analysis, and summary chapters 45, 46.
Then, in chapters 4048, in the twentyfifth year of israels captivity, ezekiel describes an enormous new temple chapters 4042. Isaiah the book of isaiah, as it now appears in our old testament, contains far more than can be attributed to the prophet. The phrase quoted here is the last couplet of isaiah 43. Formatting the annotated edition of the book of mormon by incorporating red and blue text revealed various literary elements not obvious when printed in black text. Isaiah is the most quoted author in all the standard works. Two scriptural passages about isaiah in the book of mormon. Isaiah announced the lords call for israel to be his servant while they. Some scholars believe that some of the chapters of the current book of isaiah were not written by that prophet but by one or more different authors long after isaiahs timein fact, after the time that lehi and his family left jerusalem. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of isaiah in easy english.
Literary structure chiasm, chiasmus of book of isaiah chiastic structure and concentric structure and parallel of each pericope. In addition, latterday saints believe that prophets could, and did, see and foretell the future. These eight chapters are entitled the contest between jehovah and the idols by hailey. Isaiah 40 to 48 free bible commentary in easy english.
The book of isaiah a study guide executable outlines. Some scholars believe that isaiah chapters 40 to 55 were written during the babylonian captivity, thus after when the jews in the book of mormon left jerusalem for the new world. Getting through the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon boyd k packer lds quotes for seminary. Was isaiah written later than the book of mormon claims. The glory of god returns chapter 43, sacrifices are resumed chapters 4446, and the land is restored the people of israel 4748. Quoted in the book of mormon are nearly all of isaiah chapters 2 14, 29, and 48 54. A scientific analysis of isaiah authorship religious. Chapters 4048 introduction to isaiah chapters 4066 the prophet isaiah presents a dramatic shift in emphasis in chapters 4066 compared to the preceding 39 chapters.
Review of books on the book of mormon 41 1992 neal a. Nephis commentary on isaiah 4849 in 1 nephi 19 and 22 is entirely consistent with his fathers teachings, which nephi gave us earlier in chapters 10 and 15. Joseph smiths interpretation of isaiah in the book of mormon. Isaiah 12 adult continuing education class, monday, 5 january 2015 david a. Lehi and his son nephi both experienced profound visions in the opening chapters of the book of mormon 1 nephi 8, 1114. Old testament scholars have long recognized that chapters 9 constitute a unit that is quite separate and distinct from chapters 4055, many times.
Our attention turned to the book of isaiah, chapters 4048 and 54, to expose the founder of the strong delusion. Comfort for gods people comfort, comfort my people, says your god. The authorship of isaiah and its bearing on the book of mormon. Theres something curiously systematic about the use of isaiah in the book of mormon. The arch tyrants of the isaiah story the great and. The conqueror and the conjurer in the isaiah story an. Speak tenderly to jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the lords hand double for all her sins.
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