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Isaiah 50–57
Videos
Books on Isaiah
Taylor D. Halverson, General Editor
John W. Welch, eds.
Reading Plan
Monday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 50:10
- Video: Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye, The Lord is My Light (Isaiah 50)
- Scripture: Isaiah 50:1–11
Further Reading
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 50:1–3 Israel Is Faithless, Despite God’s Power
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 50:4–9 Prophecies of the Messiah
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 50:10–11 The Lord’s “Bright Light” Versus Mortal’s “Sparks”
Tuesday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 51:3
- Video: John Hilton III, Isaiah's Message of Comfort When Facing Trials (Isaiah 51)
- Scripture: Isaiah 51:1–23
Further Reading
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 51:1–16 The Lord Comforts Zion in the Last Days
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 51:17–23 God’s Wrath on Jerusalem
Wednesday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 52:12
- Video: Marianna Richardson, Preparing for the Coming of the Lord (Isaiah 52)
- Scripture: Isaiah 52:1–15
Further Reading
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 52:1–12 Zion Will Return and Be Redeemed in the Last Days
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 52:13–15 The Suffering of the Servant
Thursday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 53:3–5
- Video: Lynne Hilton Wilson, The Suffering Servant in Isaiah (Isaiah 53)
- Scripture: Isaiah 53:1–12
Further Reading
- Chart: Donald W. Parry, The Messiah in Isaiah 53: Four Recurring Themes
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 53:1–12 Suffering and Triumph of the Messiah
Friday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 54:10
- Video: Casey Paul Griffiths, Know That You Are Not Forsaken (Isaiah 54)
- Scripture: Isaiah 54:1–17
Further Reading
Saturday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 55:3
- Video: Taylor Halverson, Salvation is Available to Everybody (Isaiah 55)
- Scripture: Isaiah 55:1–13
- Scripture: Isaiah 56:1–12
Further Reading
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 55:1–5 Come to Jehovah, the Living Waters
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 55:6–13 Seek the Lord and Forsake Our Wicked Ways
- Commentary: Donald W. Parry, Isaiah 56:1–8 The Nations Are Welcomed to God’s Covenant
Sunday
- Verse of the Day: Isaiah 57:15–16
- Video: Annette Tillemann-Dick, God's Lasting Peace and Comfort (Isaiah 57)
- Scripture: Isaiah 57:1–21
Further Reading
Bibliography
Isaiah 50
John S. Thompson, “Isaiah 50-51, the Israelite Autumn Festivals, and the Covenant Speech of Jacob in 2 Nephi 6-10,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 123–150.
Isaiah 51
Matthew L. Bowen, “Messengers of the Covenant: Mormon’s Doctrinal Use of Malachi 3:1 in Moroni 7:29–32,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 31 (2019): 111–138.
Matthew L. Bowen, “’They Shall No More Be Confounded’: Moroni’s Wordplay on Joseph in Ether 13:1-13 and Moroni 10:31,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 91–104.
John S. Thompson, “Isaiah 50-51, the Israelite Autumn Festivals, and the Covenant Speech of Jacob in 2 Nephi 6-10,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 123–150.
Isaiah 52
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion? (2 Nephi 13:16–17),” KnoWhy 550 (February 18, 2020).
Book of Mormon Central, “Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From? (3 Nephi 20:40),” KnoWhy 342 (July 21, 2017).
Book of Mormon Central, “Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ? (3 Nephi 21:10),” KnoWhy 215 (October 24, 2016).
Matthew L. Bowen, “’They Shall No More Be Confounded’: Moroni’s Wordplay on Joseph in Ether 13:1-13 and Moroni 10:31,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 91–104.
Donald W. Parry and Janet L. Garrand Willis, “Notes on Vocabulary in Isaiah 2-11, 13-14, 29, 48-54,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 409–422.
Dana M. Pike, “'How Beautiful upon the Mountains': The Imagery of Isaiah 52:7-10 and Its Occurrences in the Book of Mormon,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 249–291.
Isaiah 53
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah? (Mosiah 14:4; Isaiah 53:4),” KnoWhy 91 (May 3, 2016).
Book of Mormon Central, “Whose “Word” Was Fulfilled by Christ’s Suffering “Pains and Sicknesses”? (Alma 7:11),” KnoWhy 564 (June 2, 2020).
Donald W. Parry and Janet L. Garrand Willis, “Notes on Vocabulary in Isaiah 2-11, 13-14, 29, 48-54,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 409–422.
John W. Welch, “Isaiah 53, Mosiah 14, and the Book of Mormon,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 293–312.
Isaiah 54
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Jesus Quote All of Isaiah 54? (3 Nephi 22:5; Isaiah 54:5),” KnoWhy 216 (October 25, 2016).
Book of Mormon Central, "Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ? (1 Nephi 10:17)," KnoWhy 12 (January 15, 2016).
Matthew L. Bowen, “’They Shall No More Be Confounded’: Moroni’s Wordplay on Joseph in Ether 13:1-13 and Moroni 10:31,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 91–104.
Cynthia L. Hallen, “The Lord's Covenant of Kindness: Isaiah 54 and 3 Nephi 22,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 313–349.
Donald W. Parry and Janet L. Garrand Willis, “Notes on Vocabulary in Isaiah 2-11, 13-14, 29, 48-54,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998), 409–422.
Isaiah 56
Taylor Halverson, “Isaiah 56, Abraham, and the Temple,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 29 (2018): 227–246.