Isaiah Insights

The Come, Follow Me manual suggested that one way to study Isaiah is to read each chapter and focus on what that chapter is teaching you about Jesus Christ. This is the way I tried to study chapters 1-12 of Isaiah this week. Although I didn't make it through all the chapters, I wanted to share what I found in the chapters I did study.

• Isaiah 1:11-17 Christ instituted religious rituals in order to stir up our hearts with a desire to change for the better and to help others along the way. If our worship is insincere then it is offensive to God.
• Isaiah 2:2-6 Christ wants us to go to the temple where we can be taught by Him how we should live and not look to the world for how we should live.
• Isaiah 3:16-26 Christ is warning us not to let the excesses of the world overcome us because they will lead us into bondage.
• Isaiah 4: 3-6 The Lord will save and protect the righteous.
• Isaiah 5:2-7 Jesus Christ has given us everything to be successful and to thrive in this life and He is frustrated when He sees us taking it for granted.
• Isaiah 6:6-8 Just like Isaiah received his call to be a prophet, we also are given the opportunity each week to be cleansed of our sins and to recommit ourselves to do the Lord's work as we partake of the sacrament.
• Isaiah 7:4 Christ wants us to listen to His chosen prophet. If we listen and do what he says then we have no need to fear.
• Isaiah 8: 11-14 The Lord wants us to fear (respect and reverence) Him before man.
• Isaiah 9:1-2 The teachings of Jesus Christ bring light to a world and to people that are living and suffering in darkness.
• Isaiah 10:12-15 Christ is the one in charge and he uses us to move His work forward here on this earth-either for good or for bad.

(my study resources were: "Don't Miss This" podcast, "Book of Mormon Central" podcast, "Follow Him" podcast, "Unshaken Saints" podcast, NIV Bible translation, ESV Bible translation, KJV Bible & footnotes, Old Testament Student Manual)