A theme song on TV immediately clues you in on what you are about to watch. There are themes in the scriptures, too, that hint at what you’ll read in the following chapters—especially the words of Isaiah. This week’s Come, Follow Me study focuses on 2 Nephi 11–19, which quotes much of the early chapters of Isaiah. And by starting at the beginning, we can find a clear theme in these passages: symbols of the Savior, Jesus Christ.
Segment 1
Links:
The Scriptures Are Real Podcast by Kerry Muhlestein
The Easter Connection by Kerry Muhlestein
Segment 2
Scriptures:
2 Nephi 11:2 (Nephi’s testimony)
1 Nephi 21:16, Isaiah 49:16 (Graven on the palms of His hands)
2 Nephi 7:1, Isaiah 50:1 (Bill of your mother’s divorcement)
2 Nephi 14:5, Isaiah 4:5 (A defense for Zion)
Segment 3
Scriptures:
2 Nephi 13:13, Isaiah 3:13 (The Lord in judgment)
2 Nephi 16:1-3, Isaiah 6:1-3 (The earth is full of the glory of God)
2 Nephi 18:14, Isaiah 8:14 (Christ is our sanctuary)
Segment 4
Scriptures:
2 Nephi 12-13, Isaiah 2-3 (Isaiah’s chaos imagery)
2 Kings 17 (Israel is scattered and the temple is taken away)
2 Nephi 13:16-26, Isaiah 3:16-26 (Daughters of Zion are the whole church)
Quotes:
According to several rabbis, when God made woman he adorned her and decked her out with twenty-four pieces of finery. (Stephen D. Ricks, “The Garment of Adam in Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Tradition”)
Words of the General Authorities:
Now, you may be thinking this sounds more like hard spiritual work than rest. But here is the grand truth: while the world insists that power, possessions, popularity, and pleasures of the flesh bring happiness, they do not! They cannot! (Russell M. Nelson, “Overcome the World and Find Rest”, October 2022 General Conference)
Segment 5
Scriptures:
2 Nephi 14:2-6, Isaiah 4:2-6 (The blessings of returning to God)
D&C 121:1 (God’s pavilion)
Segment 6
Scriptures:
2 Nephi 17:1, Isaiah 7:1 (Background to Isaiah’s prophecy)
1 Nephi 10:17-19 (Nephi desiring to know)
View transcript here.