All that fight against zion shall be destroyed may 23, 2018 may 30, 2018 messages of the book of mormon in interpreting isaiah chapters 48 and 49 for his brothers, nephi again teaches about the fate of those who fight against the people of the lord in the last days. The text of isaiah in the book of mormon is not word for word the same as that of the king james version. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. Paul, in his first letter to the corinthians, includes a theologically powerful defense of the bodily resurrection 1 corinthians 15.
Anachronistic 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. The authenticity of the book of mormon is a muchdebated subject. Isaiahs oracles or prophecies against the nations, which begin in isaiah 2 nephi 23, continue past isaiah 14 2 nephi 24. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. In at least thirtyeight passages in the book of mormon, a prophetwriter restates or alludes directly to the remnant prophecy as a way of invoking the abrahamic covenant. The table below shows in a general way how much attention smith gave the italicized words. Listen, a noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude. Understanding the abrahamic covenant through the book of. Some 58 are paraphrased and 11 others are variants and or paraphrases. It has been an important and fairly well known problem, but the attention continue reading the isaiah nephi could not have known. The scope of this paper does not allow a detailed explication of the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon. In the paper, he supported the idea of a single author in isaiah, which backs the book of mormons inclusion of selected chapters from isaiah. However, i feel that the book of mormon can not only withstand the challenge, but the issue can actually be used to illuminate the nature of isaiah and shed light on why this is such a profound book.
Malachi has influenced at least thirtynine verses in the book of mormon directly. All that fight against zion shall be destroyed messages. Jesus uses this section of isaiah to explain why he is speaking in parables, so that only the spiritually mature will hear. Two factors led to my study of the isaiah variants in the book of mormon. Book of mormon central, what vision guides nephis choice of isaiah chapters.
The sixtysix chapters of the book of isaiah cover three time periods. I suspect the actual percentage will be somewhat lower due to the presence of all of the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon, but that is the number i am at so far. Although you may find the isaiah chapters in the book of mormon difficult to understand, president boyd k. I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath those who rejoice in my triumph. The book of isaiah is the first of the latter prophets in the hebrew bible, preceding ezekiel, and jeremiah. The same hold true for these chapters and verses in 2 nephithe first verse of chapter 14 should be verse 27 of chapter.
The destruction of babylon is a type of the destruction at the second comingit will be a day of wrath and vengeancebabylon the world will fall. Sinful israel will be scattered, but when they repent god will gather them again. Posts about 2 nephi by chapter book of mormon study notes. The punishments of god will come upon the wicked nations of the world. According to lecture, why does nephi stop quoting isaiah at the end of 2 nephi 24. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. Whats going on in the book of mormon isaiah chapters. What is the meaning of out of zion shall go forth the law. Since isaiah died around 698 bc, under traditional biblical belief, there would be no conflict. Extract from the mormon delusion, volume 2, chapter 11. The isaiah problem in the book of mormon chap 11 shields.
Isaiah in the book of mormon smith copied chapter after chapter of isaiah chapters. As described previously, these two chapters made up a single chapter in the original edition of the book of mormon nephis editorialising that made isaiah 14 into the third of three successive stories. This page provides an outline of isaiah chapters and 14 for your reference. 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. After quoting a lengthy section of isaiah, nephi listed several keys to assist the reader in understanding isaiahs writings 2 ne. Minutes of the event published in the book the development of lds. Isaiahs chapter, is not found in the book of mormon. I will pick this up again some other time, unless someone else beats me to it. In order, they include isaiah chapters 4852, 214, 29, and 5354. However, modern biblical scholars assert that these chapters were.
Isaiah variants in the book of mormon religious studies. It is to the variants that we will give our attention here. A helpful listing is found in legrande daviess chart of isaiah citations in the book of mormon, in daniel h. The book of mormon quotes twentyone complete chapters of isaiah and parts of others. Isaiah 29 and the book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. It is full of pleasant surprises, i enjoy the section headings, the deemphasis on the chapters and verses so that the flow of the text is constant and uninterrupted which is how it was originally written chapters and. Babylon, the prosperous and powerful empire, will eventually. First, critical scholars with good reason have concluded that much of the biblical book, especially chapters 4066, do not come from the eight century bce prophet isaiah, but from a later time. Sorenson, mormons sources, journal of the book of mormon and other restoration scripture 20, no.
Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1998. In light of the size of the gold plates, all of the abridging, and the difficulty of engraving the plates, the extensive use of isaiah in the book of mormon must be considered filler. The book of mormon quotes twentyone complete chapters of isaiah and. First and second nephi posted by joespencer on february 16, 2010 following up on my discussion of the remnant in the isaiah chapters, i want now to take up nephis several references to the remnant throughout his two books. The complete outline of isaiah is spread over several lessons 1 context overview. Covers many of the literary forms that isaiah uses to convey his message of our times. Several parts of the book of mormon are highly influenced by the text of deutero isaiah. The second part of isaiah part of protoisaiah and most of deuteroisaiahthe latter of which includes chapters 4055 or so is much more revved up and eager to see some carnage. Isaiah outline, analysis, and summary chapters and 14. In 2016 jackson wrote isaiah in the book of mormon, one of several essays in a series a reason for faith, published by deseret book.
That marvelous work and wonder spoken of in 2 nephi 27 and isaiah 29. The main nephite prophets who quoted isaiah were nephi, jacob, and abinadi. In the book of mormon, nephi quotes isaiah, the old testament prophet, concerning the coming forth of a book. Next to the book of mormon references in this chart are corresponding references in the book of isaiah. The first 39 chapters prophesy doom for a sinful judah and for all the nations of the world that oppose god, while the last 27 prophesy the restoration of the nation. In which section of the book of mormon chapters does he give us these keys. Quoted in the book of mormon are nearly all of isaiah chapters 2 14, 29, and 4854. The pattern created by regular repetition is called parallelism. Outline of isaiah chapters, 14 the fall of babylon predicted. Packer, president of the quorum of the twelve apostles. However, 199 verses are word for word the same as the old english version.
Chapters thirteen to twentyseven of isaiah deliver oracles from the l ord to various nations, principally to babylon who will rise up to crush judah and destroy. Understanding isaiah in the book of mormon thus presumes an understanding of the terms house of israel, covenant, and gentile, which predominate in the isaiah commentaries in the book of mormon and do not occur elsewhere in the book. In the light of modern biblical criticism these quotations raise problems that have a serious bearing on the integrity of the nephite record as a whole. There are a total of 21 isaiah chapters in the book of mormon partial or full chapters, with 52 added verses, making up total of 433 isaiah verses, 199 of which are identical to the kjv of the bible. In isaiah 43, god is further defined as redeemer and savior. A prophecy against babylon a prophecy against babylon that isaiah son of amoz saw. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Hebrew authors repeated ideas in their writings as a form of poetry. Isaiah is a prophet of great significance to one who seeks knowledge from the book of mormon. Book of mormon prophets taught from the brass plate records, not only from chapters 9, which are usually assigned by scholars to the prophet isaiah of the eighth century b. For now, let me finish this brief survey of the remnant theology in the isaiah chapters by pointing to the brief mention of the theme in isaiah 14 2 nephi 2324. This chart organizes important isaiah references in the book of mormon according to their order of appearance in the book of isaiah. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23.
Two large blocks of these writings chapters 214 and 4854 are scattered among four book of mormon books 1 nephi, 2 nephi, mosiah, and 3 nephi. There, after all of the promises concerning the gathering of the remnant after jerusalems destruction, etc. Abinadi is protected by divine powerhe teaches the ten commandmentssalvation does not come by the law of moses alone. Nation after nation receives prophecies of gloom and doom. Kjv in the book of mormon case closed kma book of mormon. Finding doctrine and meaning in book of mormon isaiah. Isaiah 214 as contained in 2 nephi 1224, and a significant portion of isaiah.
By comparing the septuagint and the book of mormon, we see that isaiah 2 has changes related to hebrew poetry. However, we have worked the last two years to help readers better understand those chapters and hope you will find our posts helpful as you uncover what isaiah intended us to know. By carefully reading nephis commentary, looking for patterns in the overall structure of the text, we gain further insight as to why he includes the portions of isaiah into the text of the book of mormon. The answer is that the end of 2 nephi 24 wraps up several major themes from the first chapters he quoted remember, inclusio. This chart lists book of mormon passages that quote or paraphrase the words of isaiah, which held great meaning for the nephites and also apply to us today.
In response to a recent question, the following extract isaiah in the book of mormon from tmd volume 2 was posted to the mormon delusion facebook page and may be of interest. Pattern and purpose of the isaiah commentaries in the book. Some of the changes made were slight, others were radical. Whether or not tarshish is to be identified with a geographical location such as tartessus in southern spain or tarsus in cilicia or is thought to mean. The general hebrew word for ship, niyya, refers most commonly to seagoing merchant vessels e. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. A commandment i give unto you that ye search these things diligently. Towards the end, he eloquently drew upon isaiah 25. In response to this commandment, this articles chief purpose and contribution to existing isaiah scholarship is to show how the main doctrines and purposes of the book of mormon, found on the title page and in the writings of book of mormon prophets, mirror and. In isaiah in the book of mormon, edited by donald w. Welch, getting through isaiah with the help of the nephite prophetic view, in isaiah in the book of mormon, ed.
This is by far my favorite edition of the book of mormon. The nephite archivist, the record of records, and the book of mormon provenance, interpreter. Downloads male voice mp3 female voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes. While this issue has been discussed sporadically for around a century,2 it has rarely been given the kind of attention that the issue deserves. 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. Assyria, edom, ephraim, babylonia, moabyou name it, its getting the snacktime cabbage patch kid. The title book of mormon refers to a prophet named mormon who wrote most of the book on the gold plates and entrusted them to moroni his son, who appended some final material to the plates and buried them in the hill about four hundred years after christ. Isaiah also recounted his vision of the lord, in which he was cleansed of his sins.
Is it before or after the isaiah chapters 2 nephi 1224. The next step was to look up all of the variant verses in different versions of the book of isaiah. Gileadi gives you a jump start on understanding isaiah, and isaiah gives you a jump start on understanding the gospel of jesus christ and the end times. Approximately onethird of isaiahs writings are quoted in the book of mormon, with many of the verses reading slightly different than the king james version of isaiah. What about the isaiah problem in the book of mormon. Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed up in victory. Isaiah 14 niv a prophecy against babylon a prophecy.
Of 433 verses of isaiah in the nephite record, joseph smith modified about 233. Why should readers pay attention to the book of mormons. Kent jackson has discussed the problem of isaiah in the book of mormon. The book of mormon confirms significance of writings of isaiah. The book will come forth in the last days, or in the days of the gentiles, will contain revelations from god, some of its words will be sealed for a time, and witnesses will help establish the words of the book see 2 nephi 27.
Chapters 2630 in 2nd nephi are heavily influenced by the writings of isaiah. The following chart shows where these twenty one isaiah chapters are found in the book of mormon. The traditional problem here is that deutero isaiah chapters 4055 are usually considered to be written fairly late usually dated to during the exile in babylon. As we start our study of the book of mormon this year in come, follow me we will soon be faced with those pesky isaiah chapters. Isaiah the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon is the catalyst for righteousness.
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