Isaiah 11-12
Chapter 11: The Lord Shall Raise an Ensign
A root shall come
forth from the rod of Jesse, possessing the seven spirits of God:
He will judge the poor with equity, and slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, and faithfulness the belt of His waist.
He will judge the poor with equity, and slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, and faithfulness the belt of His waist.
“The wolf shall also dwell with
the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the
young lion… together…” (Isaiah 11:6) The world will come together and
fighting and war will be a thing of the past.The gentiles shall seek him. The
Lord will gather together scattered Israel. Peace will reign, and neighboring
nations be subdued.
In Doctrine and Covenant Section
113 we learn more about Isaiah chapter 11 and come to understand more of the
meaning behind Isaiah’s words.
Answers
to certain questions on the writings of Isaiah, given by Joseph Smith the
Prophet, at or near Far West, Missouri, March 1838.
·
“Who is the Stem of Jesse spoken
of in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th verses of the 11th chapter of Isaiah?
·
“What is the rod spoken of in the first
verse of the 11th chapter of Isaiah, that should come of the Stem of Jesse?
Behold, thus saith the Lord: It is a servant in the hands of Christ,
who is partly a descendant of Jesse as well as of Ephraim, or of the house
of Joseph, on whom there is laid much power.” (D&C 113:3-4)
·
“What is the root of Jesse spoken
of in the 10th verse of the 11th chapter?
Behold, thus saith the Lord, it is a descendant of
Jesse, as well as of Joseph, unto whom rightly belongs the priesthood, and
the keys of the kingdom, for an ensign, and for the gathering of my
people in the last days.” (D&C 113:5-6)
·
“ What is meant by the command in Isaiah,
52d chapter, 1st verse, which saith: Put on thy strength, O Zion—and what
people had Isaiah reference to?
He
had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold
the power of priesthood to bring again Zion, and the
redemption of Israel; and to put on her strength is to put on the authority of
the priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage; also
to return to that power which she had lost.” (D&C 113:7-8)
·
“What are we to understand by Zion loosing
herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse?
We
are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return to
the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the
Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th,
7th, and 8th verses. The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon
her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles.”
(D&C 113:9-10)
Chapter 12: In the Last Days God will be among us
Praise will be offered to the Lord
when his anger has passed away. The Lord is my strength and salvation! You will
draw water from the well of salvation. Praise sung – great is the Holy One of
Israel in your midst!
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