Come, Follow Me — Old Testament Lesson 40

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“He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows”
Isaiah 50–57

The Mocking of Christ, by Carl Heinrich Bloch

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Isaiah often used symbolic language. Pay attention to the thoughts and feelings these symbols bring to your mind and heart. This may help you better understand what he taught.

Isaiah 40: Isaiah speaks about the Messiah—Prepare ye the way of the Lord—He will feed His flock like a shepherd—Israel’s God is incomparably great.

Isaiah 41: To Israel the Lord says, Ye are my servants; I will preserve you—Idols are nothing—One will bring good tidings to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 42: Isaiah speaks about the Messiah—The Lord will bring His law and His justice, be a light to the Gentiles, and free the prisoners—Praise the Lord.

Isaiah 43: To Israel the Lord says, I am your God; I will gather your descendants; beside me there is no Savior; you are my witnesses.

Isaiah 44: The Lord’s Spirit will be poured out on the descendants of Israel—Idols of wood are as fuel for a fire—The Lord will gather, bless, and redeem Israel and rebuild Jerusalem.

Isaiah 45: Cyrus will free the captives of Israel from Babylon—Come unto Jehovah (Christ) and be saved—To Him every knee will bow and every tongue will take an oath.

Isaiah 46: Idols are not to be compared with the Lord—He alone is God and will save Israel.

Isaiah 47: Babylon and Chaldea will be destroyed for their iniquities—No one will save them.

Isaiah 48: The Lord reveals His purposes to Israel—Israel has been chosen in the furnace of affliction and is to depart from Babylon—Compare 1 Nephi 20.

Isaiah 49: The Messiah will be a light to the Gentiles and will free the prisoners—Israel will be gathered with power in the last days—Kings will be the nursing fathers of Israel—Compare 1 Nephi 21.

Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- Come, Follow Me—For Aaronic Priesthood Quorums and Young Women Classes (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85.

- “Great Are the Words of Isaiah”, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament

- Isaiah 50–57 – Why Did Isaiah Describe Jesus Christ as a Lamb?, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament

Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

- Chapter 47: The Prophets Tell about Jesus

- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 126: Isaiah 30–41

- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 127: Isaiah 42–47

- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 129: Isaiah 48–50

- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 25: Day 3, Isaiah 36–41

- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 25: Day 4, Isaiah 42–47

- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 26: Day 1, Isaiah 48–50

- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: The God of Israel and the Nations (Isaiah 36–47)

- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: The Gathering of Israel and the Coming of the Messiah (Isaiah 48–54)

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 40: Isaiah 50–57, Jonn Claybaugh

- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 40 (Isaiah 50–57) –>

Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website

- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40, “Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent”, Administration, September 21, 2014

- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, “How Beautiful upon the Mountains”, Administration, September 13, 2014

- Isaiah 2.0 with Joseph M. Spencer, LDS Perspectives, September 5, 2018

- Ann Madsen on “Temples in the Margins: The Temple in Isaiah”, Administration, June 4, 2015

Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

- Messengers of the Covenant: Mormon’s Doctrinal Use of Malachi 3:1 in Moroni 7:29–32, Matthew L. Bowen, February 1, 2019

- “They Shall No More Be Confounded”: Moroni’s Wordplay on Joseph in Ether 13:1-13 and Moroni 10:31, Matthew L. Bowen, 12, 2018

- Isaiah 56, Abraham, and the Temple, Taylor Halverson, July 27, 2018

- The Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa)—Catalogue of Textual Variants, Donald W. Parry, October 16, 2020

- Missing Words: King James Bible Italics, the Translation of the Book of Mormon, and Joseph Smith as an Unlearned Reader, Stan Spencer, July 10, 2020

- An Approach to Isaiah Studies, Donald W. Parry, January 10, 2020

- Their Imperfect Best: Isaianic Authorship from an LDS Perspective, Daniel T. Ellsworth, September 15, 2017

Resources on Other Sites

- Come, Follow Me Week 40 – Isaiah 50–57, FAIR

- How Did Isaiah Prophesy of the Savior?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #648

- How Can Nephi’s Writings Amazingly Help All Readers Get through the Book of Isaiah?, Book of Mormon Central

- Isaiah 50–57 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | Come Follow Me Insights, Book of Mormon Central

- The Lord is My Light (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- Isaiah’s Message of Comfort When Facing Trials (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- Preparing for the Coming of the Lord (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- The Suffering Servant in Isaiah (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- Know That You Are Not Forsaken (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- Salvation is Available to Everybody (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- God’s Lasting Peace and Comfort (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central

- Come Follow Me Old Testament Isaiah 50-57 (Sept. 26-Oct. 2) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This

- Come Follow Me – Isaiah 50-57 part 1 (chp. 50-53): “Man of Sorrows”, Unshaken

- Come Follow Me – Isaiah 50-57 part 2 (chp. 54-57): “A Place and a Name”, Unshaken

- “He Hath Borne Our Griefs and Carried Our Sorrows”—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School, Isaiah 50-57, Meridian Magazine

- Come Follow Me Podcast # 40: “He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows,” — Isaiah 50-57, Meridian Magazine

- Isaiah 50–57 – “He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows”, BYU Studies

Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central

- Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #25, February 3, 2016

- Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #24, February 2, 2016

- How Might Isaiah 48-49 be "Likened" to Lehi's Family?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #23, February 1, 2016

BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Old Testament: Great Are The Words of Isaiah–Part 5: Isa. 36-44

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Old Testament: Great Are The Words of Isaiah–Part 6: Isa. 45-52

- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: With Wings as Eagles

- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: I Will Not Remember Thy Sins

- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: Every Knee Shall Bow

- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: Come Ye Near Unto Me

- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: A Light to the Gentiles

BYU Studies Recommended Reading

- All the Prophets Prophesied of Christ, by D. Kelly Ogden and R. Val Johnson, Ensign, January 1994

- The God of Israel and the Nations, Isaiah 36–47, Old Testament Student Manual, Kings–Malachi, 1982

- Wings as Eagles: What Eagles” Wings Tell Us about the Blessings of Keeping Covenants, Ensign, July 2016

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