Isaiah part deux - Come follow me with Sam

Welcome! We get to continue the Isaiah Journey!

Isaiah 13 - Isaiah 23

Isaiah 13 - 23 start with 'the burden of x' kingdom, or in other words, the oracle or the prophecy that hangs over them. Some of these chapters can be difficult to understand without an event, a time, or an idea to anchor what Isaiah is explaining. Some, like the burden of Babylon and Egypt, have some helpful details to understand what is going on, while others like the burden of Moab, is harder to crack. Here are a couple thoughts.

Each Burden may represent a certain people or type of people; Babylon is the decadent materialism and overt power of the world, Moab is perhaps those who are not of the covenant, were invited in, but ignored it for the distractions of the world, Damascus represents those in the covenant, but they have forgotten God and turned back to idols, Egypt represents the secondary main power of evil, following the more cunning ancient rites than the outright babylonian hedonism, the Valley of Vision could mean Jerusalem or those who live in the large cities for the sake of the constant diversions and entertainments offered, Tyre usually refers to those in merchants and commerce. Those are my best, sometimes uneducated guesses.

the Burden of Babylon is the most detailed, and parallels the fall of Babylon in the last days.

The Babylon has some refined gospel ideas where in ch 13 vs 11-13 explaining how the burden is also God's refining fire to make man more precious than fine gold. Also in ch 14 vs 12-19 where Satan is cast down, and all will wonder how this being had such influence.

Isaiah 24

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Isaiah 25

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Isaiah 26

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Isaiah 27

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Isaiah 28

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Isaiah 29

This is the big Book of Mormon chapter where the events recorded played out play by play between Martin Harris, Joseph Smith, and Charles Anthon.

Isaiah 30

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Isaiah 31

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Isaiah 32

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Isaiah 33

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Isaiah 34 and Isaiah 35

Isaiah 34/35 begins a redemptive arc where God casts down evil and brings zion again. Isaiah uses different metaphors to explain the coming back of zion. It will be in a solitary place, away from all the clamor of the world, it will bring strength to the feeble again, it will bring miracles with it, it will be delivered from the enemies that once dwelled around, and 'the ransomed of the Lord shall return'.

Isaiah 36

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Isaiah 37

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Isaiah 38

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Isaiah 39

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