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From Isaiah we learn that the “sprig of Jesse” (Isaiah 11:1, 10) is an end-time servant or messianic savior. The “sprig” in Isaiah’s mini allegory is a “shoot” or young branch that is grafted into the “rod” or watersprout which is “cut off,” leaving only its stump that bears the graft. The “sprig” represents the Davidic servant who comes […]

When people think of idolatry, they usually think of a golden calf or something from Pharaoh’s court. However, I’ve learned that idolatry is a lot more than that. Isaiah’s writings show a disdain for physical idols and depict him mocking them. Idols have no power, but they nevertheless affect us in a very real way.

Studying Isaiah has helped me personally, it has helped me see Isaiah as a guide for becoming better, not just a book of prophecies. Avraham Gileadi’s writings have helped me understand Isaiah in a way that connects daily choices, character growth, and spiritual progress. Three main ideas stand out to me that really shape how I try to improve myself. First, Isaiah teaches

The Lord’s directive to remove the stumbling blocks from the path of his people increases in urgency as his coming to the earth draws near. That mandate, however, translates into coming to terms with truths about ourselves that many among us will simply not believe let alone face head on. The longer the stumbling blocks Isaiah saw

Feminine metaphors in scripture mark movement along what today’s leaders call the “covenant path,” a term rooted in Joseph Smith’s teaching that “the path [leading to happiness] is virtue” (History of the Church, 5:134–35). Virtue has a feminine connection to power through the figure of the woman of valor, ʾēšet ḥayil (Proverbs 31:10-31). Like this ancient

The Law of Sacrifice is not about outward offerings but about covenant loyalty proven in “the furnace of affliction” (Isaiah 48:10). Isaiah teaches that God tests his people through loss, uncertainty, and challenge before he exalts them (ibid. Isaiah 49:4–7). Abraham’s life offers a clear example. His sacrifices were never merely ritual acts. They were moments that revealed where his loyalty truly rested

Krystal Potter—Isaiah Workshop Participant   As we near the second coming of Jesus Christ, and the world more closely resembles prophetic descriptions of the end-time, God’s people still exhibit spiritual blindness. “Jehovah has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep: he has shut your eyes, the prophets; he has covered your heads, the seers”

The role of “savior” or “deliverer,” which God’s end-time sons/servants take upon themselves, is grounded in the covenant God makes with individuals and resembles the role of ancient Near Eastern vassal kings. That role reached its full development when Israel became a monarchy out of a need for divine protection. With King David, Jehovah first

I want to speak plainly and say clearly that I am not an academic, nor am I a scholar. I am, however, able to think for myself, search knowledge, learn how to read and absorb information, and ask God in the name of Jesus Christ if it is true and for help in understanding. I’m

Isaiah functions like a “master key” for scripture because his book is intentionally written on multiple levels at once: it addresses real events in his own day and lays those events over an end-time template that later prophets repeatedly quote, adapt, and build upon. Avraham Gileadi’s work argues that when you learn Isaiah’s method—his covenant

In spite of the fact that temple covenants were restored through the prophet Joseph Smith as an integral part of the restored gospel, Latter-day Saints know little of their true nature and how they fit into the larger scheme of God’s covenants with his people. As covenant relationships provide the only context in which God

Isaiah Prophesied of the House of Israel 2 Nephi 6:5 5 And now, the words which I shall read are they which Isaiah spake concerning all the house of Israel; wherefore, they may be likened unto you, for ye are of the house of Israel. And there are many things which have been spoken by Isaiah