Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Book Recommendation

Dreaded Isaiah has been a little bit easier for me to understand in my Book of Mormon studies with "Isaiah Made Easier in the Bible and Book of Mormon" by David Ridges. My mother-in-law recommended this book and it has been very helpful. The book analyzes every chapter of Isaiah both in the Bible and Book of Mormon verse by verse with in-the-verse notes and translations. It's cleared up a lot of the confusion for me about who is speaking at what time, who they are speaking to, and what all the symbolism really means. Here's an example so you can get an idea of how the book flows:

2 Nephi 7

Note: This chapter speaks of the future as if it had already happened.

1 (The Lord asks the question, "Did I divorce you or did you divorce me" i.e., "Did I leave you or did you leave me?") Yea, for thus saith the Lord: Have I put thee away (divorced you), or have I cast thee off forever? For thus saith the Lord: Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement? To whom have I put thee away, or to which of my creditors have I sold you (i.e., Was it I who sold you)? Yea, to whom have I sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves (i.e., you brought it upon yourselves!), and for your transgressions is your mother (your apostate nation; Hosea 2:2) put away.


There may be better Isaiah helps out there - I don't know because this is the first I've ever tried. But it has been helpful and is worth my recommendation. You can find it for about $14 at Deseret Book.

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