Old Testament - Isaiah 28 & 29 - September 15, 2022

 9/15/2022 – Isaiah 28 & 29

Isaiah 28

In v 9 the Lord stresses the importance of teaching our children of Him and of His doctrine. And then He tells us just how to teach them: “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; Line upon line, line upon line; here a little and there a little.” (v 10). This may be the way we should teach our children, but it is also the way we all find spiritual growth and knowledge.

The Lord then tells us the importance of finding, and then continuing, our spiritual growth and knowledge: “…This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing…” (v 12) 

V 16 tells that Christ will be the “corner stone” of a sure foundation.

How often do we refuse to hear the Lord’s word? Because when we hear-- truly hear—His word we must adjust our patterns of living to be more like Him. For that growth is what brings us true comfort and happiness.

V 17 reminds me that when I’m close to the Lord, and am better at making my way through difficult times.

The Lord continues to remind us of this: “Give ye ear and hear my voice; hearken [to do], and hear my speech.” (v 23) This is a very good verse to remember as October General Conference is so close.


Isaiah 29

Isaiah is not the only one who warns us.  V 4 is speaking to saints in OUR day: And thou shalt be brought down and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.”  In the JST we are told that Nephites speak as a voice from the dust, telling us about Christ, about apostasy and about the restoration of the gospel. 

V 13 has the Lord’s warning words for us! “Wherefore the Lord said, forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.”  V 15: “Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? And who knoweth us?”

And the Lord also has good news for our days: “And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.  The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.” (v’s 18-19)

But v 24 is my favorite verse: “They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.”


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