Isaiah 10-12

Isaiah 10-12 Study Guide – to be discussed November 10
Day 1: Read Isaiah 10:1-7 (with footnotes 2a, 3a, 5a, 7a), D&C 59:21, Mormon 4:5
1. Isaiah 9:9 through Isaiah 10:4 lists four evils of Ephraim. The first (Isaiah 9:9-12) describes pride; the second (Isaiah 9:13-17) condemns wicked leaders; the third (Isaiah 9:18-21) indicts the “fire of wickedness,” or absence of love and kindness. How would you categorize the fourth evil of Ephraim, outlined in Isaiah 10:1-4?


2. Read D&C 59:21. Why is this fourth evil so heinous in God’s eyes?



3. Read Mormon 4:5 with Isaiah 10:5-7. Using these verses, explain how Assyria was the “rod” of the Lord’s anger. Was Assyria aware of its role?



Day 2: Read Isaiah 10:8-19 (with footnotes 12b, 15a,c, 16b, 18a), D&C 117:6
Note: The “he” in Isaiah 10:8 refers to the king of Assyria. Calno, Hamath and Samaria were cities in Israel. Carchemis, Arpad and Damascus had already been taken by Assyria. The king’s boasting comprises verses 8-11 in Isaiah 10. The Lord answers Assyria’s boasting in verses 12-19 (quoting the king again in vv. 13-14).
4. How did pride and power contort the Assyrian king’s view of his relationship to God? Can we see the same tendencies today? See also D&C 117:6.


5. What would eventually happen to Assyria and her king, according to Isaiah 10:12 and 16-19?


6. Who or what are the Assyrians in your life? What can you do to overcome them?



Day 3: Read Isaiah 10:20-27 (with footnotes 20a,c, 22e, 23a, 24b, 27c)
7. What time period is reflected in the prophecy of Isaiah 10:20-27? What is the promise?


8. How are we seeing this promise fulfilled today?



9. Using the footnotes for help, what might the phrase, “… the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing” (Isaiah 10:27) mean? Note: the word translated “anointing” is the Hebrew word shamen, which means “oil.”



BONUS: Read 2 Kings 19:35-37. What was the result of the Assyrian attack on Jerusalem?



Day 4: Read Isaiah 10:28-34 (with footnotes 28a, 33a), Bible Dictionary entry “ Ramah,” Bible Dictionary entry, “Nob,” 2 Kings 19:32
10. Look up LAISH on map 10 in your Bible Appendix (C-2). About how far was Laish from Jerusalem?

11. According to the Bible Dictionary, where was Ramah? Where was Nob? Even though we can’t identify locations for all the cities listed in Isaiah 10:28-32, what was the message to Judah regarding the advancing army?



12. Read 2 Kings 19:32. How does the prophecy regarding the Lord’s protection give you hope?



Day 5: Read Isaiah 11:1-9 (with footnotes 1d, 3b, 4c, 5b, 8a,b, 10a,d), D&C 113:1-4, D&C 101:26-28
13. Who was Jesse (see footnote)? Who is the “stem of Jesse”? See also D&C 113:1-2.


BONUS: Read D&C 113:3-4. What is the rod that comes from the stem of Jesse?


14. List qualities of leadership from Isaiah 11:2-5.



15. What time period might be described in Isaiah 11:6-9? In Isaiah 11:9 the word “knowledge” might also be translated “devotion.” How does our knowledge of the Lord affect our devotion? (See also D&C 101:26-28)



Day 6: Read Isaiah 11:10-16 (with footnotes 10a, 13a, 14a, 15b, 16a), D&C 113:5-6
16. What time period is described in Isaiah 11:10-16? (See footnote.)


17. Read D&C 113:5-6. What is the “root of Jesse” mentioned in Isaiah 11:10?



18. From Isaiah 11:10-16, list prophesied events that will come to pass “in that day.” Are these events as miraculous as the events described in Isaiah 10:6-9? (Note: The countries listed in Isaiah 11:11 were neighbors to ancient Israel. They represent the entire world.)



BONUS: Read 2 Nephi 6:14-18. How is the Lord fulfilling these promises today?



Day 7: Read Isaiah 12:1-6 (with footnotes 1b,c, 2a, 4b)
19. Considering the prophecies of Isaiah 11, why will people praise the Lord “in that day”?


20. Isaiah 12 consists of two psalms or hymns (vv. 1-3, 4-6). List a psalm or a latter-day hymn that comes to mind as you read this chapter.


21. List what the Lord does for us from Isaiah 12.