Sunday School Lesson – Isaiah

Today's Sunday School lesson was on Isaiah.  This is the handout we gave the kids along with a blue-ribbon that said winner. 

It is easy to see the wickedness in the world

and sometimes feel that Satan is winning.

But Satan is not winning (Isaiah 14:12-16).

Satan has never won. And Satan will not win.

 

Isaiah has taught that all that is scattered will be gathered. (Isaiah 13-14)

All that is broken will be restored. (Isaiah 24-28, 30)

 

Isaiah's teachings always turn us to the Savior, Jesus Christ. 

In fact, Isaiah's name means, "The Lord is salvation."

Even his name testifies of Jesus Christ.

 

President Nelson has said, "Using a baseball analogy, we are in the

last half of the ninth inning.  Heavenly Father and His Son chose you

to be on Their team - when the game is on the line. This means

They know you, They trust you, and will help you..." (Aug. 17, 2021)

 

Remember we have access to priesthood power -- the power of God –

through covenant keeping.  Know your power!  Know your glory! 

Because of Jesus Christ and His atoning grace--we WIN!

Isaiah spoke a lot about the Second Coming of our Savior.  President Nelson said we are in the bottom of the ninth inning of the last days before the Savior comes again.  I would venture to guess that we are in the bottom of the ninth with two outs.

Isaiah also spoke a lot of our Savior and prophesied of his first and second coming.  Isaiah lived 700 years before Christ was born.  In fact, the writings of Isaiah prophesying of Christ are so important that the prophet Nephi quoted much of Isaiah in The Book of Mormon.  It's no coincidence that Lehi and his family left Jerusalem (600 BC) just 100 years after Isaiah lived and prophesied.  And were able to take the writings of Isaiah with them.

Isaiah wrote of the scattering and gathering of Israel.  President Nelson said a few years ago that the gathering of Israel is the most important work we are doing in these last days leading up to the Savior's Second Coming.  The gathering of Israel being bringing people to Christ and His Church.

Another part of the lesson that we touched on was when Isaiah mentioned Satan and how we will be astonished at what a pansy he is and how he was able to deceive so many people.

Isaiah has always been stigmatized as hard to understand.  But, even though Isaiah lived and wrote 2700 years ago, his words are written for us in these last days to help bring us closer to Christ.  I believe Isaiah is the most oft quoted ancient prophet.  With even Jesus Christ himself quoting Isaiah.  It would be wise of us to study Isaiah's teachings.

That's my two cents.