Study Resources for the Book of Isaiah

September 5–11: Isaiah 1–12

September 5: Study Tips from Nephi

• 2 Nephi 25:1–8
• Book of Mormon Central, “How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah? (2 Nephi 25:4),” KnoWhy 47 (March 4, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Donald W. Parry, “Nephi’s Keys to Understanding Isaiah (2 Nephi 25:1–8),” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 47–65.

September 6: Multiple Fulfillments

• Isaiah 2:2–4
• Book of Mormon Central, “Has the Prophecy of the Lord's House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled? (2 Nephi 12:2; Isaiah 2:2),” KnoWhy 41 (February 25, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Jeffrey R. Chadwick, “The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy: Latter-day Context and Likening Unto Us,” in Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament, ed. David R. Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey (Salt Lake City and Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Religioius Studies Center, 2011), 367–383.

September 7: Warnings against Pride

• Isaiah 3:15
• Isaiah 5:21
• 2 Nephi 26:20
• Book of Mormon Central, “How Does Nephi Use Isaiah to Teach Us to Avoid Pride? (2 Nephi 15:21; Isaiah 5:21),” KnoWhy 48 (March 7, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • David Rolph Seely, “Nephi’s Use of Isaiah 2–14 in 2 Nephi 12–30,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 151–169.

September 8: The Lord’s Stretched Out Hand

• Isaiah 5:25
• Isaiah 9:12, 17, 21
• Isaiah 10:4
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why is the Lord's Hand "Stretched Out Still"? (2 Nephi 19:12; Isaiah 9:12),” KnoWhy 49 (March 8, 2016).

September 9: How the Lord Call’s Prophets

• Isaiah 6:1–13
• 1 Nephi 1:4–15
• Book of Mormon Central, “How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times? (1 Nephi 15:8),” KnoWhy 17 (January 22, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Stephen D. Ricks, “Heavenly Visions and Prophetic Calls in Isaiah 6 (2 Nephi 16), the Book of Mormon, and the Revelation of John,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 171–190.

September 10: Prophecies of Christ’s Birth

• Isaiah 7:14
• Isaiah 9:6
• 1 Nephi 11:15–22
• Mosiah 3:5–8
• Book of Mormon Central, “How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ’s Coming? (2 Nephi 17:14; Isaiah 7:14),” KnoWhy 40 (February 24, 2016).
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Benjamin Give Multiple Names for Jesus at the Coronation of his Son Mosiah? (Mosiah 3:8),” KnoWhy 536 (October 17, 2019).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Donald W. Parry, “Isaiah’s Prophecies of the Mortal Messiah,” in The Jesus Christ Focused Old Testament: Making Sense of a Monumental Book (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2022), 34–36.

September 11: Joseph and the Restoration

• Isaiah 11:10–11
• Isaiah 29:14
• Joseph Smith—History 1:40
• 2 Nephi 25:17–21
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Moroni Quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith? (2 Nephi 21:10; Isaiah 11:10),” KnoWhy 50 (March 9, 2016).
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt? (2 Nephi 25:17),” KnoWhy 375 (October 24, 2017).

September 12–18: Isaiah 13–14, 24–30, 35

September 12: The End Times

• Isaiah 13:1–6, 9–13
• 1 Nephi 14:3–7
• Book of Mormon Central, “What Do Nephi and Isaiah Say about the End Times? (2 Nephi 23:6; Isaiah 13:6),” KnoWhy 46 (March 3, 2016).

September 13: The Fallen Angel

• Isaiah 14:12–15
• 2 Nephi 2:17–18
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Lehi "Suppose" the Existence of Satan? (2 Nephi 24:12; Isaiah 14:12),” KnoWhy 43 (February 29, 2016).

September 14: The Familiar Spirit

• Isaiah 29:3–4
• 2 Nephi 15–16
• Book of Mormon Central, “How Are the Words of the Book of Mormon Like “One That Hath a Familiar Spirit”? (2 Nephi 26:16),” KnoWhy 491 (December 6, 2018).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Amanda Colleen Brown, “Out of the Dust: An Examination of Necromancy as a Literary Construct in the Book of Mormon,” Studia Antiqua 14, no. 2 (2016): 27–37.

September 15: Nephi Likens Isaiah 29

• Isaiah 29:3–10
• 2 Nephi 26:14–19; 27:1–5
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy? (2 Nephi 26:16; cf. Isaiah 29:4),” KnoWhy 52 (March 11, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Robert A. Cloward, “Isaiah 29 and the Book of Mormon,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 191–247.

September 16: The Sealed Book

• Isaiah 29:11–14
• 2 Nephi 27:6–26
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Would a Book Be Sealed? (2 Nephi 27:10),” KnoWhy 53 (March 14, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • John W. Welch, “Doubled, Sealed, Witnessed Documents: From the Ancient World to the Book of Mormon,” in Mormons, Scripture, and the Ancient World Studies in Honor of John L. Sorenson, ed. Davis Bitton (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 391–444.

September 17: Line Upon Line

• Isaiah 28:10
• 2 Nephi 28:30
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Nephi Say That People Had to Learn Things Line Upon Line? (2 Nephi 28:30),” KnoWhy 292 (March 27, 2017).

September 18: Fire and Brimstone

• Isaiah 30:27–33
• 2 Nephi 9:16
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife? (2 Nephi 9:16),” KnoWhy 446 (July 3, 2018).

September 19–25: Isaiah 40–49

September 19: New Testament and Book of Mormon Quotations

• Isaiah 40:3
• Matthew 3:2–3
• Alma 7:9
• Alma 9:28
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Part A) (Alma 7:9),” KnoWhy 529 (August 29, 2019).

September 20: Prophecies of the Redeemer

• Isaiah 47:4
• Isaiah 48:17
• 1 Nephi 10:17
• Book of Mormon Central, “Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ? (1 Nephi 10:17),” KnoWhy 12 (January 15, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Donald W. Parry, “Isaiah’s Prophecies of the Mortal Messiah,” in The Jesus Christ Focused Old Testament: Making Sense of a Monumental Book (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2022), 34–36.

September 21: The Scattering of the Jews

• Isaiah 5:13, 25
• Isaiah 48:9–10
• 2 Nephi 25:15–16
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews? (2 Nephi 15:13, 25; Isaiah 5:13, 25),” KnoWhy 42 (February 26, 2016).

September 22: The Day of the Gentiles

• Isaiah 49:22
• Book of Mormon Central, “What is the Day of the Gentiles? (1 Nephi 21:22),” KnoWhy 44 (March 1, 2016).

September 23: Likening Isaiah 48–49 to Lehi’s Family

• Isaiah 48:2, 4, 18
• 1 Nephi 1:13, 18–19
• 1 Nephi 2:9–11, 18
• Book of Mormon Central, “How Might Isaiah 48-49 be "Likened" to Lehi's Family? (1 Nephi 19:23),” KnoWhy 23 (February 1, 2016).

September 24: Joseph Smith as the Servant

• Isaiah 49:1–9
• Book of Mormon Central, “Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21? (1 Nephi 21:3; Isaiah 48:3),” KnoWhy 24 (February 2, 2016).

September 25: The Daughter of Zion

• Isaiah 3:16–23

• Isaiah 10:32
• Isaiah 52:2
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion? (2 Nephi 13:16–17),” KnoWhy 550 (February 18, 2020).

September 26–October 2: Isaiah 50–57

September 26: Abinadi Explains Isaiah to Noah’s Priests

• Isaiah 52:7–10
• Mosiah 15:11–17
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah? (Mosiah 12:20–21; cf. Isaiah 52:7),” KnoWhy 89 (April 29, 2016).
• Dive Deeper:
  • John W. Welch, “Isaiah 53, Mosiah 14, and the Book of Mormon,” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 293–312.

September 27: The Meaning of Nauvoo

• Isaiah 52:7
• Book of Mormon Central, “Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From? (3 Nephi 20:40),” KnoWhy 342 (July 21, 2017).
• Dive Deeper:
  • Dana M. Pike, “‘How Beautiful upon the Mountains’: The Imagery of Isaiah 52:7–10 and its Occurrences in the Book of Mormon” in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1998), 249–291.

September 28: Isaiah and Micah

• Isaiah 52:7–10
• Micah 4:12–13
• Micah 5:8–9
• 3 Nephi 20: 15–20, 39–43
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah? (3 Nephi 20:25),” KnoWhy 214 (October 21, 2016).

September 29: The Book of Mormon as the Servant

• Isaiah 52:13–15
• 3 Nephi 21:10
• Book of Mormon Central, “Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ? (3 Nephi 21:10),” KnoWhy 215 (October 24, 2016).

September 30: Abinadi, Alma, and the Suffering Servant

• Isaiah 53:3–5
• Mosiah 17:13
• Alma 7:11
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah? (Mosiah 14:4; Isaiah 53:4),” KnoWhy 91 (May 3, 2016).
• Book of Mormon Central, “Whose “Word” Was Fulfilled by Christ’s Suffering “Pains and Sicknesses”? (Alma 7:11),” KnoWhy 564 (June 2, 2020).

October 1: Christ’s Likening of Isaiah 54

• Isaiah 54:10–11
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Jesus Quote All of Isaiah 54? (3 Nephi 22:5; Isaiah 54:5),” KnoWhy 216 (October 25, 2016).

October 2: Great are the Words of Isaiah

• 3 Nephi 23:1
• Book of Mormon Central, “Why Would Jesus Call Isaiah’s Words Great? (3 Nephi 23:1),” KnoWhy 217 (October 26, 2016).