Next weeks assignment: 2 Kings 21-23; Nahum; Zephaniah;
Habakkuk
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Isaiah 40
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An acquaintance with [the] attributes in the divine character,
is essentially necessary, in order that the faith of any rational
being can center in him for life and salvation. Joseph Smith
President (Lectures on Faith, 3:19)
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Text Isaiah 40:12
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Text
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Text Isaiah 40:15
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Text Isaiah 40:21-22
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Text Isaiah 40:25-26
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Text
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This is a close-up of a small portion of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Astronomers estimate there are more than one thousand billion stars
in the Milky Way alone.
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Isaiah 41
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I am Thy God. Ye are MY people. Isaiah 41:8-14
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Abraham Isaac Israel Jacob (Israel) Manasseh Ephraim Joseph
Judah David Jesus Christ RS L BZIGADN
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Abrahamic Covenant Summary The Overarching Covenant Covenant
ElementMortal PromiseEternal Promise 1.A land of inheritance to
gather to and to worship God freely Inherit the Earth in its
Celestial state 2.a)A vast posterity b)A noble posterity who will
bless all the families of the earth with the blessings of the
Gospel Innumerable posterity; eternal procreation; endless lives
3.Descendants have a right to all gospel blessings, through the
priesthood ordinances, which lead to Eternal Life
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Abrahamic Covenant Summary The Overarching Covenant I WILL BE
YOUR GOD; YOU WILL BE MY PEOPLE Covenant ElementMortal
PromiseEternal Promise 1.A land of inheritance to gather to and to
worship God freely Inherit the Earth in its Celestial state 2.a)A
vast posterity b)A noble posterity who will bless all the families
of the earth with the blessings of the Gospel Innumerable
posterity; eternal procreation; endless lives 3.Descendants have a
right to all gospel blessings, through the priesthood ordinances,
which lead to Eternal Life
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Our Omnipotent God Their Impotent Idols vs.
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Isaiah 44:9-10, 14-17, 21, 24 You can worship the gods you have
created, or you can worship the God who created you. Isaiah 46:1-7
You can worship gods that you carry around, or you can worship the
God who carries you. Isaiah 46:9-10 You can worship gods who cannot
see or know (Isa. 44:9) or you can worship the God who knows the
end from the beginning.
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5 Examples of the Lord Seeing the End from the Beginning 5
Examples of the Lord Seeing the End from the Beginning 1.The
Foreordination of the House of Israel 2.King Cyrus Release of the
Jews 3.The Fall of Babylon 4.The Redemption of Israel 5.The
Atonement of Christ
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Isaiah 44:1-2, 24; 49:5 Foreordained to do what? Isaiah
43:10-13; 44:8 Isaiah 49:6 1. The Foreordination of Israel
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We were foreordained in the premortal existence and born into
mortality to fulfill the covenant and promise God made to Abraham.
That is who we are, and that is why we are heretoday and always.
David A. Bednar Quorum of the Twelve (Ensign, Nov. 2005)
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We were foreordained in the premortal existence and born into
mortality to fulfill the covenant and promise God made to Abraham.
That is who we are, and that is why we are heretoday and always.
David A. Bednar Quorum of the Twelve (Ensign, Nov. 2005)
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Ours is the responsibility to help fulfill the Abrahamic
covenant. Ours is the seed foreordained and prepared to bless all
people of the world. That is why priesthood duty includes
missionary work. After some 4,000 years of anticipation and
preparation, this is the appointed day when the gospel is to be
taken to the kindreds of the earth. Russell M. Nelson Quorum of the
Twelve (Covenants, Ensign, Nov. 2011, 88)
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Isaiah 44:28; 45:1-5, 13 2. King Cyrus Release of the Jews
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Isaiah 47 3. The Fall of Babylon
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Isaiah 48-52, 54, 56, 60-66 4. The Final Redemption of
Israel
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. The History/Future of Covenant
Israel 3 Nephi 23:1-3
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Abrahamic Covenant Summary The Overarching Covenant I WILL BE
YOUR GOD; YOU WILL BE MY PEOPLE (Abr. 1:17-19; Gen. 17:7-8; Isaiah
41:8-10; D&C 132:28-33, 47-50) Covenant ElementMortal
PromiseEternal Promise 1. Promised LandA land of inheritance to
gather to and to worship God freely Inherit the Earth in its
Celestial state 2. Posteritya)A vast posterity b)A noble posterity
who will bless all the families of the earth with the blessings of
the Gospel Innumerable posterity; eternal procreation; endless
lives 3. Priesthood/Gospel Rights Descendants have a right to all
gospel blessings, through the priesthood ordinances, which lead to
Eternal Life Inherit Eternal Lifethe end result of gospel
covenants
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Israel (10 Tribes) Northern Kingdom Judah Southern Kingdom
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. Israel gains the promised land 10
tribes lose the promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah
loses the promised land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to
promised land (537 B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and
crucified (34 A.D.) Jews are scattered (70 A.D.) The Dark Ages The
History/Future of Covenant Israel
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The House of Israel is like Isaiah 49:2152:2 A lonely,
wandering slave woman whose children have been taken from her
(Isaiah 49:21; 52:2). Isaiah 50:1 A wife who has separated herself
from her husband and is deeply in debt to creditors and cannot pay
(Isaiah 50:1). Isaiah 54:1 A barren woman yearning for children
(Isaiah 54:1). The House of Israel = the Daughter of Zion
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. Israel gains the promised land 10
tribes lose the promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah
loses the promised land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to
promised land (537 B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and
crucified (34 A.D.) Jews are scattered (70 A.D.) The Dark Ages The
History/Future of Covenant Israel Isa. 48:18-19, 22
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. Israel gains the promised land 10
tribes lose the promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah
loses the promised land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to
promised land (537 B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and
crucified (34 A.D.) Jews are scattered (70 A.D.) The Dark Ages The
History/Future of Covenant Israel Isa. 50:1-6
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Isaiah 49
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Isaiah 49:1-3
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Isaiah 49:1 1 Nephi 21:1
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Isaiah 49:1-3
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The Lord always turns punishments to the accomplishment of his
purposes. The scattering of the Israelites among all nations was a
punishment inflicted upon them, but a great blessing extended to
the nations among whom they were scattered.... Joseph Fielding
Smith Quorum of the Twelve (The Restoration of All Things,
p.129-137)
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We see, then, how through the scattering of Israel, especially
the descendants of the ten tribes who mingled with the Gentile
nations, the blood of Abraham had been mixed with the blood of the
Gentiles, and in this way the Gentiles have been brought into the
seed of Abraham, and are therefore entitled to receive, on
conditions of their repentance, all the blessings promised to the
seed of Abraham. Joseph Fielding Smith Quorum of the Twelve (The
Restoration of All Things, p.129-137)
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Isaiah 49:1-3 D&C 86:8-11 Cr. D&C 86:8-11
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In their scattered state, how does Zion (the Israelites) feel?
Isaiah 49:14 How does the Lord respond? Isaiah 49:15-23
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How will this happen? Isaiah 49:6-8
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Isaiah 49:8-9 1 Nephi 21:8-9 2 Nephi 3:7, 11
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. Israel gains the promised land 10
tribes lose the promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah
loses the promised land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to
promised land (537 B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and
crucified (34 A.D.) Jews are scattered (70 A.D.) The Dark Ages The
History/Future of Covenant Israel
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. The Covenant is restored through
Joseph Smith. Israel gains the promised land 10 tribes lose the
promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah loses the promised
land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to promised land (537
B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and crucified (34 A.D.) Jews
are scattered (70 A.D.) Our Time! Isaiah 49:22-23; 52:1-2; 54:1-3
Time of the Gentiles Isa. 49:6-8 Isaiah 49:8 The History/Future of
Covenant Israel 2 Ne. 3:7, 11
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Isaiah 52:1
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Isaiah 52:1-2
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D&C 113:7-11
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Isaiah 52:1-2
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. The Covenant is restored through
Joseph Smith. Israel gains the promised land 10 tribes lose the
promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah loses the promised
land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to promised land (537
B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and crucified (34 A.D.) Jews
are scattered (70 A.D.) Our Time! Isaiah 49:22-23; 52:1-2; 54:1-3
Israels enemies are destroyed Isa. 49:24-26; 51:22-23 Time of the
Gentiles Isa. 49:6-8 Isaiah 49:8 The History/Future of Covenant
Israel 2 Ne. 3:7, 11
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Isaiah 49:24-25
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Try to take my wart hog. I dare you.
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2,000 B.C.1,000 B.C. 1 A.D.1,000 A.D. 2,000 A.D. God makes the
Covenant with Abraham 3??? A.D. The Covenant is restored through
Joseph Smith. Israel gains the promised land 10 tribes lose the
promised land and are scattered (722 B.C.) Judah loses the promised
land (587 B.C.) Cyrus allows Jews to return to promised land (537
B.C.) Jesus is rejected by the Jews and crucified (34 A.D.) Jews
are scattered (70 A.D.) Our Time! Isaiah 49:22-23; 52:1-2; 54:1-3
Israels enemies are destroyed Isa. 49:24-26; 51:22-23 Millennium
Time of the Gentiles The Covenant is Fulfilled!!! Isa. 49:6-8
Isaiah 49:8 The History/Future of Covenant Israel Isaiah 60 2 Ne.
3:7, 11
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This is the time of the promised gathering of Israel. And we
get to participate! Isnt that exciting? The Lord is counting on us
and our sonsand He is profoundly grateful for our daughterswho
worthily serve as missionaries in this great time of the gathering
of Israel. Russell M. Nelson Quorum of the Twelve (Covenants,
Ensign, Nov. 2011, 88)
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If you cant get excited about that kind of assignment in the
drama of history, you cant get excited! Jeffrey R. Holland Quorum
of the Twelve (CES Fireside for Young Adults, September 12,
2004)
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Isaiah 52:9-10; 54:1
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Isaiah 54:4-10
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Isaiah 53 5. The Atonement of Christ Stay tuned for this topic
next week (sorry we didnt make it there this class).