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Lesson 101B – Isaiah 48–52

Lesson 101B – Isaiah 48–52. No Excuses. A Series of Worries/Excuses. Again, remember the context. The people were in bondage (again) and they had been taken from their home. What kinds of complaints/excuses for being wicked might you have in a similar, more modern situation?

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Lesson 101B – Isaiah 48–52

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  1. Lesson 101B – Isaiah 48–52 No Excuses

  2. A Series of Worries/Excuses • Again, remember the context. The people were in bondage (again) and they had been taken from their home. • What kinds of complaints/excuses for being wicked might you have in a similar, more modern situation? • Isaiah seems to forsee them all and, Messianically, shoots them down.

  3. Excuse: “You have forgotten me” • Isaiah 49:14 • They remembered the promises, and it seems that the Lord is no longer honoring them. • v15-16 – What is the Lord’s response? • How could I forget my children? • “graven thee upon the palms of my hands” • Through our birth as children of God, and His own death to atone for our sins, we are always remembered.

  4. Excuse: “Why did this happen to me?” • We were the promised people, things weren’t supposed to be this way! • Isaiah 50:1 • What is a bill of divorcement? • Deuteronomy 24:1-4 • Sometimes, parents would give up their children to be slaves of creditors • Who would the Lord be in debt to? • “Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves” • This is your own fault

  5. Excuse: “I’m afraid of the Lord” • I can’t seem to ever please the Lord, so why even try if I only get in trouble? • Isaiah 50:10 • “let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God” • Isaiah 51:1-3 • Who is the rock? • Abraham • You are still the covenant people • “and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord”

  6. Excuse: “I’m afraid of the world” • There is too much evil in the world, how can I ever live righteously and not give in? • Isaiah 51:7-8 • “the moth shall eat them up like a garment” • “but my righteousness shall be for ever” • Isaiah 51:11-13 • How can you trust in mortal man more than God? • “forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens , and laid the foundations of the earth… as if he were ready to destroy?” • Fear of the world is simply lack of faith in God.

  7. A Call to Action • Now that the Lord has methodically torn down any excuse of Israel, He gives them a challenge and a promise. • Challenge: Isaiah 52:1-2 • “shake thyself from the dust”, “loose thyself from the bands of thy neck” • Who is lifting us up? • We lift up ourselves. We have control of our situation. • Promise: Isaiah 52:7-10 • This passage is quoted 4 times in the Book of Mormon • Who do these feet belong to? • The gatherers. What are the blessings?

  8. Another Challenge and Promise • Challenge: Isaiah 52:11 • “be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord” • What is the vessel? What do we fill it with? • Promise: v12 – What is the promise? • “the God of Israel will be your rereward” • D&C 35:13-14 • How can we possibly fear or have excuses when the Lord is with us?

  9. Notebook Ideas • Have you ever tried to use an excuse with the Lord? What happened? • How will the Lord support you as you try to live righteously in a troubled world? • What other challenges and promises does the Lord give us?

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