Nephi   Key to Isaiah Part 2 The Book of Mormon Lecture 14 by Hyrum Andrus
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Date: 2016-06-12

Hyrum L Andrus
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Lecture – 14 NEPHI, KEY TO ISAIAH -- Part 2
Now let's turn to Jacob's commentary. Jacob gives us his commentary on chapter 49. Nephi has quoted it and given us some general commentary stuff on it, and apparently in Nephi's mind that wasn't enough. So he asked his brother, Jacob, to do a little more with it, because Isaiah 49 is a very, very important chapter.
In 2 Nephi 6, where you have the writings of Jacob, the brother of Nephi, he tells about his call and ordination to teach the people of Nephi, and then in verse 4, and we read this before in relation to the double fulfillment thing. Let me get back to it and then move on.
He says, "Now, behold, I would speak unto you concerning things which are, and which are to come," this double fulfillment situation, "wherefore, I will read you the words of Isaiah." Note this, now. Nephi has put Isaiah 49 in earlier and now he wants Jacob to comment on it. "I will read you the words of Isaiah. And they are the words which my brother," Nephi, "has desired that I should speak unto you. And I speak unto you for your sakes, that ye may learn and glorify the name of our God. And now, the words which I shall read are they which Isaiah spake concerning all the house of Israel; wherefore, they may be likened unto you, for ye are of the house of Israel. And there are many things which have been spoken by Isaiah which may be likened unto you, because ye are of the house of Israel." We read that much; now, let's move on.
"And now these are the words: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the "Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people." In this whole scenario, the warfare against Zion and this whole prophetic vision of Isaiah, the primary thing that he is concerned with is the setting up of the standard. And that standard becomes Mount Zion, or Zion upon her Mount. And this standard is raised to the Gentiles among them. And when this standard is raised and established, then this great gathering of Israel foretold in scriptures will take place.
They are gathered not just physically, they are gathered to the standard. They are gathered to the gospel and to the endowment of glory. They are gathered to the house of the Lord, they are gathered to the program of Mount Zion to become the Lord's people, because we really are not Israel until Israel becomes Zion. And Zion really isn't Zion until she is established upon her Mount. So when the standard is raised, then, he says, quoting Isaiah 49, "And they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers."
Zion is going to wield tremendous power in that day. Let me just hold on to that and turn over to Section 64 of the Doctrine and Covenants. I just thought of it here, something that might be of interest concerning this whole picture of events and circumstances. Note how the Lord speaks of Zion in relation to the latter-days. Verse 41, he says, "Behold, I say unto you that Zion shall flourish, and the glory of the Lord shall be upon her; And she shall be an ensign unto the people, and there shall come unto her out of every nation under heaven. And the day shall come when the nations of the earth shall tremble because of her," and that's before the second coming, "the nations of the earth shall tremble because of her, and shall fear because of her terrible ones The Lord hath spoken it."
O.K., now, there is going to be a time when Zion raises an ensign and a standard. In that time, the Lord himself will come to Zion. We'll talk about that tomorrow when we talk about the events relating to the second coming. And he will dwell in Zion, and he will be there, and their children will be taught of the Lord, and this will extend over a period of years before he comes in his glory in the clouds of heaven.
During that period of time he will instruct his people, because his business is to introduce a universal order of peace. You just can't come and institute a righteous order or to have it without having previously instructed people how to go about implementing that righteous order. He is going to come and reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and he can't reign as King of Kings until he finally raises up those Kings, those who are anointed as such in the house of the Lord, teaches and instructs them so that when he does come he can usher in an era of righteousness. So the Lord will make his appearance in Zion years before he comes in his glory in the clouds of heaven.
In that day, Zion will be terrible for her righteousness, her standard. Let me turn while we're on this, and I didn't mean to bring it in, but since we're on it, to Section 45, beginning with verse 66, where he is… Get the full transcription from www.hyrumandrus.com!