Isaiah 14 or 2 Nephi 24
By
Jeffrey Bushman Aug. 2017
Chapter 24
Israel
will be gathered and will enjoy millennial rest—Lucifer was cast out of heaven
for rebellion—Israel will triumph over Babylon (the world)—Compare Isaiah 14.
About 559–545 B.C.
1 aFor the Lord will have mercy on Jacob,
and will yet bchoose Israel, and set them in their own
land; and the cstrangers shall be joined with them, and they
shall cleave to the house of Jacob. Mercy-thru
repentance & baptism, Yet-continue, again last days, Choose
Israel-still covenant people, Land-promised land, Strangers-Gentiles
or non-members, House of Jacob-Church today
2 And the people shall take them (IE Other nations shall help Israel) and bring
them to their place; yea, from far unto the ends of the earth; and they shall
return to their alands of promise. And the house of Israel shall bpossess them, and the land of the Lord
shall be for cservants and handmaids; and they shall take
them captives unto whom they were captives; and they shall drule over their oppressors. Missionaries will gather
remnant of Israel from far parts., Lands of Promises-return to the
blessing offered by the Lord to his covenant people., Israel possess-
all the earth at 2nd coming, Take them captive Those who used
to rule will now be governed by members of the Church.
3 And it shall come to pass in that
day that the Lord shall give thee arest, from thy sorrow, and from thy
fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve. The world will have no more power
over the righteous, for they have become the masters
4 And it shall come to pass in that
day, that thou shalt take up this proverb (IE a
satirical song) aagainst the king of bBabylon, and say: How hath the oppressor
ceased, the golden city (HEB “perhaps”, insolent or
proud) ceased! That day-Millennial day, King of
Babylon-Satan, Oppressor ceased-how did Satan lose his power In Isaiah 14:4 footnote 4a
It calls the next few verses a satirical song, or a taunt. It is considered one of the most powerful
poems in the literature of the world. It
refers to the fall of the king of Babylon but it can symbolize any leader of
wickedness especially Satan. Ludlow
divides this song up by verses talking about different places and events that
will happen to Satan. V4-8 will be on
the earth. (See Rev. 17:5; D&C
43:31; Isa. 55:12; Zech11:2) (A) The
letters in parenthesis show chiasmus, the form will be A B C B A a
letter for each stanza.
5 The Lord hath broken the staff of
the awicked, the scepters of the rulers. Staff & Scepters-power to
rule and direct others.
6 aHe who smote the people in wrath with
a continual stroke (or constant blows), he
that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. He-Satan, Continual Stoke-never
quit, Hindereth-none stop Satan’s misery
7 The whole earth is at arest, and is quiet; they break forth
into bsinging. Rest-at peace through righteous living
8 Yea, the fir ( HEB cypress) trees rejoice at thee, and also
the cedars of Lebanon, saying: Since thou art laid down
(IE in death) no feller (HEB the tree cutter
has not come upon us) is come up against us. Fir trees & cedars-people, Feller-someone
who cuts down trees or people .
Verse 9-11 will take place in the
spirit world. (See Ezekiel 32:21) (B)
9 aHell from beneath is moved for thee to
meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the bdead (IE
disembodied spirits) for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it
hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. Hell-Spirit prison where Satan now
is, Chief ones & kings-those who were rulers and kings and were
wicked.
10 All they shall speak and say unto
thee: Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us? Have you really lost your power you had when you ruled us, in
mortality? “They all call out to him, ‘Now you are weak as we are” (TEV)
11 Thy pomp is brought down to the
grave (HEB sheol, or the spirit world); the
noise of thy viols is not heard; the worm is spread under thee, and the worms
cover thee. Pomp- your greatness, Viols-your music, Worms-like the
dead and have no power “You used to be honored
with the music of harps, but now you are in the world of the dead. You lie on a bed of maggots and are covered
with a blanket of worms” (TEV)
Verse 12-14 Takes place in heaven. (See Moses 4:1-4; D&C
76:25-27; D&C 29:36-38; Rev. 9:11)
This is the center stanza of the chiasmus or it is identifying the most
important part of the song. (C)
12 aHow art thou fallen from heaven, O bLucifer (HEB
morning star, son of dawn. The ruler of the wicked world (Babylon) is spoken of
as Lucifer, the ruler of all wickedness), son of the morning! Art thou
cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! Lucifer-Shinning one or light bearer,
Cut down to the ground-kicked out of heaven and send to earth to tempt
people.
13 For thou hast said in thy heart: aI will ascend into heaven, I will
exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the
congregation, in the sides of the north(IE dwelling
of the gods according to Babylonian belief); Exalt my
throne-I will over power even God, I will rule
over man and do it my way not doing it
the way the Lord would. “You were determined to climb up to heaven and to place your
throne above the highest stars. You thought
you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods
assemble’ (TEV)
14 aI will ascend above the heights of
the clouds; I will be like the Most High.
Satan, I will rule over heaven
“You said you would climb to the tops of the clouds and be like
the Almighty”(TEV)
Verses 15-17 Go back again
to the spirit world. (See Moses 1:19-21; 4:6; 2 Nephi 2:18-19; 9:9) (B1)
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to
hell, to the sides of the apit. Hell-
Spirit prison, lose power, “But instead you have been brought
down to the deepest part of the world of the dead.” (TEV)
16 They that see thee (IE the king of Babylon; the preceding verses, 12-15,
applied to either Lucifer or the king.) shall narrowly (HEB squint at thee and reflect upon thee) look
upon thee, and shall consider thee, and shall say: Is this the man that made
the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?
People will say is this Satan who caused so many problems, he has
some power to have some control over the elements during his tempting the
people of the world.
17 And made the world as a
wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his
prisoners? World
as a wilderness-made mortality non-productive, House of his prisoners-death
and spirit prison Satan has some power,
but is powerless against the Atonement. He did not want the prison doors to be
opened for it made all of the dead like him and they would eventually become
like him, for all would become angels of the Devil.
Verses 18-21 Go back again to the earth. (See Jude 1:6; Jacob
5:73-75; Rev. 12:4, 7-9; 19:21; D&C 29:27-29; 88:85, 101)
(A1)
18 All the kings of the nations,
yea, all of them, lie in glory, every one of them in his own house(IE his family tomb). All people will get some glory for the good they did Everyone of
God’s children who do not commit the unpardonable sin will enter and enjoy a
degree of glory. “All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs”
(TEV) Translated English Version House may also mean body, which Satan will not have.
19 But thou art cast out of thy
grave like an abominable branch (IE a rejected
branch, pruned off
and discarded), and the remnant of those that are
slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit (IE the very bottom); as a carcass trodden under
feet. You will not be resurrected because you have no body, Stones of the pit- bottom of pit or
outer darkness “But you have no tomb, and your corpse is thrown out to
rot. It is covered by the bodies of
soldiers killed in battle, thrown with them into a rocky pit, and trampled
down” (TEV)
20 Thou shalt not be joined with
them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land and slain thy people; the aseed of bevil-doers shall never be renowned. You will not
be resurrected because you have no body or inheritance in the earth, or any
kingdom of glory, because of your wickedness, and you will come to naught. Renowned = or named, but will fade into
oblivion. He will be cast into outer
darkness without any posterity.
21 Prepare slaughter for his
children (IE Let not another evil generation arise
and resume the evil regime) for the ainiquities of their fathers, that they do not
rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. His children-followers of Satan, Possess
the land-lost a kingdom of glory, and will be cast off the earth as it will
become the Celestial kingdom.
Verses 22-23 seem to be inserted between
the 1st song and will be followed by a second.
These verses seem to refer to actual destruction of Babylon the city.
22 For I will rise up against them,
saith the Lord of Hosts, and cut off from Babylon the aname, and remnant, and son, and bnephew, saith the Lord. Consequences
of being wicked, Name-power, Remnant, son & nephew-family
unit. There will no one be left of
Babylon that will gain power over others again.
23 I will also make it a apossession for the bittern, and pools of
water; and I will sweep it with the besom (or
broom) of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts. Bittern-birds that live in desolate places, it will be totally
destroyed. It will become desolate and a
memorial to the fate of those choosing wickedness.
Verses
24-27 are about the gentiles given a chance to become part of the covenant
people of the Lord. Verse 25 Nyman
states, “could be gentiles referred to as Assyria who will be brought by the
hand of the Lord even though many of their group will want to persecute those
of the house of Israel who are members of the true church, but some will see
the hand of the Lord in the preservation of Israel and will join the true
church or become part of Israel”. Hence
in our day many gentiles will give the church a hard time but during the
process those gentiles who are good people will recognize the truth and join
us. In verse 26 the Lord states that is the purpose of the whole earth to save
all who will come unto him and be saved. See 3 Nephi 30:1-2
24 The Lord of Hosts hath sworn,
saying: Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have
purposed, so shall it stand— I will
accomplish all that I set out to do.
None can stop me in my purposes, for I have power to do all I set out to
do.
The subject shifts to Assyria’s attacks and downfall of much of Judah
25 That I will bring the Assyrian in
my land, and upon my mountains (IE the mountains of
Judah) tread him under foot; then shall his ayoke depart from off them, and his
burden depart from off their shoulders. Assyrian army will come against Judah,
but the Lord will destroy Assyria as a power and keep his people free. Yoke & burden=having to defend themselves
and the fear of bondage. See the note before v24
26 This is the purpose that is
purposed upon the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon
all nations (IE eventually all worldly nations will
be overthrown thus). Purpose of the earth is for the formation of eternal families.
D&C 49:16 As the Lord brings trouble unto many of the
world some will turn to the Lord and be saved and the wicked of that nation
will be destroyed.
27 For the Lord of Hosts hath
purposed, and who shall disannul? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall
turn it back? Purposed-made a plan, Disannul-make
it not happen, or who has the power to stop the Lord. This destruction just explained would seem to
happen in the time of Assyrian conquest and their destruction as well as the
destruction of the wicked before the second coming and the destruction of Gog’s
army at the end of the earth before it dies and is resurrected.
28 In the year that king aAhaz died was this burden. IE About 720 B.C., this burden or message of doom was
prophesied about the Philistines, while Judah would be secure Happened anciently and will happen now
Verses
29-32 compare with D&C 97:21
Therefore, verily, thus
saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this is Zion-the pure in heart; therefore,
let Zion rejoice, while the wicked shall mourn.
29 Rejoice not thou, whole
Palestina, (HEB Philistia, also v. 31) because the rod of him
that asmote thee is broken; for out of the
serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his bfruit shall be a cfiery flying serpent.
Here the Philistines were rejoicing for that the kings of Assyria
who had died or the freedom and after Sargon’s conquest of Samaria or Israel,
for though Sargon had died and the threat diminished a worse danger come out of
Assyria through Senacherib the next king.
The Philistine destruction is described in chapters 36-37 by
Isaiah. If the wicked think to escape
judgment something worse will come upon them, not just a serpent, but
symbolically one that can fly.
30 And the firstborn of the poor
shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill thy root
with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Righteous blessed of Philistia who come to the Lord and they will be
protected as they join a long side with righteous Zion for the Lord Loves all
who will come to him. But the wicked will
be destroyed. Could be like verse 24 and verse 32
31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou,
whole Palestina, art dissolved; for there shall come from the north a smoke,
and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Again there will come an army from the North and they will be
powerful with no cowards and will destroy you as a people.
32 What shall then answer the
messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded aZion, and the bpoor of his people shall trust (or seek refuge in it) in it. Zion-righteous people and a holy land and you need to become part of it
while you can.
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