2 Nephi 22 or Isaiah 12
By
Jeffrey Bushman Aug. 2017
Chapter 22
In
the millennial day all men will praise the Lord—He will dwell among
them—Compare Isaiah 12.
About 559–545 B.C.
Isaiah Chapters 1-5
Isaiah sharply denounces Israelite follies and encourages the Israelites to
repent; Chapter 6, he reviews his calling and role as a prophet; in 7-9 he
gives inspired political advice and subtle messianic prophecies; 10-11 he
concludes with pointed warnings to Assyria and millennial promises to Israel;
12 with these two psalms Isaiah speaks for all Israel as he gives thanks and
praise to the Lord for providing salvation and millennial blessings.
1 aAnd in (IE
in the time of the events of the preceeding chapter) that day thou shalt
say: O Lord, I (IE The people who are gathered will
sing this song of praise) will praise thee; though thou wast angry with
me thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. V1-3 May be the first psalm: This
is gathered Israel who is giving thanks to God for forgiveness of sins and
forgiving them comfort. Have you thanked
the Lord for forgiving you?
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I
will atrust, and not be afraid; for the Lord bJehovah (This
is one of the four times only that the name Jehovah is written out in full in
the King James English Bible. See Ex.
6:3,Ps. 83; 18; Isa. 26:4. In all other
places Lord is used instead.) is my cstrength and my dsong; he also has become my salvation. Could be talking to the world or bearing his testimony to
gathered Israel. Do you trust the Lord?
3 Therefore, with joy shall ye draw awater out of the wells of salvation. . (Wells
of living water.) This is considered the
most important verse of the chapter. All
are invited who have not known the Lord and are given opportunity to receive
these blessings. All men are invited to
partake of God’s goodness. A pattern for
spiritual growth comes from these psalms:
In verses 1-2 the person gains faith in the Lord and the atonement. In 3
he wants others to share in the blessings of baptism and salvation
__________________2nd
Psalm____________________
It is more of a praise psalm than a thanksgiving psalm. In the first psalm of thanksgiving it is
focusing on what they have received. In
this one they are focusing on the Lord and not themselves.
4 And in that day shall ye say ( or proclaim): aPraise the Lord, call upon his name,
declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. . In 4 His testimony manifests itself so
strongly that he publically exhorts others to make the Lord’s deed known to all
6 aCry out and shout, thou inhabitant of
Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. . In 5-6 Finally, his deep
convictions are evidenced by his singing of praises and bearing witness of the
truth. *Christ’s presence
will be enjoyed by these at this time.
Ludlow
than points out that there is a similar pattern developed in another millennial
psalm as recorded by Joseph Smith in D&C 84:99-102; 1st, the Lord’s redemption is
extolled and the principles of faith and covenant-making are enjoined, v
99-100. Then the Lord’s deeds are recounted in v100-101. And the hymn concludes
with glorious praises to God, v102. Both
Isaiah and Joseph Smith yearned for the millennium and they used short psalms
to manifest this feeling.
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