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PART ONE
1. INFORMATION ABOUT ISAIAH AND HIS TIMES, 15
Prophet's Name, 15
Scriptural Information About the Prophet, 15
Date of Isaiah's Mission, 17
Prophesied to, 17
Contemporary Prophets, 17
Contemporary Prophets Contrasted, 17
Contemporary Kings of Israel and Judah, 18
National Conditions of Israel and Judah, 19
Political, Economic, Religious, 19
Notes on the Study and Interpretation of the Book of Isaiah, 19
Chart: General Outline of the Book of Isaiah, 20
Chart: Periods of Prophetic Fulfillment, 21
The Book of Isaiah Divided, By Chapter, Into the Four Periods of Prophetic Fulfillment, 22
2. CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK OF ISAIAH, 24
Style of the Book, 25
Date of Authorship and Author's Background, 26
Notes on the Literary Problem of Isaiah and Its Importance for Latter-day Saints, 27
Textual Transmission, 31
3. HISTORICAL SUMMARY: ASSYRIA--FALL OF ISRAEl , 31
Kings of Assyria, 32
Previous Kings of' the Late Assyrian Empire, 32
The Rapid Decline of Assyria Through a Struggle for Power by the Successors to the Throne, 35 Kings of Israel (Northern Kingdom), 35
Early Kings, Kings During the Ministry of Elijahv and Elisha, 36
Kings of Israel Under the Ministry of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah and Isaiah, 38
Kings of Judah (Southern Kingdom), 39
Early Kings, 39
Kings During the Ministry of Elijah and Elisha, 40
Kings of Israel Under the Ministry of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah and Isaiah, 41
Summary, 43
Assyria, 43
Israel, 43
PART TWO
4. SECTION 1: THE FALL OF ISRAEL TO ASSYRIA, 47
The Beginning of Isaiah's Ministry, 47
The Syro-Ephraimite War, 48
Burdens on Surrounding Nations, 49
First Invasion of Israel--The Galilee Captivity, 51
The Fall of Israel, 53
Hezekiah's Life Is Extended, 53
Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah, 54
Summary of Section 1, 56
5. SECTION 2: THE FALL OF JUDAH, BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY, AND THE
RETURN FROM EXILE, 57
The Fall of Assyria to Babylon and Media, 58
Tyre to be Destroyed, 58
The Fall of Judah to Babylonia, 58
The Fall of Babylonia to Persia, 61
Judah's Return From Babylonian Captivity, 63
Summary of Isaiah (Section 2), 65
6. SECTION 3: THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST IN THE MERIDIAN OF TIME, 67
The Birth of the Savior, 67
The Savior's Labors in Galilee, 68
A Stumbling Block to Israel, 69
A Sure Foundation Stone, 69
Preceded by John the Baptist, 70
The First Servant Song, 70
The Second Servant Song, 71
The Third Servant Song, 72
The Fourth Servant Song, 72
An Intercessor, 73
Christ Sent to Proclaim an AcceptableYear of the Lord, 73
The Dead to Rise with Him, 73
Summary of Section 3, 74
7. SECTION 4: THE LAST DAYS, 75
Restoration of the Book of Mormon, 76
God will Pour Out His Judgments, 78
The Gathering of Israel to Palestine, 80
David the Prince, 81
The Battle of Armageddon, 84
The Third and Fourh Periods of Missionary Labor and the Glory of Israel, 86
Christ's Coming in Glory, 88
The Millennium, 92
Summary of Section 4, 93
PART THREE
8. SIX MAJOR DOCTRINES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, 97
Scriptures Are Studied So Man Can Apply Basic Teachings, 97
Old Testament's Central Doctrines, 97
9. THE NATURE OF GOD AND GODHOOD, 99
10. GOD'S COMMUNICATION WITH MAN, 111
The Prophetic Functions, 111
The Nature of Revelation and Prophecy, 113
11. THE NATURE OF SIN, 117
Perversions of Religious Truths and Practices, 118
Apathy, Lack of Faith and Negative Personal Traits, 119
Rejection and Opposition To God's Plan, 120
Moral Depravity, 121
Social, Economic, and National Wickedness, 123
12. THE NATURE OF MAN'S AGENCY AND GOD'S JUDGMENT, 126
Man and His Agency, 127
God's Interactions with Man's Agency, 127
Kinds of Punishment Specified by the Old Testament Prophets, 129
God Controls Individuals, Their Actions and Their Fates, 131
God Controls the Nations, 131
13. COUNSEL FOR RIGHTEOUS LIVING, 132
14. THE EVENTS OF THE LAST DAYS, 138
15. INSIGHTS FROM THE INSPIRED VERSION, 163
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, 183
INDEX, 185
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