Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 40:
September 26–October 2

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Isaiah often used symbolic language. Pay attention to the thoughts and feelings these symbols bring to your mind and heart. This may help you better understand what he taught.

Isaiah 40: Isaiah speaks about the Messiah—Prepare ye the way of the Lord—He will feed His flock like a shepherd—Israel’s God is incomparably great.

Isaiah 41: To Israel the Lord says, Ye are my servants; I will preserve you—Idols are nothing—One will bring good tidings to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 42: Isaiah speaks about the Messiah—The Lord will bring His law and His justice, be a light to the Gentiles, and free the prisoners—Praise the Lord.

Isaiah 43: To Israel the Lord says, I am your God; I will gather your descendants; beside me there is no Savior; you are my witnesses.

Isaiah 44: The Lord’s Spirit will be poured out on the descendants of Israel—Idols of wood are as fuel for a fire—The Lord will gather, bless, and redeem Israel and rebuild Jerusalem.

Isaiah 45: Cyrus will free the captives of Israel from Babylon—Come unto Jehovah (Christ) and be saved—To Him every knee will bow and every tongue will take an oath.

Isaiah 46: Idols are not to be compared with the Lord—He alone is God and will save Israel.

Isaiah 47: Babylon and Chaldea will be destroyed for their iniquities—No one will save them.

Isaiah 48: The Lord reveals His purposes to Israel—Israel has been chosen in the furnace of affliction and is to depart from Babylon—Compare 1 Nephi 20.

Isaiah 49: The Messiah will be a light to the Gentiles and will free the prisoners—Israel will be gathered with power in the last days—Kings will be the nursing fathers of Israel—Compare 1 Nephi 21.

Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

•   Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Aaronic Priesthood Quorums and Young Women Classes (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85.
•   “Great Are the Words of Isaiah”, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament
•   Isaiah 50–57 – Why Did Isaiah Describe Jesus Christ as a Lamb?, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

•   Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 40: Isaiah 50–57, Jonn Claybaugh
•     Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 40 (Isaiah 50–57) –>

Resources on Other Sites

•   Come, Follow Me Week 40 – Isaiah 50–57, FAIR
•   How Did Isaiah Prophesy of the Savior?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #648
•   How Can Nephi’s Writings Amazingly Help All Readers Get through the Book of Isaiah?, Book of Mormon Central
•   Isaiah 50–57 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | Come Follow Me Insights, Book of Mormon Central
•   The Lord is My Light (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   Isaiah’s Message of Comfort When Facing Trials (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   Preparing for the Coming of the Lord (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   The Suffering Servant in Isaiah (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   Know That You Are Not Forsaken (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   Salvation is Available to Everybody (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   God’s Lasting Peace and Comfort (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 50-57), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me Old Testament Isaiah 50-57 (Sept. 26-Oct. 2) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
•   Come Follow Me – Isaiah 50-57 part 1 (chp. 50-53): “Man of Sorrows”, Unshaken
•   Come Follow Me – Isaiah 50-57 part 2 (chp. 54-57): “A Place and a Name”, Unshaken
•   “He Hath Borne Our Griefs and Carried Our Sorrows”—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School, Isaiah 50-57, Meridian Magazine
•   Come Follow Me Podcast # 40: “He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows,” — Isaiah 50-57, Meridian Magazine
•   Isaiah 50–57 – “He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows”, BYU Studies