Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 38:
September 12–18
“A Marvellous Work and a Wonder”
Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35
President Bonnie H. Cordon taught, “Scriptures enlighten our minds, nourish our spirits, answer our questions, increase our trust in the Lord, and help us center our lives on Him” (“Trust in the Lord and Lean Not,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2017, 7).
Isaiah 13: The destruction of Babylon is a type of the destruction at the Second Coming—It will be a day of wrath and vengeance—Babylon (the world) will fall forever—Compare 2 Nephi 23.
Isaiah 14: Israel will be gathered and enjoy millennial rest—Lucifer was cast out of heaven for rebellion—Israel will triumph over Babylon (the world)—Compare 2 Nephi 24.
Isaiah 24: Men will transgress the law and break the everlasting covenant—At the Second Coming, they will be burned, the earth will reel, and the sun will be ashamed—Then the Lord will reign in Zion and in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 25: In Mount Zion the Lord will prepare a gospel feast of rich food—He will swallow up death in victory—It will be said, Lo, this is our God.
Isaiah 26: Trust in the Lord forever—Jehovah will die and be resurrected—All men will rise in the Resurrection.
Isaiah 27: The people of Israel will blossom and bud and fill the earth with fruit—They will be gathered one by one and will worship the Lord.
Isaiah 28: Woe to the drunkards of Ephraim!—Revelation comes line upon line and precept upon precept—Christ, the sure foundation, is promised.
Isaiah 29: A people (the Nephites) will speak as a voice from the dust—The Apostasy, restoration of the gospel, and coming forth of a sealed book (the Book of Mormon) are foretold—Compare 2 Nephi 27.
Isaiah 30: Israel is scattered for rejecting the seers and prophets—Israel’s people will be gathered and blessed temporally and spiritually—The Lord will come in a day of apostasy to judge and destroy the wicked.
Isaiah 35: In the day of restoration, the desert will blossom, the Lord will come, Israel will be gathered, and Zion will be built up.
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 Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- “On a Golden Springtime,” Children’s Songbook, 88.
- Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35 What Do the Writings of Isaiah Teach Me about Jesus Christ?, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Chapter 47: The Prophets Tell about Jesus
- A Marvelous Work and a Wonder (Isaiah 29:4-14)
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 123: Isaiah 10–16
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 124: Isaiah 17–28
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 125: Isaiah 29
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 126: Isaiah 30–41
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 24: Day 3, Isaiah 10–16
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 24: Day 4, Isaiah 17–23
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 25: Day 1, Isaiah 24–29
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 25: Day 2, Isaiah 30–35
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: A Voice of Warning to the Wicked (Isaiah 13–23)
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 38: Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 38 (Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 37, “Thou Hast Done Wonderful Things”, Administration, September 13, 2014
- “The Desert Shall Rejoice, and Blossom as the Rose”, Taylor Halverson, October 29, 2013
- Isaiah 2.0 with Joseph M. Spencer, LDS Perspectives, September 5, 2018
- Ann Madsen on “Temples in the Margins: The Temple in Isaiah”, Administration, June 4, 2015
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- “And the Meek Also Shall Increase”: The Verb yāsap in Isaiah 29 and Nephi’s Prophetic Allusions to the Name Joseph in 2 Nephi 25–30, Matthew L. Bowen, September 7, 2018
- The Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa)—Catalogue of Textual Variants, Donald W. Parry, October 16, 2020
- Missing Words: King James Bible Italics, the Translation of the Book of Mormon, and Joseph Smith as an Unlearned Reader, Stan Spencer, July 10, 2020
- An Approach to Isaiah Studies, Donald W. Parry, January 10, 2020
- Their Imperfect Best: Isaianic Authorship from an LDS Perspective, Daniel T. Ellsworth, September 15, 2017
Resources on Other Sites
- Come, Follow Me Week 38 – Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35, FAIR
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 13, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 14, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 24, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 25, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 26, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 27, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 28, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 29, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 30, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Isaiah 35, Bible Central
- How Did Isaiah Prophesy of the Savior?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #647
- Isaiah’s Fulfilled Prophecy about Babylon’s Destruction in Isaiah 13 (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- Satan in the Book of Isaiah (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- Isaiah 13–35 | Sep 12–18 | Come Follow Me Insights, Book of Mormon Central
- Jesus is the Nail in the Sure Place (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- The Apocalypse of Isaiah (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- Isaiah Teaches Line Upon Line (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- Isaiah Prophecies About Jerusalem (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- Applying Isaiah’s Prophecies to Today (Come, Follow Me: Isaiah 13-35), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Old Testament Isaiah 13-14; 24-30; 35 (Sept. 12-18) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me – Isaiah 13-35 part 1 (chp. 13-24): “The Burden of Babylon”, Unshaken
- Come Follow Me – Isaiah 13-35 part 2 (chp. 25-35): “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”, Unshaken
- Come Follow Me Podcast #38: “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”, Isaiah 13-14; 24-30; 35, Meridian Magazine
- Come Follow Me for Sunday School: “A Marvellous Work and a Wonder” – Isaiah 13-14; 24-30; 35, Meridian Magazine
- September 12–18, 2022 Come, Follow MeSongs, Music for Latter-day Life
- Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35 – “A Marvellous Work and a Wonder”, BYU Studies
Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central
- Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #375, October 24, 2017
BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables
- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: The Day of the Lord Cometh
- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: We Have Waited For Him
- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: Line Upon Line
- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: A Marvelous Work
- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: Go Down Into Egypt
- BYU Religious Education Insights into Isaiah: His Sword is Bathed in Heaven
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- “Her Stakes Must Be Strengthened” (D&C 82:14): The Symbolism of Isaiah’s Tent, Richard W. Hall, Religious Educator 3, no. 2 (2002): 67–75
- Harmonizing Isaiah: Combing Ancient Scriptures, Donald W. Parry, 2001
- Isaiah and the Restoration of Israel, Terry B. Ball, in A Witness for the Restoration: Essays in Honor of Robert J. Matthews, 13–31
- Isaiah: Four Latter–day Keys to an Ancient Book, Avraham Gileadi, in Isaiah and the Prophets: Inspired Voices from the Old Testament, 119–38
- Premortal Existence, Foreordinations, and Heavenly Councils, Joseph F. McConkie, in Apocryphal Writings and the Latter–day Saints, 174–98