Seeing

   I have always though Isaiah's scriptures to be interesting. The funny part is that I have never really understood his writings. However, this week I learned how to better interpret the writings of Isaiah. I could go on about all I learned this week, but I wont. I will focus on one aspect of Isaiah's writing, he is almost always referring to three different times periods: his time, Christ's time and our time. Therefore, Isaiah becomes more relevant to us but also makes us think of how it applies in the past. I will quote one scripture to clarify how Isaiah can apply to all three time frames. In 2 Nephi 13: 1, a quote from Isaiah says: "For behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem, and from Judah, the stay and the staff, the whole staff of bread, and the whole stay of water-". In Isaiah's time, Jerusalem and Babylon came under siege by Assyria. During the siege the people had to surrender as they had no food source, they ran out of both bread and water. Furthermore, we read in the scriptures how Christ was referred to as the bread of life and the living water. At the end of Christ's ministry He was crucified but He did return as a resurrected being. Nonetheless after forty days He returned to His father, who took Jesus away from Jerusalem. Finally, in our time we attend Sunday services to partake of the bread and water in the sacrament. Yet, if we make a serious transgression we are advised to not partake of the sacrament. In this scripture especially I know that I must do my best to be worthy of the bread and water, if not the Lord of Host will take it away. Ultimately, I know that Isaiah's prophecies have, are, and will be fulfilled. As I continue to read and study I will see the application Isaiah's writing has in my life and other's lives.