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Jesus Christ
The Focus of Isaiah's Message
Donald W. Parry, "Jesus Christ: The Focus of Isaiah's Message," in Search Diligently the Words of Isaiah (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book), 5–18.
Several New Testament passages make it clear that the Old Testament, which includes Isaiah’s writings, reveals Jesus Christ (see John 1:45; 5:39; Luke 24:27, 44; Acts 8:26–35; 10:43; 18:24–25, 28). The writings of Isaiah are no exception—they, too, focus on him. In fact, he is the major focus of Isaiah’s writings. Isaiah speaks of the first coming of Jesus; he writes in detail and with great clarity on the subject of the Atonement of Jesus; and he prophesies of the Second Coming of Jesus and his millennial reign. Nephi’s words support the understanding that Isaiah’s text refers to Jesus Christ: “That I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah” (1 Nephi 19:23).[1] In this chapter, we will explore some ways in which Isaiah’s text focuses on Jesus Christ.
Figure 2.1. The Lord Jesus Christ is the central focus of Isaiah’s writings and prophecies. (Painting by Heinrich Hofmann. Image extracted from “Christ and the Rich Young Ruler.” Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Jehovah is Jesus Christ
It is crucial to recognize that the word Jehovah (translated “LORD”[2] in the King James Version) is “the covenant or proper name of the God of Israel” and that Jehovah himself is none other than “the premortal Jesus Christ” (Bible Dictionary, “Jehovah”). Several Church authorities have affirmed the truth that Jesus Christ is Jehovah. President Gordon B. Hinckley stated in 2008, “Jesus was in very deed the great Jehovah of the Old Testament.”[3] In 2017, President Russell M. Nelson implored, “Commence tonight to consecrate a portion of your time each week to studying everything Jesus said and did as recorded in the Old Testament, for he is the Jehovah of the Old Testament.”[4] In “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles,” written in 2000, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles asserted that Jesus Christ is “the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New.”[5] There are many similar statements by other Church authorities. Those who accept the teaching that Jesus Christ’s premortal name was Jehovah have a completely different view regarding the prominence of Jesus Christ in Isaiah’s text. This perspective is owing, in part, to the fact that the name Jehovah (LORD) is found about 450 times in Isaiah.
In addition to the 450 instances of the word LORD in Isaiah, there are literally hundreds of pronouns that refer to Jehovah. These include possessive pronouns (such as your, his, my), independent pronouns (you, he, I), and direct or indirect objects (him, me). As we become more aware of the hundreds of pronouns that refer to the LORD, we will better appreciate Jesus Christ’s presence in the book of Isaiah.
Isaiah’s Prophecies of the Messiah, Jesus Christ
Although Isaiah lived about 700 years before Jesus’s birth, he was both a remarkable and prominent witness for the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Isaiah’s messianic prophecies pertain to Jesus’s birth, names, disposition, earthly ministry, compassion, rejection by the people, trial, sufferings, Atonement, blotting out our sins, Crucifixion, death, burial, Resurrection, exaltation, and blessings. While a few of Isaiah’s prophecies are presented with the use of symbols (“H shall grow up . . . as a tender plant” [Isaiah 53:2]), others are submitted with clarity and precise language (“H was wounded” [Isaiah 53:5]).
Through the ages, Isaiah’s prophecies have benefited and inspired millions. Songwriters and poets have used his words when composing their works, and teachers and preachers have stirred people with their sermons and lessons when they have taught Isaiah’s messianic prophecies. Tables 2.1 and 2.2 set forth a representative selection of Isaiah’s prophecies concerning Jesus Christ.
Table 2.1. Isaiah’s Prophecies of Jesus Christ
| Aspect of Jesus’s Life | Scriptural reference(s) in Isaiah |
| Jesus’s forerunner | John precedes Jesus as “the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness” (40:3) |
| Jesus’s birth | Jesus is born of a virgin (7:14) “Unto us a child is born” (9:6) “H shall grow up . . . as a tender plant” (53:2) He is a descendent of Jesse (11:1) |
| Jesus’s names | He is named “Immanuel” (7:14) He is “called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (9:6) |
| Jesus’s disposition | “H had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth” (53:9) He is “a man of sorrows” (53:3) He is “acquainted with grief” (53:3) He serves as a loving shepherd (40:11) He is full of understanding and power (11:2–5) He is a light out of darkness (9:1–2) He is a sure foundation and cornerstone (28:16) |
| Jesus’s ministry | He will “preach good tidings unto the meek” (61:1) His teachings are rejected (6:9–10) He dwells in Galilee, “beyond Jordan” (9:1) “H shall not fail nor be discouraged” (42:4) |
| Jesus as Savior | See table 2.4 |
| Jesus as Redeemer | See table 2.5 |
| Jesus’s compassion | “H hath sent me [Isaiah] to bind up the brokenhearted” (61:1) and “to comfort all that mourn” (61:2) |
| Jesus’s rejection by the people | People “hid . . . [their] faces from him” (53:3) People “esteemed him not” (53:3) People “like sheep have gone astray” (53:6) He is a stumbling block and snare to Israel and Jerusalem’s inhabitants (8:13–15) |
| Jesus’s trial | He is silent before his accusers (53:7) He “hid not [his] face from shame and spitting” (50:6) |
| Jesus’s sufferings | His visage is marred (52:14) “H is despised and rejected” (53:3) “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows” (53:4) “H was wounded” (53:5) “H was bruised” (53:5) He receives “stripes” (53:5) He gives his “back to the smiters” and his “cheeks to them that plucked off the hair” (50:6) “H was oppressed, and he was afflicted” (53:7) “H openeth not his mouth” (53:7) He is “stricken” (53:8) |
| Jesus’s Atonement | “H hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows” (53:4) “H was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities” (53:5) “The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all” (53:6) “For the transgression of my people was he stricken” (53:8) “H shall bear their iniquities” (53:11) “H bare the sin of many” (53:12) |
| Jesus blots out our sins | “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (1:18) “Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back” (38:17) “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins” (43:25) “I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins” (44:22) |
| Jesus’s crucifixion | “H was numbered with the transgressors” (53:12) He is crucified with a “nail in a sure place” (22:23) “I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands” (49:16) |
| Jesus’s death | “H is brought . . . to the slaughter” (53:7) He is “cut off out the land of the living” (53:8) “H hath poured out his soul unto death” (53:12) |
| Jesus’s burial | “H made his grave with the wicked” (53:9) He is “with the rich in his death” (53:9) |
| Jesus’s Resurrection | “H will swallow up death in victory” (25:8) His “dead body” arises (26:19) He holds the keys of the Resurrection (22:22) |
| Jesus’s exaltation and blessings | “H shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high” (52:13) “H shall see his seed” (53:10) “H shall prolong his days” (53:10) “The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand” (53:10) “H shall see the travail of his soul, and be satisfied” (53:11) He has “a portion with the great” (53:12) “H shall divide the spoil with the strong” (53:12) |
Table 2.2. Elder Bruce R. McConkie’s List of Messianic Prophecies in Isaiah[6] (left column—I have added key scriptural phrases, right column)
| Reference | Representative scriptural phrase |
| Isaiah 6:9–10 | “Make the heart of this people fat” (v. 10) |
| Isaiah 7:10–16 | “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son” (v. 14) |
| Isaiah 8:13–17 | “H shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel” (v. 14) |
| Isaiah 9:1–7 | “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” (v. 6) |
| Isaiah 11:1–5 | “With righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth” (v. 4) |
| Isaiah 16:4–5 | “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness” (v. 5) |
| Isaiah 22:21–25 | “And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open” (v. 22) |
| Isaiah 25:8 | “H will swallow up death in victory” |
| Isaiah 28:16 | “I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation” |
| Isaiah 32:1–4 | “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness” (v. 1) |
| Isaiah 40:1–11 | “H shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm” (v. 11) |
| Isaiah 41:27 | “I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings”&Բ; |
| Isaiah 42:1–8, 16 | “To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house” (v. 8) |
| Isaiah 45:20–25 | “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else” (v. 22) |
| Isaiah 50:5–6 | “I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting” (v. 6) |
| Isaiah 52:13–15 | “His visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men” (v. 14) |
| Isaiah 53 | “H is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (v. 3) |
| Isaiah 61:1–3 | “H hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” (v. 1) |
Isaiah 53—Isaiah’s Acclaimed Prophecy of the Messiah and the Atonement
Isaiah 53 is one of the greatest messianic prophecies about Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice. Matthew, Philip, Paul, Peter, and Abinadi all applied portions of Isaiah 53 to Jesus Christ (see Matthew 8:17; Acts 8:26–35; Romans 4:25; 1 Peter 2:24–25; Mosiah 14–16). Isaiah 53 sets forth four recurring themes, intermingled throughout the chapter, that provide detailed descriptions of the Lord’s sufferings and Atonement (see table 2.3).
Table 2.3. Recurring Themes of the Messiah in Isaiah 53
| Theme #1: The Messiah’s sufferings |
“H is despised and rejected of men” (v. 3) “H is . . . a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (v. 3) “H was despised, and we esteemed him not” (v. 3) “We did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted” (v. 4) “H was wounded [and] bruised” (v. 5) “H was oppressed, and he was afflicted” (v. 7) “It pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief” (v. 10) “H shall see the travail of his soul” (v. 11) |
| Theme #2: The Messiah’s assumption of our burdens and sins |
“H hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows” (v. 4) “H was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities” (v. 5) “With his stripes we are healed” (v. 5; see also 1 Peter 2:24) “The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all” (v. 6) “For the transgression of my people was he stricken” (v. 8) “Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin” (v. 10; see also Leviticus 5:19; 7:5; 14:13) “H shall bear their iniquities” (v. 11) “H bare the sin of many” (v. 12) |
| Theme #3: The Messiah’s death |
“H is brought as a lamb to the slaughter” (v. 7) “H was cut off out of the land of the living” (v. 8; see also 2 Corinthians 5:14–15) “H made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death” (v. 9; see also Matthew 27: 57–60) “H hath poured out his soul unto death” (v. 12) “H was numbered with the transgressors” (v. 12; see also Mark 15:27–28) |
| Theme #4: The Messiah’s reward |
“Who shall declare his generation?” (v. 8; see also Mosiah 15:10–12) “H shall see his seed” (v. 10; see also Mosiah 5:7; 15:10–12) “H shall prolong his days” (v. 10) “The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand” (v. 10) “H . . . shall be satisfied” (v. 11) “Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great” (v. 12) “H shall divide the spoil with the strong” (v. 12) |
Jehovah is the Savior and the Redeemer
Several verses of Isaiah reveal that the Lord is our Savior and our Redeemer. In fact, in many instances, the Lord himself designates that he is the Savior and the Redeemer. Examples are set forth in tables 2.4 and 2.5.
Table 2.4. Designations in Isaiah that the Lord is Savior
| “For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour”&Բ; | 43:3 |
| “I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour” | 43:11 |
| “Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour” | 45:15 |
| “There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour” | 45:21 |
| “All flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer” | 49:26 |
| “I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob” | 60:16 |
Note: Emphasis added.
Table 2.5. Designations in Isaiah that the Lord is Redeemer
| “I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel”&Բ; | 41:14 |
| “Thus saith the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel” | 43:14 |
| “Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts” | 44:6 |
| “Return unto me, for I have redeemed ٳ” | 44:22 |
| “The Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel”&Բ; | 44:23 |
| “Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer” | 44:24 |
| “Oܰ Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is his name—the Holy One of Israel” | 47:4 |
| “Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel” | 48:17 |
| “Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One” | 49:7 |
| “All flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer” | 49:26 |
| “The Lord of Hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel” | 54:5 |
| “Saith the Lord thy Redeemer” | 54:8 |
| “I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer” | 60:16 |
| “Thou, O Lord, art our father, our Redeemer” | 63:16 |
Note: Emphasis added.
Names, Titles, and Metaphors for the Lord
There are scores of names, titles, and metaphors that describe God in the writings of Isaiah. Each name or title serves to describe God’s perfections, divine attributes, and mission to humankind. For example, Beloved, Righteous Servant, and Wonderful describe his divine qualities; Rock, Stone, Song, and Water are metaphors that describe one or more aspects of his nature or character; Judge, King, and Lawgiver set forth three of his roles in the plan of salvation; Most High, Prince of Peace, and King portray his exalted position and majesty; God, Lord God, Creator, Almighty, and Lord of Hosts explain that he is our Supreme Being, our God; and Redeemer, Salvation, Lamb, and Savior describe aspects of his atoning sacrifice.
Some of these names and titles appear once only in Isaiah, while others are attested multiple times. The names Holy One of Israel, God, Lord, Lord God, Lord of Hosts, and Redeemer, for instance, each appear a dozen or more times in the book of Isaiah.
Table 2.6 lists scores of names, titles, and metaphors that describe God, together with a single reference from Isaiah. There are doubtless other names and titles that could be added to this list.
Table 2.6. Names, Titles, and Metaphors for God in Isaiah
Almighty (13:6) Angel of his Presence (63:9) Beloved (5:1) Branch (11:1) Bread (33:16) Bridegroom (62:5) Child (9:6) Counsellor (9:6) Creator (40:28) Creator of Israel (43:15) Crown (62:3) Chosen (42:1) Everlasting Father (9:6) Everlasting God (40:28) Everlasting Light (60:19) Everlasting Strength (26:4) Father (63:16) First and Last (48:12) Glory of the Lord (40:5) God (13:19) God of Jacob (2:3) God of Israel (37:16) God of Judgement (30:18) God of Truth (65:16) God of the Whole Earth (54:5) God the Lord (42:5) Great Light (9:2) | Holy One (12:6) Holy One of Israel (43:14) Holy One of Jacob (29:23) Husband (54:5) Immanuel (7:14) Jehovah Judge (33:22) King (6:5) King of Israel (44:6) King of Jacob (41:21) Lamb (53:7) Lawgiver (33:22) Leader (55:4) Light (42:6) Light of Israel (10:17) Light to the Gentiles (49:6) Lord (14:1) Lord (12:2) Lord God of Israel (17:6) Lord of Hosts (18:7) Lord the God of David (38:5) Lord thy God (37:4) Maker (44:2) Man of Sorrows (53:3) Owner (1:3) Mighty God (9:6) Mighty One (10:34) Mighty One of Israel (1:24) Mighty One of Jacob (49:26) | Most High (14:14) Sharp Sword (49:2) Potter (64:8) Prince of Peace (9:6) Redeemer (60:16) Redeemer of Israel (49:7) Refuge (25:4) Righteous Servant (53:11) Rivers of Water (32:2) Rock of Offense (8:14) Rock of Thy Strength (17:10) Rod (11:1) Root out of dry ground (53:2) Salvation (12:2) Sanctuary (8:14) Savior (19:20) Servant (42:1) Shepherd (40:11) Son (9:6) Song (12:2) Stem of Jesse (11:1) Stone (28:16) Strength (12:2) Sure Foundation (28:16) Tender Plant (53:2) Water (44:3) Witness (55:4) Wonderful (9:6) |
Figure 2.2. In a Messianic prophecy, Isaiah compares Jesus Christ to a Lamb (Isaiah 53:7). (Drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger. “Resting Lamb and Head of a Lamb.” Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
God-Compound Names: Personal Names including God or Lord
The Israelites sometimes gave their children Hebrew names composed of two separate elements—a name of God plus a grammatical component, such as a noun or verb. Scholars call these theophoric (Greek, “bearing the name of God”) names or God-compound names. Attentive readers of the Old Testament may have noticed personal names that include the element -el (Hebrew, signifies God). Sometimes -el appears at the beginning of names, such as Eldad, Eliab, Eliakim, and Elimelech; on other occasions, -el appears at the end of the names, such as Gabriel, Immanuel, Daniel, Joel, and Michael. The fact that there are scores of -el names in the Old Testament underscores their importance and relays the possibility that many ancient Israelite parents desired that their children’s names bear the name of God. Each God-compound name has a special meaning that teaches us something about God himself. For example, the name Uzziel (God is my strength) shows that God is our strength; and Daniel (God is my judge) presents God’s status as judge. God-compound names that are attested in Isaiah are listed in table 2.7, together with their possible meanings.[7]
Table 2.7. God-Compound Names in Isaiah
| Name | Name in Hebrew | Possible Meaning |
| Ariel | אריאל | Lion of God |
| Eliakim | אליקים | God will raise up |
| Immanuel | אל עמנו | God is with us |
| Israel | ישראל | let God prevail |
In addition to -el names, the Old Testament includes scores of compound names that mean “Lord.” These are presented with the suffix -iah, the prefix Jo-, or other forms (both -iah and Jo- signify “Lord” in Hebrew). Lord-compound names in Isaiah are listed in table 2.8. Note that the meanings of some names are subject to dispute.
Table 2.8. Lord-Compound Names in Isaiah
| Name | Name in Hebrew | Possible meaning |
| Hezekiah | חזקיהו | the Lord strengthens |
| Hilkiah | חלקיהו | the Lord is my share |
| Isaiah | ישעיהו | the Lord is salvation |
| Jeberechiah | יברכיהו | the Lord blesses |
| Joah | יואח | the Lord is a brother |
| Jotham | יותם | the Lord is perfect |
| Remaliah | רמליהו | the Lord is adorned |
| Uriah | אוריה | the Lord is my light |
| Uzziah | עזיהו | the Lord is my strength |
| Zechariah | זכריהו | the Lord remembers |
Note that the meanings of some names are subject to dispute.
Equivalent Designations of the Lord in Isaiah and the New Testament
There are several designations (descriptions, names, or titles) of the Lord in Isaiah that correspond with Jesus Christ in the New Testament. The following list sets forth three examples:
- The Lord is designated King: “Mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts” (Isaiah 6:5). Jesus Christ is also denominated King in the New Testament, with these words: “Lord of lords, and King of kings” (Revelation 17:14).
- The Lord in Isaiah is designated Rock: “Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and has not been mindful of the rock of thy strength” (Isaiah 17:10; emphasis added). Jesus Christ is also a Rock: “For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:4).
- The Lord reveals, “Unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear” (Isaiah 45:23). Correspondingly, the Apostle Paul wrote of Jesus Christ, “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow” (Philippians 2:10).
Table 2.9 presents several other examples of designations of the Lord in Isaiah that correspond with Jesus Christ in the New Testament, including Almighty, Creator, Everlasting God, Judge, Redeemer, Savior, and Servant.
Proper understanding of these designations can give great insight into the Lord Jesus Christ and his divine and formidable work with individuals, peoples, and nations in both Isaiah and the New Testament. These designations also provide straightforward and direct evidence that Jesus Christ is indeed Jehovah of the Old Testament. Beyond the examples in the table, many others could also be set forth.
Table 2.9. Corresponding Designations of the Lord in Isaiah and the New Testament
| Designation | Isaiah Sources | New Testament Sources |
| Advocate (pleads cause) | 3:13 | 1 John 2:1 |
| Almighty | 13:6 | 2 Cor. 6:18; Rev. 1:8 |
| Creator | 43:15 | John 1:1–3; Heb. 1:1–3; Col. 1:16 |
| Everlasting God | 40:28 | Rom. 16:26 |
| God of Israel | 37:16 | Luke 1:68 |
| God is with us (Immanuel) | 7:14 | Matt. 1:23 |
| Judge | 33:22 | Acts 10:42; John 5:22 |
| King | 6:5 | Rev. 19:16 |
| Lawgiver | 33:22 | James 4:12 |
| Light | 60:19 | John 1:9; 8:12 |
| Lord | Throughout | Throughout |
| Redeemer | 41:14; 43:14; 44:6 | Gal. 3:13; Eph. 1:7; Titus 2:14 |
| Righteous | 53:11 | 2 Tim. 4:8 |
| Rock | 8:14; 17:10 | 1 Cor. 10:1–4 |
| Savior | 43:3; 49:26 | Luke 2:11; John 4:42; Titus 1:4; 2:13; Philip. 3:20 |
| Servant | 42:1 | Matt. 12:18; Philip. 2:7 |
| Shepherd | 40:11 | John 10:11; Heb. 13:20 |
| Stone | 28:16 | Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:6–8 |
| Witness | 55:4 | Rev. 3:14 |
In this chapter, we looked at several important elements in the book of Isaiah that support the Christian view that Jesus Christ is the focus of Isaiah’s message. We referred to the words of living prophets, who have stated clearly that Jehovah is none other than Jesus Christ. Additionally, we looked at Isaiah’s prophecies of the Messiah Jesus Christ, with special focus on Isaiah 53, a famous prophecy of the Messiah and the Atonement. We also examined scriptural passages in Isaiah that state clearly that Jehovah is the Savior and the Redeemer; names, titles, and metaphors for the Lord; God-compound names (or personal names that include God or Lord); and equivalent designations of the Lord in Isaiah and the New Testament. When brought together, all these elements demonstrate that Isaiah’s writings are focused and centered on Jesus Christ.
Notes
[1] Citing this verse (1 Nephi 19:23), Elder Jeffrey R. Holland wrote, “We can help the whole world be ‘more fully persuaded’ of Christ’s divinity because of our Latter-day Saint view of him as seen through the eyes of Isaiah.” “‘More Fully Persuaded,’” 2.
[2] There are two words with distinct meanings that are translated very similarly in the KJV: “Lord” (lowercase except the L), which is translated from Adonai, meaning “lord” or “master”; and “LORD” (all uppercase), which is translated from the name Jehovah. In this book we will preserve this distinction between Lord and LORD.
[3] Hinckley, “We Testify of Jesus,” 1.
[4] Nelson, “Prophets, Leadership, and Divine Law.”
[5] “The Living Christ,” 2.
[6] Adapted from McConkie, “Keys to Understanding Isaiah,” 82–83.
[7] For the meaning of Hebrew names, see Koehler and Baumgertner, Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, see throughout.
