Great are the Words of Isaiah Author:Monte S. Nyman "Great are the words of Isaiah," said the Savior -- an accolade not recorded for any other prophetic writings. This make Isaiah high-priority reading for Latter-day Saints. — Admittedly, the modern reader needs some help to read Isaiah, and that is where this book comes in. From years of study and research, Monte Nyman ... more »has produced an LDS-based commentary which leads the reader through Isaiah section by section, topic by topic. He has reinforced and expanded his own informative explanations with those of twenty-five or so prophets of this dispensation, including Joseph Smith and eight other Church Presidents, as well as other General Authorities past and present. Under the instructive and careful guidance the focus is sharpened on Isaiah's numerous and significant themes -- the parable of the vineyard, the warnings to the nations, the Lord's coming in glory, the Millennial reign, and scores of others which are important to modern as to ancient Israel. Five detailed appendixes give easy cross-reference to Isaiah material quoted or paraphrased in other scriptures and in expressions by Church leaders.
This comprehensive work will do much to clarify the text of Isaiah and to assist readers to enjoy that outstanding book of scripture. « less