My Soul Delighteth

2 Nephi 25:13: "Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning Him, for I have seen His day, and my heart doth magnify His holy name."  Nephi's testimony burns so brigthly that he delights to speak of Christ.  I'm developing that same kind of testimony, and I'm so thankful for the Joy His gospel brings!

2 Nephi 26:24: "He doth nothing save it be for the benefit of the world."  And for me.  He/His prophets will not do or say anything unless it will benefit us.  This is very good motivation to follow them, because it's for our own good.  After reading this scripture, I found this one: (verse 33, same chapter) "He doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men."  This was a great follow up scripture to confirm my previous insight.  His law is simple and direct, follow it!

2 Nephi 28: 21 + 30: The devil "leads carefully down to hell"; step by step and little by little.  Across the column from this is the concept that Christ leads us "line upon line, precept upon precept".  I'm finding that the devil has many counterfeits to the Lord's way of doing things.  This is one of them, they both lead us the way they wish us to go little by little.  The devil works with the same kind of methods that the Lord does.  Don't fall for it.

ISAIAH TIPS! Actually, just one.  Isaiah is a poet, and his words are MUCH better understood when read like poetry.  However, his poetry does not follow the same criteria that most of our poetry does today.  Isaiah is a Hebrew poet.  They don't necessarily rhyme or have a specific rhythm scheme, but something my professor told us is that Hebrew poets *repeat themselves*.  Isaiah follows suit to this rule.  He makes a habit of saying something, then saying it again a different way.  For example: "red as scarlet... white as snow" followed by "red as crimson... white as wool."  I'm seeing this repetition all over the place now.  It helps me really get Isaiah and I'm ever so grateful for that.  I can now join Nephi in saying "My soul delighteth in the words of Isaiah." :)  Thanks Brother Griffin!