"9 That thou mayest say to the aprisoners: Go forth; to them that sit in bdarkness: Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their cpastures shall be in all high places.
"10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
"11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my ahighways shall be exalted."
Last time we talked about the Lord giving his servant as a (fulfillment of a) covenant to restore the gospel to the descendants of the house of Israel at the time of Isaiah. The servant will do this, in part, by saying to the prisoners who sit in darkness (those that are without the gospel), show yourselves. Feed in (partake of) the ways (of righteousness). By doing so, their pastures shall be in high places. Like sheep that feed in the pastures, so shall we, if we are righteous and follow the prophet, feed in high pastures, ones close to God.
Verse 10 says what will happen. We shall not hunger nor thirst (for spiritual truth), neither shall the heat nor the sun smite us. We shall have power to keep growing spiritually. He that has mercy shall lead by springs of water we shall be guided (kind of like feeding in high pastures). This verse reminded me a lot of the conversation Jesus had with the woman at the well (see John 4:5 and on).
Verse 11 states that He will make all his mountains a way and His highways shall be exalted. We have been taught that the Lord has used mountains as sacred places, e.g., Mount Sinai and the mountain(s) Nephi was sent to for building his ship and his vision there. The highways of the Lord (that shall be exalted in this verse) is something that I'm not as familiar with, as far as what has been taught before. So I looked at the footnote and one helpful verse comes from Isaiah 62:10, which says:
"10 ¶ Go through, go through the gates; aprepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the bhighway; gather out the stones; lift up a cstandard for the people."
We have been taught that the gate of the Lord is baptism. So, I believe that the highway that shall be exalted is the one on the Lord's side of the gate. I think that the people that are on it are the ones that Lehi says are on the path that leads to the tree of life. We read in 1 Nephi 8 about those who stay on and are faithful partakers of the fruit of the tree of life. Let us be among those, and we will be exalted with the highways.
Last time we talked about the Lord giving his servant as a (fulfillment of a) covenant to restore the gospel to the descendants of the house of Israel at the time of Isaiah. The servant will do this, in part, by saying to the prisoners who sit in darkness (those that are without the gospel), show yourselves. Feed in (partake of) the ways (of righteousness). By doing so, their pastures shall be in high places. Like sheep that feed in the pastures, so shall we, if we are righteous and follow the prophet, feed in high pastures, ones close to God.
Verse 10 says what will happen. We shall not hunger nor thirst (for spiritual truth), neither shall the heat nor the sun smite us. We shall have power to keep growing spiritually. He that has mercy shall lead by springs of water we shall be guided (kind of like feeding in high pastures). This verse reminded me a lot of the conversation Jesus had with the woman at the well (see John 4:5 and on).
Verse 11 states that He will make all his mountains a way and His highways shall be exalted. We have been taught that the Lord has used mountains as sacred places, e.g., Mount Sinai and the mountain(s) Nephi was sent to for building his ship and his vision there. The highways of the Lord (that shall be exalted in this verse) is something that I'm not as familiar with, as far as what has been taught before. So I looked at the footnote and one helpful verse comes from Isaiah 62:10, which says:
"10 ¶ Go through, go through the gates; aprepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the bhighway; gather out the stones; lift up a cstandard for the people."
We have been taught that the gate of the Lord is baptism. So, I believe that the highway that shall be exalted is the one on the Lord's side of the gate. I think that the people that are on it are the ones that Lehi says are on the path that leads to the tree of life. We read in 1 Nephi 8 about those who stay on and are faithful partakers of the fruit of the tree of life. Let us be among those, and we will be exalted with the highways.
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