Isaiah: Important Chapters to Study

Here are a series of statements from the writings of Ellen White, in which
she recommends for study various chapters from the book of Isaiah. The
reason for their particular importance is given in her words, which I have
bolded.
Contents
Isaiah 6․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․1
Isaiah 35․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․3
Isaiah 37․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․4
Isaiah 40․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․6
Isaiah 41․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․7
Isaiah 42․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․9
Isaiah 45․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․9
Isaiah 48․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․10
Isaiah 49․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․10
Isaiah 50․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․11
Isaiah 51․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․12
Isaiah 53․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․12
Isaiah 54․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․12
Isaiah 55․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․14
Isaiah 56․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․14
Isaiah 57․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․19
Isaiah 58․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․20
Isaiah 59․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․24
Isaiah 60․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․25
Isaiah 61․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32

Isaiah 6
Christian Leadership, p. 26 (Manuscript 143, 1899)
The 6th chapter of Isaiah has a deep and important les-
son for every one of God’s workmen. Study it with humil-
ity and earnest prayer. The first and second chapters of
Ezekiel should also be carefully studied. The wheels within
wheels represented in this symbol was confusion to the finite
eye. But a hand of infinite wisdom was revealed amid the
wheels. Perfect order is brought out of the confusion. Every

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wheel works in its right place, in perfect harmony with every
other part of the machinery.

Conflict and Courage, p. 234-235

Isaiah had denounced the sin of others; but now he sees
himself exposed to the same condemnation he had pro-
nounced upon them. He had been satisfied with a cold, lifeless
ceremony in his worship of God. He had not known this until
the vision was given him of the Lord. How little now ap-
peared his wisdom and talents as he looked upon the sacred-
ness and majesty of the sanctuary. How unworthy he was!
how unfitted for sacred service!…
The vision given to Isaiah represents the condition of
God’s people in the last days. They are privileged to see by
faith the work that is going forward in the heavenly sanctu-
ary.
Revelation 11
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there
was seen in His temple the ark of His testament…
As they look by faith into the holy of holies, and see the
work of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary, they perceive that
they are a people of unclean lips,–a people whose lips have
often spoken vanity, and whose talents have not been sancti-
fied and employed to the glory of God. Well may they despair
as they contrast their own weakness and unworthiness with
the purity and loveliness of the glorious character of Christ.
But if they, like Isaiah, will receive the impression the Lord
designs shall be made upon the heart, if they will humble
their souls before God, there is hope for them. The bow of
promise is above the throne, and the work done for Isaiah will
be performed in them. God will respond to the petitions com-
ing from the contrite heart.
We want the living coal from off the altar placed upon our
lips. We want to hear the word spoken, “Your iniquity is taken

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away, and your sin purged.” The live coal is symbolical of pu-
rification. If it touches the lips, no impure word will fall from
them.
In the vision that came to Isaiah in the temple court,
he was given a clear view of the character of the God of
Israel. “The high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose
name is Holy,” had appeared before him in great majesty; yet
the prophet was made to understand the compassionate na-
ture of his Lord….

Isaiah 35
Review and Herald, May 6, 1909
I ask you to read the whole of this 35th chapter of Isa-
iah, with the 56th chapter. When you are disappointed be-
cause of the spiritual lack you see in the churches and in indi-
viduals, read these promising words of inspiration. They are
given for the encouragement of our churches, and are to be
claimed in times of emergency. When you meet with those
who are not willing to be helped and strengthened, do not al-
low yourselves to become discouraged; when you find halting
and disaffection among the believers, let your faith in God be
strong. I have been shown that evil angels in the form of be-
lievers will work in our ranks to bring in a strong spirit of un-
belief. Let not even this discourage you; but bring a true heart
to the help of the Lord against the powers of satanic agencies.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 19, p. 63

Read in the 35th chapter of Isaiah the precious prom-
ises for the future. The prophet says,
Isaiah 35
1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and
singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the ex-
cellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of

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 the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

We are given a special message to bear in times of depres-

sion and discouragement,
Isaiah 35
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not:
behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with
a recompence; He will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of
the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of
the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out,
and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the
thirsty land springs of water…
Please read the whole of this chapter with the 50th.
When you are disappointed because of the spiritual lack you
see in the churches and in individuals, read these promising
words of inspiration. They are given for the encouragement of
our churches, and are to be claimed in times of emergency.
When you meet with those who are not willing to be helped
and strengthened, do not allow yourself to become discour-
aged. When you find halting and disaffection among the be-
lievers, let your faith be strong in God, whom in the past you
have proved to be true.

Isaiah 37
Manuscript Releases, vol. 16, p. 16-17
In the protection of His people God has caused His army so
to deal with human powers that 185,000 men were slain in
one night. The 37th chapter of Isaiah contains instruction
of the highest value. Read the prayer that Hezekiah offered
to the Lord. He received a threatening letter from the king of
Assyria, which contained these words,

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 Isaiah 37
10 Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying,
Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying,
Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of As-
syria.
11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have
done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shall you
be delivered?
Hezekiah took the letter, and went up to the house of God
and spread it before the Lord, saying,
Isaiah 37
20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand,
that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are
the Lord, even You only.
And God said concerning the king of Assyria,
Isaiah 37
33 He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there,
nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and
shall not come into this city, says the Lord.
35 For I will defend this city, to save it for my own sake, for
my servant David’s sake.
36 Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the
camp of the Assyrians a hundred four score and five thou-
sand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold,
they were all dead corpses.
Age, position, or influence cannot save one of us from sud-
den sickness and calamity if the Lord says, “It is done.” There-
fore let not those who have had the light of truth be presump-
tuous. In the midst of cherished enterprises the Lord may
speak, and it will be done. It is the wisdom of minister and
people to hold themselves always in a spiritual preparation
for anything that may occur. Let all follow the example of
Hezekiah. Let us pour out the soul in humiliation and fasting
and prayer.

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 Let me warn all men who have stood, and those who still
stand, in the light of truth, to search and understand the
Scriptures, lest the mind shall become perverted and the spiri-
tual perception clouded by their own inventions. Let them
fear lest they go on a warfare at their own charges and be-
come a means of tempting others, tearing down that which
they once built up, in order to complete their tower, which
they are determined shall be built.

Isaiah 40
Review and Herald, October 1, 1903
All who are truly engaged in the work of the Lord for these
last days will have a decided message to bear. Read the first
few verses of the 40th chapter of Isaiah:
Isaiah 40
3 The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare the
way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for
our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill
shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh
shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
6 And the voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All
flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower
of the field:
7 The grass withers, the flower fades: because the Spirit of
the Lord blows upon it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our
God shall stand forever.
This chapter is filled with instruction appropriate for
us at this time. The word of the Lord to us is, “Repent; pre-
pare the way for a revival of my work.”

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Manuscript Releases, vol. 21, p. 436
Read the first eleven verses of the 40th chapter of Isa-
iah. Present the truth in its power, as it is in Jesus. Keep the
mind stayed on God and imbued with His Holy Spirit. Present
the affirmative of truth. Stand on the platform of eternal truth.
But do not accuse. Say nothing to arouse enmity and strife.

Bible Commentary, vol. 4, p. 1145 (Manuscript 151, 1899)

Isaiah saw Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem amid the
praises and rejoicing of the people. His prophetic words are
eloquent in their simplicity.
Isaiah 40
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get you up into the high
mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings,
lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid;
say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand,
and His arm shall rule for Him: behold, His reward is with
Him, and His work before Him.
11 He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the
lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall
gently lead those that are with young.
Inspiration is revealed in this record of Christ’s work. These
closing chapters of the book of Isaiah should be dili-
gently studied; for they are full of the gospel of Christ.
They reveal to us that Israel was fully instructed in regard to
the coming Saviour.

Isaiah 41
Manuscript Releases, vol. 21, p. 305 (Letter 189, 1902)
Study the 41st chapter of Isaiah, and strive to understand it
in all its significance. God declares:
Isaiah 41
18 I will open rivers in the high places, and fountains in the
midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of wa-

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 ter, and the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree,
and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir
tree, and the pine, and the box tree together;
20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and under-
stand together: that the hand of the Lord has done this, and
the Holy One of Israel has created it.
He who has chosen Christ has joined himself to a power
that no array of human wisdom or strength can overthrow.
Isaiah 41
10 Fear not; for I am with you, [He declares,] be not dis-
mayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will
help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my
righteousness….
13 For I the Lord your God will hold your right hand, saying
unto you, Fear not; I will help you.
Isaiah 40
25 To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? says
the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who has created
these things, that brings out their host by number: He calls
them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He
is strong in power; not one fails.
27 Why say you, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hid
from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my
God?
28 Have you not known? have you not heard, that the ever-
lasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth,
faints not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His un-
derstanding.
29 He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no
might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young
men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they

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 shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 42
Manuscript Releases, vol. 16, p. 19 (Letter 93, 1900)
The set time to favor Zion will soon come. God has provided
men and means whereby His work shall be accomplished. He
will not leave His people to shame, but will accomplish His
work. His work will move just as He has ordained it to move.
Our covenant with Christ unites with the majesty of an om-
nipotent King the gentleness and tenderness of a caretaking
shepherd. Please read the 42nd chapter of Isaiah.
God desires men to understand the claims He has upon
them. He will judge any man who shall interpose between his
fellow men and their God, to lead them into paths not cast up
for the ransomed.
Acts 15
18
Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of
the world.
He has ordained that His work shall be presented before the
world in distinct, holy, sacred lines. The kingdom of God
comes not with observation, but by the gentleness of the in-
spiration of His word, by the operation of His Spirit in the
soul. His work in many places of the world would now be
much farther advanced had not man interposed between the
people and God, to do a work God has not appointed.

Isaiah 45
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 455
Let students put to the stretch their mental faculties,
that they may comprehend the 45th chapter of Isaiah.
Such chapters as this should be brought into our schools as a
valuable study. They are better than romance and fables. Why
have our schools been so dependent upon books which tell so
little of the city we claim to be seeking, whose builder and

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maker is God? Our lesson books should contain the loftiest
themes of thought. Heaven is our home. Our citizenship is
above, and our lives must not be devoted to a world that is
soon to be destroyed….
Take the Bible as a study book, and see if you are not filled
with the love of God. Your heart may be barren, your intellect
feeble; but if you will prayerfully study the word of God, light
will flash into your mind. God works with every diligent stu-
dent. Teachers who will learn from the Great Teacher will re-
alize the help of God as did Daniel and his fellows, of whom
the record states,
Daniel 1
17
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and
skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understand-
ing in all visions and dreams.

Isaiah 48
Review and Herald, January 11, 1912
Let every minister at this time consider what it means to
keep his lamp trimmed and burning. Read prayerfully the
48th and 49th chapters of Isaiah, in which the Lord repre-
sents the work of His messengers today.

Isaiah 49
Review and Herald, January 11, 1912
Let every minister at this time consider what it means to
keep his lamp trimmed and burning. Read prayerfully the
48th and 49th chapters of Isaiah, in which the Lord repre-
sents the work of His messengers today.
Isaiah 40
6 It is a light thing, that you shouldest be my servant to raise
up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I
will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you mayest
be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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 8 In an acceptable time have I heard you, and in the day of
salvation have I helped you: and I will preserve you, and give
you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to
cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
9 That you mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them
that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the
ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

Isaiah 50
Manuscript Releases, vol. 19, p. 63
Read in the 35th chapter of Isaiah the precious promises for
the future. The prophet says,
Isaiah 35
1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and
singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the ex-
cellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of
the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

We are given a special message to bear in times of depres-

sion and discouragement,
Isaiah 35
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not:
behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with
a recompence; He will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of
the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of
the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out,
and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the
thirsty land springs of water.
Please read the whole of this chapter with the 50th.
When you are disappointed because of the spiritual lack you
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see in the churches and in individuals, read these promising
words of inspiration. They are given for the encouragement of
our churches, and are to be claimed in times of emergency.
When you meet with those who are not willing to be helped
and strengthened, do not allow yourself to become discour-
aged. When you find halting and disaffection among the be-
lievers, let your faith be strong in God, whom in the past you
have proved to be true.

Isaiah 51
Selected Messages, vol. 2, p. 239 (Manuscript 19, 1892)
July 7, 1892. The Lord strengthens me by His grace to write
important letters. The brethren frequently come to me for
counsel. I feel a strong assurance that this tedious affliction 1 is
for the glory of the Lord. I will not murmur; for when I wake
in the night, it seems that Jesus is looking upon me. The 51st
chapter of Isaiah is exceedingly precious to me. He
bears all our burdens. I read this chapter with assurance
and hope.

Isaiah 53
The Desire of Ages, p. 458
The 61st chapter of Isaiah testifies that Christ was to do the
very work He did. Chapter 53 sets forth His rejection and
sufferings in the world, and chapter 59 describes the char-
acter of the priests and rabbis.

Isaiah 54
Review and Herald, December 17, 1901
How long shall the apathy remain that is upon the people of
God? The words in the 54th chapter of Isaiah are for us:
1
Editor's note: for months while writing The Desire of Ages, Ellen White
suffered keenly from inflammatory rheumatism. In her painful affliction
she turned repeatedly to the Lord for consolation and eventual healing and
restoration.

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 Isaiah 54
2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth
the curtains of your habitations: spare not, lengthen your
cords, and strengthen your stakes;
3 For you shall break forth on the right hand and on the left;
and your seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the deso-
late cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be you con-
founded; for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall for-
get the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the re-
proach of your widowhood any more.
5 For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of hosts is His
name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God
of the whole earth shall He be called.
Our time for work is short. We have not a moment to lose.
Let us do something for Christ, and do it now.

Review and Herald, August 20, 1895

All the 54th chapter of Isaiah is applicable to the peo-
ple of God, and every specification of the prophecy will
be fulfilled. The Lord will not forsake His people in their
time of trial. He says,
Isaiah 54
7 For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great
mercies will I gather you.
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but
with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, says the
Lord your Redeemer.
Are these words of comfort spoken to those who are mak-
ing void the law of God?–No, no, the promise is for those who
amid general apostasy, keep the commandments of God, and
lift up the moral standard before the eyes of the world who
have forsaken the ordinance, and broken the everlasting
covenant.

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 Isaiah 54
9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have
sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the
earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with you,
nor rebuke you.
10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed;
but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the
covenant of my peace be removed, says the Lord that has
mercy on you.
11 O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your
foundations with sapphires.
12 And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of
carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.
13 And all your children shall be taught of the Lord; and
great shall be the peace of your children.

Isaiah 55
Christian Leadership, p. 15
For all in responsible positions I have a message spo-
ken by the mouth of the Lord–the 55th chapter of Isaiah.
Study this chapter, and let not any human being consider
that he is above his fellow workers because greater responsi-
bilities are involved in his branch of the work.

Isaiah 56
Review and Herald, May 6, 1909
I ask you to read the whole of this 35th chapter of Isa-
iah, with the 56th chapter. When you are disappointed be-
cause of the spiritual lack you see in the churches and in indi-
viduals, read these promising words of inspiration. They are
given for the encouragement of our churches, and are to be
claimed in times of emergency. When you meet with those
who are not willing to be helped and strengthened, do not al-
low yourselves to become discouraged; when you find halting
and disaffection among the believers, let your faith in God be
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strong. I have been shown that evil angels in the form of be-
lievers will work in our ranks to bring in a strong spirit of un-
belief. Let not even this discourage you; but bring a true heart
to the help of the Lord against the powers of satanic agencies.

Review and Herald, June 23, 1904

I have been instructed to direct the minds of our peo-
ple to the 56th chapter of Isaiah. This chapter contains im-
portant lessons for those who are fighting on the Lord’s side
in the conflict between good and evil.
Isaiah 56
1 Thus says the Lord, Keep judgment, and do justice: for my
salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be re-
vealed.
2 Blessed is the man that does this, and the son of man that
lays hold on it; that keeps the Sabbath from polluting it, and
keeps his hand from doing any evil.
Isaiah 56
3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that has joined himself
to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord has utterly separated me
from His people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a
dry tree.
4 For thus says the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my Sab-
baths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold
of my covenant;
5 Even unto them will I give in my house and within my
walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daugh-
ters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be
cut off.
6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the
Lord, to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be
His servants, every one that keeps the Sabbath from pollut-
ing it, and takes hold of my covenant;
7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make
them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and
their sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar; for my
house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.

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 “And takes hold of my covenant.” This is the covenant spo-
ken of in the following scripture:
Exodus 19
3 Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called him out of
the mountain, saying, Thus shall you say to the house of Ja-
cob, and tell the children of Israel:
4 You have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I
bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, [—in
truth, earnestness, and sincerity,—] and keep my covenant,
then you shall be a peculiar treasure unto me…for all the
earth is mine:
6 And you shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy
nation. These are the words which you shall speak unto the
children of Israel.
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people,
and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord
commanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the
Lord has spoken we will do.
This is the pledge that God’s people are to make in these
last days. Their acceptance with God depends on a faithful ful-
filment of the terms of their agreement with Him. God in-
cludes in His covenant all who will obey Him. To all who will
do justice and judgment, keeping their hand from doing any
evil, the promise is,
Isaiah 56
5 Even unto them will I give in my house and within my
walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters: I
will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
8 The Lord God which gathers the outcasts of Israel says, Yet
will I gather others to him, besides those that are gathered
unto him.
Isaiah 34
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 Isaiah 11
10 In that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand
for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and
His rest shall be glorious.
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall
set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant
of His people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from
Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam,
and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of
the sea.
12 And He shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall
assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dis-
persed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
These words outline our work. This scripture is to be re-
ceived by our people as a message for today. The glad tidings
of salvation are to be carried to those who have not heard
them. Among the people of God there is to be no colonizing.
The word of the Lord to them is,
Isaiah 54
3 You shall break forth on the right hand and on the left.

They are to make plants in all places. Everywhere the truth

for this time is to be proclaimed. Those into whose hearts the
light has shone are to remember that they are God’s work-
men, His witnesses. To serve and honor Him is to be their sci-
ence. They are to call upon others to keep His commandments
and live. To all people and nations and kindreds and tongues
the truth is to be proclaimed.
The time has come for much aggressive work to be done in
the cities, and in all neglected, unworked fields. This the en-
emy knows, and he tries to keep the minds of those to whom
this work has been committed, occupied with non-essentials.
Thus he seeks to lead them to neglect the precious opportuni-
ties that come to them to present the truth to those who know
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 Shall those who know the truth, and who ought to be filled
with zeal for its advancement, allow Satan to turn their
thoughts from the great truth that has been given them to
give to others? The enemy is determined to place God’s peo-
ple in a false light before the world. He is pleased when their
lives reveal defects, when they cherish objectionable traits of
character. These traits of character he uses in his service.
Many yield to his temptations, and the time and influence of
God’s servants, which should be used in making known to
unbelievers the truth for this time, is used in efforts to recover
professing believers from Satan’s snares. Thus the way of the
advancement of the truth is blocked.
God sees the struggle that is to take place in our world, the
whole progress and outcome of which has been traced in the
pages of His Word. He sees also the diseased, defective eye-
sight of His people, which prevents them from discerning
their own deficiencies, and from taking an earnest interest in
the things of eternity. Christ calls upon the members of His
church to cherish the true, genuine hope of the gospel. He
points them upward, distinctly assuring them that the riches
that endure are above, not below. Their hope is in heaven, not
on the earth. “Seek first the kingdom of God, and His right-
eousness,” He says, “and all these things,”–all that is essential
for your good–“shall be added unto you.”
With many, the things of this world obscure the glorious
view of the eternal weight of glory that awaits the saints of
the Most High. They can not distinguish the true, the real, the
enduring substance, from the false, the counterfeit, the pass-
ing shadow. Christ urges them to remove from before their
eyes that which is obscuring their view of eternal realities. He
insists upon the removal of that which is causing them to mis-
take phantoms for realities, and realities for phantoms. God
entreats His people to give the strength of body, mind, and
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upon them to be able to say for themselves that the gains and
advantages of this life are not worthy to be compared with
the riches that are reserved for the diligent, rational seeker for
eternal life.
He does not leave us in ignorance of what is before us. He
shows us the vast confederacy arrayed against us. He tells us
plainly that we are battling against a mighty foe. But He as-
sures us that we shall not be left to fight alone. Angels are in
the ranks of God’s soldiers. And One more powerful than an-
gels is there. The Captain of our salvation leads the way, say-
ing, “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
The Lord is a God of knowledge. In His Word, He is repre-
sented as weighing men, their development of character and
all their motives, whether they be good or evil. Hannah, the
mother of Samuel, the child granted her by God in answer to
her earnest petition, said,
1 Samuel 2
3 The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are
weighed.
David declared,
Psalm 62
9 Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a
lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than
vanity.
Isaiah said,
Isaiah 26
7 You, most upright, do weigh the path of the just.

Isaiah 57
Review and Herald, July 30, 1914
It is not being rich in the wealth of the world that increases
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the Lord acknowledges and honors. Read the 57th chapter of
Isaiah. Study this chapter carefully; for it means much
to the people of God. I will make no comments upon it. If
you will study it carefully and prayerfully, you will become
wise unto salvation….

Isaiah 58
Manuscript Releases, vol. 10, p. 320
We are living in the last days of this earth’s history, and it is
time we understood what we must do to be saved. The Lord
will work intelligently for all who will work intelligently for
Him. My brethren and sisters, there is something more for
you to do than to sit in your churches Sabbath after Sabbath
and to listen to the preaching of the Word. You have a work to
do for friends and neighbors. God requires of you that you
visit these families and seek to create an interest in the truth
for this time. You are not laboring together with God if you
neglect the work of helping others to take hold upon eternal
realities.
Our ministers are not to be encouraged to hover about the
churches to repeat to the believers week after week the same
truths. We have a truth that is saving and precious. The Word
of God must be planted in many hearts, the bread of life must
be dealt out to many hungering souls. If we will study care-
fully the 58th chapter of Isaiah, with these words I have
read to you from the 54th and 55th chapters, you will see
that there is a precious and an extended work to be
done by the people of God. It is a blessed work to lift up
Christ before the world.
When the work of the judgment is finished and decisions
have been made for eternity, it will be seen that it is those
who have given themselves wholeheartedly to the service of
God who will stand right with heaven.
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to go to some mission field, but they have been missionaries
in their own neighborhood. Their hearts have been so filled
with the love of God that their great anxiety has been to win
souls for Him. This has been more to them than silver and
gold and the precious things of this world. And as they have
labored in simplicity to minister the word of truth, the Spirit
of God has sent home the word to the hearts of the people.
My brethren and sisters, let us study the simplicity there is
in the Word of God. Let us see what we can do to advance the
cause of Christ in the earth. Christ was in this world as a man
of sorrows and acquainted with grief. There were many who
set themselves against His work. There will be those who will
oppose you. But your work is to preach Christ and Him cruci-
fied; and when you do this, the salvation of God will be re-
vealed in the conversion of souls.

Christian Experience and Teachings, p. 87

I was shown that the precious promises of Isaiah
58:12-14 apply to those who labor for the restoration of
the true Sabbath.
I was shown that the third angel proclaiming the command-
ments of God and the faith of Jesus, 2 represents the people
who receive this message, and raise the voice of warning to
the world to keep the commandments of God and His law as
the apple of the eye; and that in response to this warning,
many would embrace the Sabbath of the Lord.

Counsels on Health, p. 514

The union that should exist between the medical mis-
sionary work and the ministry is clearly set forth in the
58th chapter of Isaiah. There is wisdom and blessing for
those who will engage in the work as here presented. This
chapter is explicit, and there is in it enough to enlighten any-
one who wishes to do the will of God. It presents abundant
2
See Revelation 14:9-12.

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opportunity to minister to suffering humanity, and at the
same time to be an instrument in God’s hands of bringing the
light of truth before a perishing world. If the work of the third
angel’s message is carried on in right lines, the ministry will
not be given an inferior place, nor will the poor and sick be
neglected. In His word God has united these two lines of
work, and no man should divorce them.

Counsels on Health, p. 520

What says the Lord in the 58th chapter of Isaiah? The
whole chapter is of the highest importance.
Isaiah 58
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands
of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the op-
pressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you
bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you see
the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not your-
self from your own flesh?
8 Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your
health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness
shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear-
ward.
9 Then shall you call, and the Lord shall answer; you shall
cry, and He shall say, Here I am.
13 If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing
your pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a de-
light, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shall honor Him,
not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor
speaking your own words:
14 Then shall you delight yourself in the Lord; and I will
cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed
you with the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of
the Lord has spoken it.
This is our work. The light that we have upon the third an-
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what it has been proclaimed to be. Not all in regard to this
matter is yet understood, and will not be understood until the
unrolling of the scroll; but a most solemn work is to be ac-
complished in our world. The Lord’s command to His servants
is,
Isaiah 58
1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and
show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob
their sins.
A message that will arouse the churches is to be proclaimed.
Every effort is to be made to give the light, not only to our
people, but to the world. I have been instructed that the
prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation should be printed in
small books, with the necessary explanations, and should be
sent all over the world. Our own people need to have the light
placed before them in clearer lines.

Counsels on Health, p. 530-531

When health reform was first brought to our notice, about
thirty-five years ago, the light presented to me was contained
in this scripture:
Isaiah 61
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord
has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He
has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim lib-
erty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them
that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of
vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto
them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the gar-
ment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be
called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that
He might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the
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 desolations of many generations.
In the light given me so long ago, I was shown that our own
people, those who claimed to believe the present truth, should
do this work. How were they to do it? In accordance with the
directions Christ gave His twelve disciples when He called
them together and sent them forth to preach the gospel.
Matthew 10
1 When He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He
gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, say-
ing, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of
the Samaritans enter not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely you have received, freely give.
In the light given me so long ago, I was shown that intem-
perance would prevail in the world to an alarming extent and
that every one of the people of God must take an elevated
stand in regard to reformation in habits and practices. At that
time I was eating meat two or three times a day, and I was
fainting away two or three times a day. The Lord presented a
general plan before me. I was shown that God would give to
His commandment-keeping people a reform diet, and that as
they received this, their disease and suffering would be
greatly lessened. I was shown that this work would progress.

Isaiah 59
The Desire of Ages, p. 458
The 61st chapter of Isaiah testifies that Christ was to do the
very work He did. Chapter 53 sets forth His rejection and
sufferings in the world, and chapter 59 describes the char-

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acter of the priests and rabbis.

Isaiah 60
Counsels on Health, p. 425
The message to God’s people today is,
Isaiah 60
1
Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon you.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 3, p. 284-290 (Manuscript 113,

1908, p. 1-8 – “Lessons from the Sixtieth Chapter of Isaiah,”
Oct. 28, 1908)
Isaiah 60
1 Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon you.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross
darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon you, and
His glory shall be seen upon you.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the
brightness of your rising.
4 Lift up your eyes round about, and see: all they gather
themselves together, they come to you: your sons shall come
from far, and your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
5 Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall
fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall
be converted unto you, the forces of the Gentiles shall come
unto you.
Let us bear all these words in mind; for our faith and
expectation must be enlarged to look for the fulfillment
of these glorious promises.
Isaiah 60
6 The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries
of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they
shall bring gold and incense; and they shall show forth the
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 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto you,
the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto you: they shall
come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the
house of my glory.
8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their
windows?
9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish
first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold
with them, unto the name of the Lord your God, and to the
Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
10 And the sons of strangers shall build up your walls, and
their kings shall minister unto you; for in my wrath I smote
you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you.
In these words are outlined the possibilities that are
before the people of God, if they shall faithfully per-
form the work that He has given them to do. With such a
prospect before us, shall we, who should be workers together
with God, hover about our large centers, saying by our ac-
tions if not by our words, “Do not disturb me: I do not wish to
leave this pleasant place. Let me remain here, and enjoy the
privileges I have in the church.”
God has work to be done outside of the church. There are
privileges for the Christian in service in every city or town or
village. It is not enough for you to remain in the church be-
cause you enjoy the preaching. There are many who need the
very truths that you have heard, and which you should be im-
parting to others. May God put upon the members of His
church a burden to labor for souls as they that must give an
account.
Isaiah 60
11 Therefore your gates shall be open continually: they shall
not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto you the
forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
This means that kings and nobles shall be gathered into the
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truth that is to be worldwide. It must be carried from village
to village, and from city to city. Then do not, because you
have a comfortable home and good church privileges, keep
your light under a bushel. Let it shine forth, that it may give
light to all. God bids you hunt up the people that know not
the truth of the Word of God, that you may acquaint them
with it.
“Your gates shall be open continually.” Invite the people in.
Go in their houses, and tell them that you have an important
message, a message that must go to all the world, and that
you feel a solemn responsibility to give this message to all
that will hear it.
Isaiah 60
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall
perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto you, the fir tree, the
pine tree, and the box together [these represent persons], to
beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place
of my feet glorious.
God wants us to go right to the people, realizing that they
have souls to save or to lose, and tell them that you desire
them to have a life that measures with the life of God–an eter-
nal life in the kingdom of glory. Then you may sit down with
them and ask them if they will listen to some precious truths
from the Scriptures. But few will refuse you, and then you
will have an opportunity to open to them the glorious gospel
message.
Isaiah 60
14 The sons also of them that afflicted you shall come bend-
ing unto you; and all they that despised you shall bow them-
selves down at the soles of your feet; and they shall call you,
The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no
man went through you, I will make you an eternal excel-
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 It is the workers in the churches who are to bring about
these conditions that are so much desired.
I remember reading of a young man who felt that he must
go and speak of Jesus to the crowds in the street. Some said to
him, “They will abuse you.” “Well,” he replied, “they abused
my Lord, and I can suffer no more than He did.” So he spoke
to the people. They did abuse him. They cast eggs at him. The
eggs broke in his face and on his clothes. He took out his
handkerchief and wiped them off, and continued to speak. He
did not retaliate in any way. They soon found that they could
not stop him by abuse, and so they let him alone. That man’s
work resulted in the conversion of hundreds, because he
would never allow himself to be annoyed. Some of the very
ones who were his bitterest opposers at first were converted
and united with him.
We may not be treated in that way, but like this man, we are
to show an interest for those who know not the truth and
have no interest in it. We are to labor earnestly for their salva-
tion.
Isaiah 60
16 You shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shall suck
the breast of kings: and you shall know that I the Lord am
your Saviour and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver,
and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make your
officers peace, and your exactors righteousness.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land, wasting nor
destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls
Salvation, and your gates Praise.
19 The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for
brightness shall the moon give light unto you: but the Lord
shall be unto you an everlasting light, and your God your
glory.
How is this great work of reformation to be brought about?
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 Isaiah 61
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord
has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He
has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim lib-
erty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them
that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of
vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn.
Every one of us is invited to be a laborer together with God.
Christ estimated the human family as of such value as to lead
Him to leave the royal courts, laying aside His royal robe and
kingly crown, and clothing His divinity with humanity, to
come to this world. He was born of poor and humble parent-
age. The people did not know that He was one from the royal
courts of heaven. Yet He did not seek a high position. His only
purpose was to seek and to save that which was lost, and in
this work He wants our help today.
For you and for me, our Saviour hung on Calvary’s cross.
What are we willing to do and to sacrifice for His sake? Let
every soul make some sacrifice for Christ. He has given His
life for us; He has risen from the dead, and is now at the right
hand of God. He is still at work for the salvation of men and
women. Who will unite with Him in labor?
As Christ traveled from place to place, He met the poor and
the afflicted. There were no sanitariums then where the sick
could come to be healed. But they appealed to Christ, and
they did not plead in vain. He healed them of their infirmities,
and they joined the crowds that followed Him. On one occa-
sion we read that there were as many as five thousand men,
beside women and children.
There are people all around us who are just as much in
darkness as are the heathen in faraway countries. Many of
our neighbors are unsaved. Who is willing to suffer inconve-
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for the Master? Who will take the place of Christ, and extend
the Bible invitation? He taught from the Word wherever He
went. The Jews would not let Him into the Synagogues, but
He gave instruction as He was walking along the way. He ed-
ucated the people, and after His death and resurrection many
of those who had heard Him took their position as Christians.
In the medical institutions that have been established
among us we want to carry out the very purpose of God. We
want a tenderness and a Christlike love, that we may do all in
our power to bring the sick and suffering to a state of health.
As we minister to them, many, through our influence, will
learn of Christ.
I know that in many of our institutions we have felt con-
scious of the presence of Jesus Christ. We have felt it here at
this sanitarium. I know that the doctor’s heart is drawn out
earnestly for the patients, that they may see the light of truth.
We expect to meet in the kingdom of heaven many who have
been patients at our sanitariums.
We have many interests to be developed. We have come
into possession of institutions in various places. In southern
California we have three sanitariums that have proved to be a
great blessing to many. Through the providence of God we
shall continue to come into possession of institutions in vari-
ous places. We must extend our influence as widely as possi-
ble.
Another matter has been given to me. There are wealthy
men who have in trust the Lord’s money, and we have a per-
fect right to ask them to help us in our missionary work. We
have a work to be carried on in all parts of the world, and
must have means. Will not some of these wealthy men come
to our help? The scripture we have read encourages us to be-
lieve that they will. There are some who would consider it a
privilege. Some of us are so delicate that we are afraid to ask
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 We are not to spend means unnecessarily, but we must do
an extensive work to gather in souls, for time is short. The
Lord is coming. He that is to come will come and will not
tarry. We are not told the appointed time, but we know that
the coming is very near. We have been so backward in giving
the real message! Unless we arouse, we can not be saved our-
selves, for we have not gained the experience of being work-
ers together with God. We are to be His instrumentalities, His
agents. With all the strength of our influence, we are to try to
bring souls to a knowledge of the truth.
When Christ shall appear, then we all want to stand with
the redeemed. The gates of the city will swing back on their
glittering hinges, and the nations that have kept the truth will
enter in. A crown will be placed on every head. The words
will be spoken,
Matthew 25
34 Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre-
pared for you from the foundation of the world.
Whom is it prepared for? For the obedient–those who keep
His commandments to do His will.
Now is our time to win souls to Christ. Let us not use our
means foolishly. Every one of us in amenable to God for every
dollar in our possession. What have you done with the talents
that have been entrusted to you? Have you worked as Christ
worked? Read the story of His life, and see how He toiled.
God wants to put the harp in your hand and the crown of
gold on your head. As holy angels touch their harps, He
wants you to follow, singing the song of triumph in the city of
God. There you will see souls saved through your influence.
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Isaiah 61
The Desire of Ages, p. 458
The 61st chapter of Isaiah testifies that Christ was to
do the very work He did. Chapter 53 sets forth His rejection
and sufferings in the world, and chapter 59 describes the char-
acter of the priests and rabbis.

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