Isaiah illustrates the spiritual blindness of Israel with two examples: an educated man who can't read a book because it's sealed, and an uneducated man who protests that he isn't learned. In Nephi's version of the story, God helps the uneducated man read, affirming that He is able to do His work.
From the Dust
The Book of Mormon reinterprets Isaiah's imagery of defeat as a conduit of spiritual power, and then adopts it as a self-description. Its authors view themselves as speaking "from the dust," both literally and symbolically, but testify that God will make their weak words strong, even as it invites Jerusalem to "arise from the dust."
Reading Isaiah 29 with Nephi
The overall shape of the prophecy contained in Isaiah 29 is drowsiness giving way to clarity because of a book. Nephi makes the prophecy more vivid by identifying the book as the Book of Mormon and by distinguishing between the learned, who reject the book, and the unlearned, who help God perform His marvelous work.
Finding Jesus in Isaiah 2-14
Nephi quotes thirteen chapters from the book of Isaiah in a row, saying that Isaiah saw his Redeemer. These chapters begin and end with a divinely appointed place of refuge, and they speak of a promised child who will bring stability and peace in a chaotic world. Nephi identifies that child as Jesus Christ.
Psalms 91-100
91. My Refuge 92. Flourishing 93. Mightier Than Many Waters 94. He That Planted the Ear 95. Harden Not Your Hearts 96. Let the Earth Be Glad 97. Zion Heard 98. Let the Floods Clap Their Hands 99. He Is Holy 100. Jubilate Deo
I Am Doing a Great Work
As Ezra and Nehemiah led a rebuilding of Jerusalem, they had to navigate the tensions between two principles taught in the Book of Mormon: God loves all of His children, and not everyone can be trusted. They had to rebuild a covenant people while learning to interact with their new neighbors.
My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord
From the chaos described at the end of the book of Judges emerged two extraordinary women: Ruth and Hannah. Although one was a Moabitess and the other an Israelite, they both inherited Abraham's covenant in the same way: by choosing to embrace it.
Rahab: Favored of God
Nephi taught that God destroyed the Canaanites because of their wickedness but that He is fair to all of His children: "He that is righteous is favored of God." Rahab is a case in point. A harlot living in Jericho, she was delivered from destruction after demonstrating courageous faith in the God of the Israelites.
Accepted of the Lord
God loves all of His children perfectly. We please Him when we are humble, when we repent, and when we make every sacrifice He asks of us. In that way, we prepare for the ultimate manifestation of His acceptance—to be welcomed into His presence.
These Truths
The Declaration of Independence of the United States articulates several important principles which are affirmed in modern revelation. These principles include the equality of God's children, our universal ability to recognize truth, and the right of each person to seek after happiness.