2 Ne 7:6-11
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- vv. 10-11: These two verses compare those who trust God (v. 10) and those who do not (v. 11). What does it mean to say that those who trust in God walk in darkness? What does it mean that those who will have sorrow surround themselves with sparks and walk in the light? Usually the righteous are portrayed as walking in light and the unrighteous are portrayed as walking in darkness. Why is that imagery reversed here? What is the origin of the light in v. 11?
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Exegesis
- Verse 11 is a warning to those who do not recognize their dependence on the Lord--people who are trying to follow their own light rather than the Lord's. To these people Isaiah is saying that if they follow their own light they will never find happiness. They will die in sorrow. Notice the LDS edition footnote references to similar verses:
- "Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes." (Deut 12:8)
- "In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes." (Judg 17:6)
- "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts." (Prov 21:2)
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