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Jesus Christ reads Isaiah 61 in the synagogue. Image from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bible Videos
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Luke 4:18–19; cf. Isaiah 61:1–2; KnoWhy #656
Why Does Jesus Announce that Isaiah 61:1–2 Is Fulfilled?
Left: Portrait of King Hezekiah generated by Midjourney. Right. Portrait of Jesus Christ by Heinrich Hofmann.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Isaiah 53:10; KnoWhy #648
Why Did Isaiah Prophesy of a Suffering Messiah?
Portrait of Isaiah and Jesus Christ. Images generated by Midjourney.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
; KnoWhy #647
How Did Isaiah Prophesy of the Savior?
God on his throne surrounded by seraphim. Image by the Full of Eyes project at fullofeyes.com
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
2 Nephi 16:1–2; Isaiah 6:1–2; KnoWhy #645
Why Did Isaiah Refer to the Heavenly Hosts as “Seraphim”?
Lord of Prayer by Yungsung Kim. Image via Lighthaven
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Alma 7:11; KnoWhy #564
Whose “Word” Was Fulfilled by Christ’s Suffering “Pains and Sicknesses”?
Light Bearers by Annie Henrie Nader. Image via AltusFineArt.com
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
2 Nephi 13:16–17; KnoWhy #550
Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion?
"Moroni Burying the Plates" by Tom Lovell
Thursday, December 6, 2018
2 Nephi 26:16; KnoWhy #491
How Are the Words of the Book of Mormon Like “One That Hath a Familiar Spirit”?
Joseph of Egypt, by Michael T. Malm via lds.org
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
2 Nephi 25:17; KnoWhy #375
Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?
Nauvoo Temple via lds.org
Friday, July 21, 2017
3 Nephi 20:40; KnoWhy #342
Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Helaman 5:12; KnoWhy #332
Why Did Helaman Want His Sons to Remember to Build upon the Rock?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Alma 7:11–13; KnoWhy #323
What Did Alma Reveal about the Savior’s Mission?
Every Knee Shall Bow Every Tongue Confess by J. Kirk Richards
Friday, May 26, 2017
3 Nephi 29:2; KnoWhy #318
What Did the Early Saints Learn about the Second Coming from the Book of Mormon?
2 Nephi 31 by Jorge Cocco
Monday, April 24, 2017
2 Nephi 25:19; KnoWhy #304
Why Did Nephi Say an Angel Had Revealed the Name Jesus Christ?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Monday, March 27, 2017
2 Nephi 28:30; KnoWhy #292
Why Did Nephi Say That People Had to Learn Things Line Upon Line?
Book of Mormon Stories via lds.org
Monday, February 6, 2017
2 Nephi 11:3; KnoWhy #271
Why Did Nephi Use Chiasmus to Testify of Christ?
Brother of Jared Sees the Finger of the Lord by Robert T. Barrett
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Ether 3:20; KnoWhy #237
Why Did Moroni Use Temple Imagery While Telling the Brother of Jared Story?
Christ Blessing the Nephite Children by Ted Henninger
Monday, October 31, 2016
3 Nephi 26:14; KnoWhy #220
Why Are Children So Prominent in 3 Nephi?
Isaiah Window at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Charleston, SC
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
3 Nephi 23:1; KnoWhy #217
Why Would Jesus Call Isaiah’s Words Great?
Dawn on the Land of Desolation, James Fullmer
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
3 Nephi 22:5; Isaiah 54:5; KnoWhy #216
Why Did Jesus Quote All of Isaiah 54?
My Servant via Book of Mormon Central
Monday, October 24, 2016
3 Nephi 21:10; KnoWhy #215
Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ?
Oberwinkling St. Wolfgang, Mattana
Friday, October 21, 2016
3 Nephi 20:25; KnoWhy #214
Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah?
The Good Sheperd via lds.org
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
3 Nephi 15:21; cf. John 10:16; KnoWhy #207
Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice?
Jesus by James Fullmer
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
3 Nephi 11:10; KnoWhy #201
Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called “the Focal Point, the Supreme Moment” in the Book of Mormon?
2 Nephi 31 by Jorge Cocco
Friday, September 2, 2016
Helaman 8:22; KnoWhy #179
Why Did Nephi Rely on Earlier Testimonies of Christ?
Portrait of Jesus Christ via lds.org
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Helaman 5:12; KnoWhy #176
Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock?
Image via stpeterslist.com
Monday, July 11, 2016
Alma 32:40; KnoWhy #140
Why Did Alma Use Creation Imagery in His Sermon on Faith?
Image via Google Images.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Alma 7:19; KnoWhy #114
Why Does Alma Mention Three Kinds of Paths in One Verse?
Abinadi Before King Noah by Minerva Teichert
Monday, May 9, 2016
Mosiah 16:6; KnoWhy #95
Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Speak of Future Events as if They Had Already Happened?
Image by Book of Mormon Central, featuring Abinadi by Briana Shawcroft and Jesus Christ on the Cross via lds.org
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Mosiah 14:4; Isaiah 53:4; KnoWhy #91
Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah?
Abinadi Before King Noah, Arnold Friberg. Image via lds.org.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Mosiah 12:20–21; cf. Isaiah 52:7; KnoWhy #89
Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah?