“How Beautiful upon the Mountains”

Study Isaiah 50–53.

• What does Isaiah 53:2–5 tell us about the life of the Savior? Why can he understand our sorrows and our grief? (See Alma 7:11–13; Hebrews 2:16–18; 4:15.) How have you sensed that he understands your sorrows and grief? Why was the Savior willing to suffer the pain of being wounded, bruised, and scourged? (See 1 Nephi 19:9.)

• Isaiah prophesied about a number of events that were connected with the Atonement of the Savior. What do the following verses teach about the Savior’s love and his atoning sacrifice?

  Isaiah 50:5–7 (see also Matthew 26:39; Philippians 2:8)

  Isaiah 51:6 (see also Mosiah 16:9; Alma 34:10)

  Isaiah 53:2–4 (see also Alma 7:11–13; Hebrews 2:16–18)

  Isaiah 53:8–11 (see also Mosiah 15:10–13)

Additional reading: Mosiah 14–15.