Book of Mormon (Plain English Version)/2 Nephi/Chapter 21
Isaiah writes of the Lord's servants (rod and branch)...
(compare 2 Nephi, chapter 21)
A rod (servant) of the Lord--a descendant of Jesse as well as of Ephraim, will come forth and be given much power. A 'branch will also grow from this same lineage of Jesse.
- Note: The Lord's rod and branch explained in D&C 113:4-6.
The Lord's Spirit will rest upon this branch--the spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might and knowledge.
Because he will fear the Lord, the Lord's Spirit will make him quick to understand truth and he will not judge merely by what he sees or hears.
This servant will judge the poor with righteousness. On behalf of the humble, he will judge fairly. He will command the earth, and at his command, the wicked will be destroyed. He will be covered with righteousness and faithfulness to the Lord.
- Note: This mighty servant is mentioned in 2 Nephi 3:24 and D&C 103:15-16.
After the wicked are killed, the world will live in peace. Wolves will live with sheep, wild cats will sleep by calves, and children will play among them. Bear cubs will also sleep next to calves, and lions will eat straw instead of hunting other animals. A baby will play near a snake's nest, and the young child will play near the cockatrice's den.
No one will hurt or destroy any living thing throughout all the Lord's holy nation, for as water fills the seas, so shall the knowledge of the Lord fill the earth.
In that great millennial day, this branch, descended from Jesse--the root of Jesse--will be a source of truth to the people of the earth. The Gentiles will seek his wisdom, and his rest will be glorious.
Just before that time, the Lord will set His hand (through His servant) a second time to recover the remnant of His people, whom the king of Assyria will have oppressed--the survivors on all continents.
The Lord will establish him as an ensign for all nations to come to. He will assemble the outcasts of Israel and the scattered Jews from all over the earth.
The descendants of Ephraim will no longer envy Judah (the Jews), whose enemies will be destroyed. In turn, the Jews will no longer despise Ephraim.
Together, Judah and Ephraim, supported by their conquered enemies, will subdue the eastern nations.
The Lord will completely destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea and the river, dividing them into seven streams, allowing the remnant of Israel to walk across on dry ground.
A great highway will be provided for the survivors of Israel to walk upon. Many will come out of Assyria, just as the children of Israel walked out of Egypt.
- Note: Isaiah describes a second exodus, just as Joseph did in D&C 103:15-18.