"Wherefore, hearken, O my people, which are of the house of Israel, and give ear unto my words; for because the words of Isaiah are not plain unto you, nevertheless they are plain unto all those that are filled with the spirit of prophecy. But I give unto you a prophecy, according to the spirit which is in me; wherefore I shall prophesy according to the plainness which hath been with me from the time that I came out from Jerusalem with my father; for behold, my soul delighteth in plainness unto my people, that they may learn."
2 Nephi 25:4
I like the idea here that Isaiah is only complicated because we don't know the context in which he was writing... and I think that is true of a lot of writing. We refer to things that everyone will know, saying things like "during quarantine" that other generations would think of as a totally different time period or not understand. I also like the implied idea here that God wants us to understand. It might take a little effort, especially with Isaiah, but God invites us in, and teaches us what we need to know, as we read with the Spirit. ... And I think having the Spirit/Holy Ghost is key to every other experience in life as well. The Spirit can teach us all things and help us remember anything we've learned. Let's work on following God and keeping that Spirit in our lives, to help us understand and see the things that seem confusing to us now.
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