The following list provides some examples of why Nephi included the writings of Isaiah in his record:
- Isaiah had seen the Savior, as Nephi and Jacob had (see 2 Nephi 11:2–3; see also 2 Nephi 16:1–5, which includes Isaiah’s description of a vision in which he saw the Savior).
- Nephi delighted in testifying of Christ, and Isaiah also testified of Christ (see 2 Nephi 11:4, 6; see also 2 Nephi 17:14 and 19:6–7, two examples of Isaiah’s prophecies of the Savior).
- Nephi delighted in the covenants of the Lord (see 2 Nephi 11:5). Isaiah’s prophecies were related to the covenants of the Lord. For example, he prophesied of latter-day temple work (see 2 Nephi 12:1–3).