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Come, Follow Me · Old Testament 2026 · Week 14
“He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory”
March 30 – April 5, 2026Easter9 passages
Easter Sunday is April 5. This week sets the Old Testament's prophecies of the Savior beside their fulfillment: a King riding on a donkey, a sufferer who cries “My God, my God,” a servant wounded for our transgressions, a rejected stone made the head of the corner, and a Redeemer who lives. Then Luke tells of the empty tomb.
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Study guide
This week reads Old Testament prophecies side by side with their fulfillment in the last week of the Savior's life. A day-by-day plan follows Holy Week.
How to read this week
Read each prophecy with its fulfillment. After each Old Testament passage, read the New Testament verses in the notes. Seeing them together shows how deeply the Savior's life was foretold.
Follow Holy Week. The plan moves from Palm Sunday (Zechariah) through Gethsemane and the cross (Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, Psalm 69) to the Resurrection (Psalm 16, Job 19, Isaiah 25, Luke 24).
Read Psalm 22 to the end. Jesus quoted the first line on the cross. The psalm turns from abandonment (vv. 1–21) to praise and victory (vv. 22–31).
Slow down in Isaiah 53. Mark each “he” and “our.” Abinadi quotes the whole chapter and explains it (Mosiah 14–15).
End with a testimony. Job testified without seeing the Resurrection. Luke's witnesses saw the empty tomb. Consider writing your own testimony of the living Christ.
Holy Week and its prophecies
Sunday — Triumphal entry (Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:1–11)
Monday–Wednesday — Teaching in the temple; the rejected stone (Psalm 118:22; Matthew 21:42)
Thursday — Last Supper and Gethsemane (Isaiah 53:4–5)
Friday — The cross (Psalm 22; Psalm 69:21; Isaiah 53:7–12)
Saturday — In the tomb (Psalm 16:10)
Sunday — He is risen (Luke 24:1–12; Isaiah 25:8)
Images and ideas to recognize
Passage
Image
What it means
Zech 9:9
Riding on a donkey
A humble King, coming in peace.
Isa 53:7
A lamb to the slaughter
Christ the Passover Lamb, silent before His accusers.
Isa 53:5
Stripes
The wounds by which we are healed.
Ps 118:22
The rejected stone
Christ, rejected by leaders, made the foundation.
Ps 69:21
Vinegar
The Savior's suffering on the cross.
Isa 25:8
Death swallowed up
Victory over death through the Resurrection.
Restoration connections
Mosiah 14–16 — Abinadi quotes and explains Isaiah 53.
Alma 7:11–13 — Christ took upon Himself our pains, sicknesses and infirmities.
D&C 19:16–19 — The Savior describes His own suffering.
D&C 76:22–24 — “He lives! For we saw him.”
Questions for the week
Which prophecy this week deepened your appreciation for the Savior most? Why?
What does Isaiah 53:4–5 teach you about what the Savior carried for you?
Psalm 22 begins in anguish and ends in praise. How does that pattern give you hope?
How would you put Job's testimony (19:25–26) in your own words?
How will you remember the Savior this Easter Sunday?
Conference talks & Church resources
Talks the Church's lesson points to this week, plus other Church resources that teach from these chapters.
Scholarly papers
Faithful scholarship from BYU and related publishers, tagged with the chapters each one discusses.
Podcasts & video
Come, Follow Me shows and episodes covering this week's reading.