Isaiah 53:10 (Mosiah 14:10) hinted at the resurrection. Abinadi explicates it clearly. He is now dealing with the resurrected Messiah who returns to the realm where he is known as the Father. This passage is the prelude to Abinadi’s answer to the priests’ question about Isaiah 52:7–10.
Isaiah briefly mentions the Messiah as an intercessor for transgressors (Isa. 53:12). Abinadi clarifies that text by explicitly describing the Messiah as the judge “standing betwixt [the children of men] and justice.”
Text: While Abinadi’s explanation of Isaiah makes sense in Abinadi’s discourse, it does not follow the order of verses in Isaiah. This explanation expands Isaiah 53:12, while the following verse expands on Isaiah 53:10. That Abinadi would elucidate Isaiah but not carefully follow Isaiah’s sequence merely highlights the use that Abinadi is making of Isaiah. The intent is not so much a commentary as a restatement. Abinadi artfully uses the phrases in Isaiah as a touchstone for the message he is delivering. In short, this passage is not a commentary on Isaiah but a commentary on the priests of Noah, using Isaiah as a base text.