Isaiah says in just a little while the scourge will be taken off from the shoulders of Israel. Isaiah says their yoke will be destroyed "because of the anointing." This has reference to their anointing in the pre-existence where their good works earned them great blessings when they came into the earth. We will find Alma referring to this anointing in Alma 13:3. Joseph Smith also refers to our patriarchal blessings before we ever came into this life which predetermined the things we were ordained to accomplish.