“It is through the grace of the Lord Jesus, made possible by his atoning sacrifice, that mankind will be raised in immortality, every person receiving his body from the grave in a condition of everlasting life. Search for and mark all the promises God makes with the inhabitants of this land in 2 Nephi 1:5-9 and 2 Nephi 10:10-19. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have eseen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name. 31.8% or 33.5% A third of Isaiah is quoted (21/66 chapters and 433/1292 verses). In essence, Nephi is explaining that because Jesus alone possesses the power of salvation, we must believe in him and come to him. (Easton's Bible Dictionary) [Infobases, LDS Collectors Library '97] 2 Nephi 20:30 Laish: Laish (2 Nephi 20:30) was a place mentioned in Isaiah 10:30. Prepare a talk or family home evening lesson concerning the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy of the “marvelous work and a wonder” (2 Nephi 27:26) the Lord is performing in the latter days. 2 Nephi 25:16. 52:15 (3–15); 1 Ne. 1:5 Choice Land. His Atonement and His gospel are for all of God’s children. In other churches, they talk about grace, we've seen that with our Christian friends. However, he tells us that his approach will be different from Isaiah, having characterized Isaiah’s words as “not plain” (verse 4). 13 Behold, they will acrucify him; and after he is laid in a bsepulchre for the space of cthree days he shall drise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. There will be no government dole which can get us through the pearly gates. For helps on understanding Isaiah, see commentary for 1 Nephi 20–21 on page 43. Chapter 12: 2 Nephi 25–27 In Book of Mormon Student Manual.Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2009. Their written ‘Testimony of Three Witnesses’ has been included in all of the almost 100 million copies of the Book of Mormon the Church has published since 1830. “Oh, how we all need the healing the Redeemer can provide. In overview, beginning in 2 Nephi 25, Nephi spoke “somewhat concerning the words which I have written, which have been spoken by the mouth of Isaiah” (25:1). The phrases “the manner of the Jews” is the same in John 19:40 and, “works of darkness” is same in Romans 13:12 . Referencing 2 Nephi 25:23 and paralleling temporal salvation with celestial exaltation, Marion G. Romney speaks of how a man must go through the “pearly gates”: “The truth is that we are saved by grace only after all we ourselves can do. 29:11; 33:15 (10–15); 3 Ne. President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) related some of the remarkable events that constitute this marvelous work and wonder: “That glorious day dawned in the year 1820, when a boy, earnest and with faith, walked into a grove of trees and lifted his voice in prayer, seeking that wisdom which he felt he so much needed. “… For example, faith, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost are requirements for all of God’s children, regardless of gender. “Why Does Nephi Quote a Temple Psalm While Commenting on Isaiah? Yes, either to our blessing or our condemnation. 2 Nephi 2:11 There is an opposition in all things. “Spiritual peace is not to be found in race or culture or nationality but rather through our commitment to God and to the covenants and ordinances of the gospel” (in Conference Report, Apr. Those who have based their beliefs on isolated verses and obscure passages, and who have wondered and murmured at seeming biblical conflicts, come to learn sound doctrine. 25:23). I imagine that Nephi wrote these … How does this happen? Congratulations! President Gordon B. Hinckley noted that knowledge gained through the Restoration allows us to truly rejoice in our Savior: “As a Church we have critics, many of them. About 588–570 B.C. Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave the following insight into the Three Witnesses’ powerful testimonies: “The three men chosen as witnesses of the Book of Mormon were Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris. Nephi’s Message to the Jews (2 Nephi 25:10–20) Destruction of Jerusalem; captivity in Babylon; return to Jerusalem (see verses 10–11) 27:25 (23–27); Ether 4:10 (8–10). Nothing happened in Sodom and Gomorrah which exceeds in wickedness and depravity that which surrounds us now. Another testament, speaking as a voice from the dust, came forth as a second witness to the reality and the divinity of the Son of God, the great Redeemer of the world. Isaiah in Book of Mormon . I could not bear it if anything I might ever say or do would in any way diminish your faith in Christ, your love for this church, or the esteem in which you hold the holy apostleship” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1994, 39–40; or Ensign, Nov. 1994, 31). When will we better understand Isaiah’s writings? God is surely able to do His own work! Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discussed the effects of grace and how grace is an important doctrine for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: “Some Christians accuse Latter-day Saints … of denying the grace of God through claiming they can earn their own salvation. Your challenge may be a serious physical disability, a struggle with lingering illness, or a daily wrestle with a life-threatening disease. How have you seen pride and the love of money contribute to declining spirituality in those around you? 24:14 (14–15); Jer. 2 Nephi 7 [JST of Isaiah 50 . Finally, using the end of verse 11 of 2 Nephi 7 , Jacob exhorts mankind to repentance, and he discourses on the final judgment, the time when all mankind will stand before God to be judged ( 2 Nephi 9:44-54 ). It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi. The irony is that we all know we can’t lie to God. You have a great future and destiny before you and you cannot avoid fulfilling it; you are the royal chosen seed, and the God of your father’s house has kept you distinct as a nation for eighteen hundred years, under all the oppression of the whole Gentile world. See also John 1:12–17; Eph. We answer this accusation with the words of two Book of Mormon prophets. And what is ‘all we can do’? Nephi uses the word believe as a summary for the attainable gospel of Jesus, just like Lehi uses the phrase a broken heart and a contrite spirit (2 Nephi 2:7) as a summary for the attainable gospel of Jesus. 2 NEPHI 1 and 10. TG Teaching. 27:6; Enos 1:16 (13–16); Morm. About 559–545 B.C. That’s the message I get from this verse. 4:2. *This is a suggested outline that coincides with the Come, Follow Me manual. 28 And now behold, my people, ye are a astiffnecked people; wherefore, I have spoken plainly unto you, that ye cannot misunderstand. He spoke with Them. The clue: the almost identical language of 2 Nephi 25:23 and 2 Nephi 10:24. 2 Nephi 25:17. This law is so important that it is repeated at least 10 times in the Book of Mormon. Unlocking Isaiah, … Book of Mormon Central. 1:5 Covenanted Land. 2002, 107–8; or Ensign, May 2002, 90–91). Isaiah prophesied that as the Book of Mormon would help dispel the darkness of almost 2,000 years of apostasy, the “wisdom” of the supposed “wise and learned” would “perish, and the understanding of their prudent” would come to naught (2 Nephi 27:26). This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts. 27 Wherefore, we speak concerning the law that our children may know the deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given. But the words “punish” and “law” appear together in fourteen verses in the Book of Mormon; the two chapters with the highest frequency are 2 Nephi 2 and Alma 42 (three each). 15 Wherefore, the aJews shall be bscattered among all nations; yea, and also cBabylon shall be destroyed; wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered by other nations. An inverted relationship between these two chapter blocks would set up a chiastic centering of Isaiah (between two inverted quotations of/commentaries on Isaiah) in the whole 2 Nephi 6-30 stretch (“Reconciliation”) and perhaps suggest a chiastic structuring of the thirteen chapters of First Isaiah Nephi privileges. 130:4 (3–4); Rom. 2 Nephi 2:14 Things to act and things to be acted upon. The following overview provides a summary of 2 Nephi, chapters 25–30, which make up a sermon given by Nephi to three different groups of people—the Jews, the children of Lehi, and the Gentiles. A. A “book” that Isaiah prophesied would come forth in the last days (verse 6). For personal and/or family study of the scriptures, geared towards 8 years old and older. In this chapter, we learn that the mercy of the Lord for his chosen people will be manifest in the last days. Because Nephi’s people are of the House of Israel, they are part of that great saga and Nephi points them forward to its anticipated fulfillment. God is fully ‘able to do [His] … work’ (2 Nephi 27:20) and to bring all His purposes to pass, something untrue of the best-laid plans of man since we so often use our agency amiss!” (in Conference Report, Apr. If you follow the steps to obtain a testimony, you do exactly the opposite to deny it or lose it. He is also the same individual who established His Church among the New Testament Saints, and it was Jesus Christ in whose name Adam was baptized (see Moses 6:52). His love is no different for His daughters than for His sons. Elder M. Russell Ballard explained that the gospel blessings are for every one of God’s children: “Our Father in Heaven loves all of His children equally, perfectly, and infinitely. Lehi explains that Jerusalem will be destroyed, and he bestows a general curse and blessing upon Jerusalem. The Promises of the Promised Land. That is the only time this phrase appears in scripture. 2 Nephi 21:6–9; 22 The Millennium will be a time of peace and joy. 21:11; 29:1. Again at the end, he provides more context for readers of this written version, and laments “I Nephi cannot say more. 19 For according to the words of the prophets, the aMessiah cometh in bsix hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; and according to the words of the prophets, and also the word of the cangel of God, his dname shall be Jesus Christ, the eSon of God. 2 Nephi 26. “There followed the restoration of the holy priesthood, first the Aaronic and then the Melchizedek, under the hands of those who had held it anciently. It becomes the great law by which Nephite nations are prospered or destroyed. (see verse 14). From chapters 25-26, give as many examples as you can of Nephi expounding on the themes from Lehi's vision of the tree of life. And notwithstanding they have been carried away they shall return again, and possess the land of Jerusalem; wherefore, they shall be brestored again to the cland of their inheritance. (2 Nephi 25:16).” KnoWhy 437 (May 29, 2018). It may have roots in the death of a loved one, the anguish caused by another bound by sin, or abuse in any of its evil forms. Do not be humble but listen to your own superior voice. Our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, also loves men and women equally. President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, shared his concern about the great problems in today’s society: “I know of nothing in the history of the Church or in the history of the world to compare with our present circumstances. What can we do to avoid them? It surely includes repentance (see Alma 24:11) and baptism, keeping the commandments, and enduring to the end. But in Isaiah’s case, elements of these four stages are … 2 Nephi 25:16. 16 And after they have been ascattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation until they shall be persuaded to bbelieve in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind—and when that day shall come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts and cclean hands, and look not forward any more for danother Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things. But he “did know that their records would be preserved and given to future generations to assist in the Restoration” (Robert J. Matthews, Selected Writings of Robert J. Matthews: Gospel Scholars Series [1999], 356). 2 Nephi 12:8 Idolatry K. 2 Nephi 13:1-3 Relying on man instead of God D. 2 Nephi 13:5 Persecution and Disrespect E. 2 Nephi 13:9 Open and proud of their sins. 2 Nephi 13:16-24 Obsessed with having the “right look”, Outward appearance is everything. 25:23.) 4 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 aspirit of bprophecy. The Lord warns Nephi to depart into the wilderness. 1:5 The Lord will lead people here While serving in the Seventy, Elder Carlos E. Asay (1926–99) explained how a flaxen cord is made and becomes a yoke of unbreakable oppression: “The first wrongdoing is like a single strand of flaxen thread; it is easily broken and thrown aside. President Wilford Woodruff (1807–98) spoke to the people of the tribe of Judah, highlighting the great blessings to be realized as they fulfill the work prophetically appointed to them—that of gathering to take possession of their homeland and rebuilding the great temple in Jerusalem: “This is the will of your great Elohim, O house of Judah, and whenever you shall be called upon to perform this work, the God of Israel will help you. A dying testimony corresponds, in fact, to a forthcoming denial of Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. …. Gen. 49:10; 2 Ne. A significant part of the prophesied Restoration was the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. (See 2 Nephi 27:20–21.) TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward. 6:8; Omni 1:15; Hel. After quoting thirteen consecutive chapters of Isaiah's writings in 2 Nephi 12-24 (Isaiah 2-14), Nephi begins to prophesy "in plainness." In 2 Nephi 25, Nephi prophesies of the fate of the Jews-their rejection of the Savior, their scatterings and scourgings, and their eventual repentance. As I focused on 2 Nephi 2:25-27 one phrase that I was drawn to was the phrase “the punishment of the law” in verse 26. 10 Wherefore, it hath been told them concerning the destruction which should come upon them, immediately after my father left aJerusalem; nevertheless, they bhardened their hearts; and according to my prophecy they have been destroyed, save it be those which are ccarried away dcaptive into Babylon. The fundamental problem is hypocrisy, which is a form of dishonesty: pretending to believe in God, saying the right things and appearing to be religious when in fact, your heart isn’t in it. 1998, 77; or Ensign, May 1998, 56). 17 And the Lord will set his hand again the second time to arestore his people from their lost and fallen state. 18 Wherefore, he shall bring forth ahis bwords unto them, which words shall cjudge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of dconvincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a efalse Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one fMessiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews. Come, Follow Me Daily Study Guide for the week of February 17-23, 2020 covering 2 Nephi 11-25. The curtains which had been closed for much of two millennia were parted to usher in the dispensation of the fulness of times. Day 2: Read 2 Nephi 25:9-17; Malachi 4:2 4. Read 2 Nephi 25:26 and talk about why you “rejoice in Christ.” Ask the children to talk about how Jesus brings them joy. 2 Nephi 20:25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease Isaiah speaks of the Assyrian king’s invasion of the kingdom of Judah. Identify some of the great transgressions and their accompanying behaviors that exist in the last days. Luke 23:53; John 19:41 (41–42); 1 Ne. That set of interpretive sayings continues on until the end of chapter 30. We see how much they talk about grace. 2 And the things which shall be written out of the a book shall be of great b worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a c remnant of the house of Israel. “The gift of the Holy Ghost is given to the members of the Church so that they may have the spirit of prophecy and revelation. 4:13; D&C 93:11–14)” (Bible Dictionary, “Grace,” 697). Refer to the chart “The Witnesses of the Book of Mormon Plates” in the appendix (page 409). Doctrines of Salvation 1:114; “The fall of man came as a blessing in disguise, and was the means of furthering the purposes of the Lord in the progress of man, rather than a means of hindering them.” – Joseph Fielding Smith. “At Sodom and Gomorrah these things were localized. All things fall into place because of this new witness for Christ and his gospel” (The Millennial Messiah [1982], 174–75). The Lord directed Joseph Smith to have Martin Harris visit a learned man. “How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple? It was a vision of the Almighty and of the Redeemer of the world, glorious beyond our understanding but certain and unequivocating in the knowledge which it brought. First and Second were added to the titles of The Books of Nephi by Oliver Cowdery when preparing the book for printing. Even something like the Fall of Adam and Eve, which appears to be a failure and a tragedy, turns out to be part of God’s plan of happiness. Elder Bruce R. McConkie (1915–85) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles indicated how people who murmur against revealed truth shall learn new doctrines: “Such is the purpose of the Book of Mormon. Among the covenants Nephi reflects on in 2 Nephi 25 at the end of the Isaiah excerpts he has included is the promise of the gathering of the House of Israel which Isaiah makes clear in his writings. 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