2 Nephi 30
Native people of the Americas will come to know Christ and in so doing, they will come to know they are descendants of the Jews—if they are descendants of Lehi. The Book of Mormon will play a big role.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
2 Nephi 29 "A Bible, A Bible"
2 Nephi 29
The Gentiles should be profoundly grateful for the gift the Jews have given them by writing and preserving the Bible. To overlook this fact and then proclaim individually or as a group: “A Bible! A Bible! We have a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible,” is offensive to the Lord who has gone to great lengths to put additional scriptures into our hands. The Book of Mormon, the great ”Stick of Joseph,” is the prime example of the Lord’s continued love for his children.
The Gentiles should be profoundly grateful for the gift the Jews have given them by writing and preserving the Bible. To overlook this fact and then proclaim individually or as a group: “A Bible! A Bible! We have a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible,” is offensive to the Lord who has gone to great lengths to put additional scriptures into our hands. The Book of Mormon, the great ”Stick of Joseph,” is the prime example of the Lord’s continued love for his children.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
2 Nephi 27 The Book of Mormon Prophecy
2 Nephi 27
In this chapter, we go back to Isaiah for a view of our day and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. I marvel that Isaiah not only saw the large brush strokes of the Restoration, which he refers to as a “Marvelous Work and a Wonder,” but also the details of conversations between individuals. Case in point is the conversation Isaiah observed and reported between Martin Harris and Professor Anton in which the professor told Martin that he couldn’t read a sealed book. Latter-day Saints have a particularly clear view of this chapter of Isaiah’s prophesies.
In this chapter, we go back to Isaiah for a view of our day and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. I marvel that Isaiah not only saw the large brush strokes of the Restoration, which he refers to as a “Marvelous Work and a Wonder,” but also the details of conversations between individuals. Case in point is the conversation Isaiah observed and reported between Martin Harris and Professor Anton in which the professor told Martin that he couldn’t read a sealed book. Latter-day Saints have a particularly clear view of this chapter of Isaiah’s prophesies.
Friday, February 10, 2012
2 Nephi 26
2 Nephi 26
Nephi sees his posterity and how they do in America after his death. It causes him intense pain and sorrow. However, he sees the latter-days and is excited to know that his family is not forgotten; that the Lord will do a marvelous work among them. He sees his writings being preserved to come forth in the latter-days. He is reassured that salvation is for every person who will come unto Christ; he will turn away no one who believes in him.
Nephi sees his posterity and how they do in America after his death. It causes him intense pain and sorrow. However, he sees the latter-days and is excited to know that his family is not forgotten; that the Lord will do a marvelous work among them. He sees his writings being preserved to come forth in the latter-days. He is reassured that salvation is for every person who will come unto Christ; he will turn away no one who believes in him.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
2 Nephi 25 Plainess
2 Nephi 25
Nephi delights in plainness. In 2 Nephi 4:32, he said that he had a strong desire to “walk in the path of the low valley, that I may be strict in the plain road.” Nephi likes things to be simple and humble and straight forward. I’ve enjoyed knowing that if I turn to page 100 (easy to remember) that I can find a verse that sums up what I believe. In verse 26 we read, “And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.” I also like that he says in verses 28 and 29 that the “right way is to believe in Christ.”
Nephi delights in plainness. In 2 Nephi 4:32, he said that he had a strong desire to “walk in the path of the low valley, that I may be strict in the plain road.” Nephi likes things to be simple and humble and straight forward. I’ve enjoyed knowing that if I turn to page 100 (easy to remember) that I can find a verse that sums up what I believe. In verse 26 we read, “And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.” I also like that he says in verses 28 and 29 that the “right way is to believe in Christ.”
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2 Nephi 23-24 Satan defeated, Irsael gathered
2 Nephi 23
“…I will be merciful to my people, but the wicked shall perish.” (v.22) The great and terrible day of the Lord: It will be great for the righteous and terrible for the wicked.
2 Nephi 24
We learn Lucifer was a “son of the morning.” Yet he fell because of his arrogance and personal desire for glory. When we see him again we will be inclined to say in sarcastic wonder, “Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?” (v.16) Or in other words, when we see his lack of light and spiritual stature, we might ask, “is this the wimpy little rascal that caused all that trouble?”
“…I will be merciful to my people, but the wicked shall perish.” (v.22) The great and terrible day of the Lord: It will be great for the righteous and terrible for the wicked.
2 Nephi 24
We learn Lucifer was a “son of the morning.” Yet he fell because of his arrogance and personal desire for glory. When we see him again we will be inclined to say in sarcastic wonder, “Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?” (v.16) Or in other words, when we see his lack of light and spiritual stature, we might ask, “is this the wimpy little rascal that caused all that trouble?”
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