The second book contains four prophetic discourses and treatises from three book of mormon prophets, lehi, jacob, and nephi1, as well as substantial excerpts of the prophecies of isaiah from the brass plates. Among these prophets are men named lehi, nephi, benjamin, mosiah, alma, abinadi, helaman, mormon, and moroni. Book of mormon map and geography high def duration. I will show unto the children of men that it is yet a very little while and lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field. Nephi quotes isaiah 29the book of mormon is a marvelous work and a wonder 27. Nephi quotes isaiah 29the book of mormon is a marvelous work and a wonder.
Fourth nephi, the twelfth subdivision of the book of mormon. According to the book, it was written by the ancient prophet. God will demonstrate his power to those who reject his message. According to the book, it was written by the ancient prophet nephi. He was a skilled craftsman, building weapons, tools, and the ship that sailed his family across the ocean to the promised land. Jacobs father was lehi, a prophet in jerusalem around 600 bc. Dec 05, 2009 president nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. The second scripture in our book of mormon series scripture mastery comes from 2 nephi 2. This is a short verse that will be pretty easy to memorize with your family, but it is full of one of the greatest principles of the gospel and that of joy and happiness. Dec 05, 2009 book of mormon 2 nephi chapter 23 duration. Posts about 3 nephi by chapter book of mormon study notes. At that time, the family included three other brothers laman, lemuel, and sam.
Page 1 of 80 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 the second book of nephi an account of the death of lehi. And it came to pass that i beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations. With that said, i love what you are doing and look forward to listening through to the end. But the words which are sealed he shall not deliver, neither shall he deliver the book. Small plates of nephi, part of the source material for the. Second book of nephi xiv 2 nephi 32 book of mormon study text. A book of mormon summary is a short synopsis of every chapter in each book. Second book of nephi xiv 2 nephi 32 book of mormon study. We learn about the redemption and salvation through jesus christ, lehi also speaks about how there is no good without evil. In the concluding chapters of 1 nephi, the first book of scripture in the book of mormon, lehi, an ancient prophet, and his family are living out in the wilderness after being directed by god to leave jerusalem. Book of mormon prophets bore fervent testimony of christ so that later generations could also develop faith in the savior and look to him for. It is thus very evident that the book of mormon derives its concept of satan straight from the new testament. Because of this there is a division among the people and nephi ends up forming his own land, where his people elect him to be king. The chief interest of this section is the time period when the book of mormon was to come forth.
He knew we would have the tools necessary to understand isaiahs words. Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of god, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and. Jan 25, 2010 some would say that these verses show racism in the book of mormon. Certainly nephi in the book of mormon speaks of gods anointed son. Jul 19, 2008 if youve been reading the book of mormon along with me, youre now ready to start the book of jacob. What the book of mormon says about its own coming forth. Royal skousen, analysis of textual variants of the book of mormon. Introduction preface 1 nephi chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5. The original translation of the title did not include the word first. If youve been reading the book of mormon along with me, youre now ready to start the book of jacob. Jacob was the brother of nephi, the second book of mormon prophet. Nephis father had a vision in which he learned that jerusalem would. Nephi opens the first chapter of the book of mormon identifying himself as the author of what follows, establishing who it is that writes and credentials the books of nephi.
No man can say that this book laying his hand on the bible is true. And all the proud yea, and all that do wickedly shall be stubble. Both nephi and mormon emphasized that if a person believed in the bible, heshe would accept and believe the book of mormon. The second book of nephi usually referred to as second nephi or 2 nephi, is the second book of the book of mormon. And the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
First nephi, the first subdivision of the book of mormon. And behold, in thy childhood thou hast suffered afflictions and much sorrow, because of the rudeness of thy brethren. Second nephi, the second subdivision of the book of mormon. Click the book below to get the summary for that book. Summary of 2 nephi lehi opens second nephi with his prophecies concerning the future of his posterity. This is even more obvious when the book of mormon speaks of splinter and rival churches i nephi 22. Book of mormon commentary 2 nephi 32 page 2 of 11 the gift of the holy ghost can come only after proper and authorized baptism, and is conferred by the laying. See more ideas about scripture study, book of mormon and family home evening.
Hebrew anointed one bd 633 it was over 40 years after lehi left jerusalem that his son jacob was visited by an angel who told him, for the first time in the book of mormon, that the savior would be called christ 2 nephi 10. He was a book of mormon prophet, and was faithful to his parents and to heavenly father. Discussions on the book of mormon testimony of the witnesses and general church history. Aug 05, 2015 the second scripture in our book of mormon series scripture mastery comes from 2 nephi 2. Discussions on the book of mormon 2 nephi 2527 episode info. Thompson, isaiah 5051, the israelite autumn festivals, and the covenant speech of jacob in 2 nephi 610, in isaiah in the book of mormon, pp. The second book of nephi 2 nephi is a work written about 550 b. The old testament prophets knew much about the coming of gods anointed. Discussions on the book of mormon 2 nephi 45 byutv. He believed all the words of his father lehi and brought his people to the promised land. Lehi, a book of mormon prophet, explains his lineage to his son joseph, which lineage includes joseph of egypt. Lehi takes his family into the wilderness by the red seathey leave their propertylehi offers a sacrifice to the lord and teaches his sons to keep the commandmentslaman and lemuel murmur against their father nephi is obedient and prays in faith. We also have nephis book, and any and all other such books of the kings of the nephites down and until the time of mosiahs son king benjamin, for that is were the translation of the book of mormon plates picks back up after the translation of the small plates of nephi and mormons brief one chapter tiein to where they fit in respect to the. Volume iv of the critical text of the book of mormon.
These chapters are filled with prophecies from nephi ranging from christs resurrection to his second coming and the millennium. He also reveals that joseph of egypt prophesied of joseph smith, a latterday seer. According to john welch, since lehi is the only figure in the book of mormon called our father 2 nephi 1. The original translation of the title did not include the word second. First of all, notice the difference between the book of mormon version and the isaiah version. This noun form may be related to the form of the biblical pns, zimri, omri, imri and book of mormon lehilimhi.
The book of mormon is somehow part of my spiritual dna and i still consider myself a believer. A stray drop of ink and a quirk of nineteenthcentury penmanship make the difference between retain that wrong and repair that wrong. But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words unto another. Third nephi, the eleventh subdivision of the book of mormon. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the b.
Interestingly, while the urim and thummim are called interpreters, alma 37. First and second were added to the titles of the books of nephi by oliver. To be carnally minded is death and to be spiritually minded is life eternal. This largely illegible line was added to describe t. The journey that could have been much easier with the help of heavenly father was difficult for lehis family, because their direction was based on their faith and obedience. Online access to the book of mormon critical text project by royal skousen. His family departed into the wilderness but his sons made several trips back to jerusalem. Title page, witness statements, 1 nephi 1 2 nephi 10. Careful readers of the king james bible apocrypha will have noticed in 1 esdras 5. He is referred to as an angel of light in ii nephi 9.
Discussions on the book of mormon 2 nephi 2 originally aired. The i signals a first person account and confirms that an i, a single individual, a unique self, will. The book of mormon 2 nephi 1011, 2526 introduction 2 nephi 10. Brigham young summarized this concept concisely as he taught. Why was it significant that nephi was made a ruler and a teacher over his brethren. Post by helam, as i relate our experiences, our conversion, our bondage and deliverance, i hope and pray that i may share with you not only the facts but the spirit of our recent opportunity to get to know our savior and his great mercy. The lord warns nephi to depart into the wilderness.
A man of great faith, he became a mighty prophet, created a record on plates of gold and was the founder of the nephites. President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. Handout 7 reasons to study and read isaiah 2 nephi 25 handout nephis 5 way to better understand isaiah. Nephi, son of lehi mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Throughout the book of mormon we find examples of many prophets who testified of jesus christ. Discussions on the book of mormon 2 nephi 9 originally aired. Given this information, it is possible that nephi could be a hypocoristicon meaning the rising of x is celebrated, though an akkadian etymology for a book of mormon name should take backstage to hebrew or egyptian. But behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts. In the book of mormon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, nephi is a prophethistorian.
Thou art my a firstborn in the days of my tribulation in the wilderness. Christ and the new covenant, 8081 as taken from commentaries on isaiah in the book of mormon, ed. Jan 25, 2015 nephi continues the narrative of 2 nephi by recording the death of his father, lehi. So its your cliff notes which you can rapidly familiarize yourself with everything that happens in the book of mormon. Discussions on the book of mormon 2 nephi 33 episode info. The first trip they made was to get the brass plates from laban and second trip. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. Some would say that these verses show racism in the book of mormon.
Book of mormon manuscript excerpt, circa june 1829 1 nephi 2. Lehi explains that jerusalem will be destroyed, and he bestows a general curse and blessing upon jerusalem. Only scrupulous attention to the earliest written manuscripts of the book of mormon can uncover such discrepancies. The book of mormon critical text project the book of. This passage is reminiscent of nephis vision of the future of the lamanites. The book of mormon would not be gods true word unless it did speak of the coming of the anointed son of god. Learn about the book of mormon with verse by verse commentaries from renowned book of mormon scholars like john w. Discussions on the book of mormon joseph smithhistory. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 27 chapter. He was the son of lehi and sariah who lived in jerusalem approximately 600 b. The book of mormon critical text project the book of mormon.
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