Tag: 2 Nephi 29
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Another parallel between the word of God and the covenant people
14 And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel, that I am God,…
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Scattering as a necessary prerequisite for the gathering — Part 2 of 2
In part 1, we looked at the prophesied scattering of Israel, a major theme of the Book of Mormon. This scattering is necessary for the gathering to take place. In this post, we\’ll look at a few of the many references to the gathering of Israel in the Book of Mormon. As with the scattering…
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More Isaiah in 2 Nephi 28-29
I demonstrated yesterday how Nephi worked Isaiah 29 and other Isaiah references into his text in 2 Nephi 26-27. Even though he is not working a whole Isaiah chapter into 2 Nephi 28-29, we see a continuation of the trend of Isaiah references interspersed in his text (marked with yellow). I think that he also…
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The Other Latter-day Gathering
Stisa\’s post about the gathering of scriptures a few days ago got me thinking about this verse in a new light: 14 And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered…
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Nephi and the Prophecy of Joseph
In 2 Nephi 3:6-21, we read a prophecy from Joseph in Egypt about a choice seer who will be raised up from his seed in the last days. Nephi clearly studied the words of this prophecy and carefully and deliberately weaves them into his final sermon found in 2 Nephi 25-33. Below I will embed…