2 Nephi 11-13

2 Nephi – Lesson 6: 2 Nephi 11-13
Day 1: Read 2 Nephi 11:1-3; D&C 6:28
1. In what does Nephi delight?


2. Why does Nephi say he will write more of the words of Isaiah?


3. How did Nephi use the law of witnesses? Who were the other witnesses Nephi referred to and to what did they witness?



Day 2: Read 2 Nephi 11:4-8
4. Underline the phrases “my soul delighteth” each time you find them in this chapter. List the themes from Isaiah that cause Nephi such joy.



5. According to verses 6-7, what would happen to the plan of salvation if Christ were not a part of it?


6. Why do you think Nephi would write that “all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world” are types of Christ (v.4) just before quoting 13 chapters of Isaiah?



Day 3: Read 2 Nephi 12:1-9; Isaiah 2, footnotes 2b, 3f, and v. 5; Micah 4:1-7
7. Underline words in the chapter heading that indicate what time period(s) might be described in 2 Nephi 12. Where will the “mountain of the Lord’s house” (temple) be established in the last days? From 2 Nephi 12:3, why do we attend the temple?




8. Compare 2 Nephi 12:5 with Isaiah 2:5 and Micah 4:5. What does it mean to walk with the Lord?




9. List some of the sins people commit, as described in 2 Nephi 12:6-9. Use footnotes in both 2 Nephi and Isaiah to help understand what these sins might be.





BONUS: Compare 2 Nephi 12:9 with Isaiah 2:9. What important word has Nephi twice restored to this verse?



Day 4: Read 2 Nephi 12:10-22
10. What are the consequences of these sins?


11. The verses in 2 Nephi 12:12-17 focus on one sin, which President Benson warned us about – and which is the root of most other sins. What is this sin?


12. Why will people try to hide (see 2 Nephi 12:10 and 19; also Revelation 6:15-17) at the Savior’s Second Coming?

Day 5: Read 2 Nephi 13:1-9
13. [Note: 2 Nephi 13:1-15 describe Isaiah’s day but may also foreshadow other times and fulfillments.]
In 2 Nephi 13:1, if “stay” means “supply” and “staff” means “support,” how was this prophecy fulfilled during Nephi’s lifetime?


14. According to 2 Nephi 13:1-9, what happens when the Lord removes his protection from a people?


15. Why did Jerusalem deserve her fate?


Day 6: Read 2 Nephi 13:10-15; D&C 104:18
16. According to 2 Nephi 13:10, do the righteous need to fear?


17. Who has caused the people to err? Who suffers because of it?



18. The sin described in 2 Nephi 13:14-15 is particularly heinous to the Lord. Read also D&C 104:18. What is the sin, why is it so serious, and what will become of those who are guilty of it?




Day 7: Read 2 Nephi 13:16-26; Isaiah 3:16-26
19. What is the problem with the daughters of Zion as described in these verses? (Note: Use footnotes in Isaiah 3:16-26 to help explain some of the idioms. “Daughters of Zion” can be literal or refer to cities in Judaea.)



20. Many of Isaiah’s vivid images reflect slavery as a consequence of sin (shaved heads, branding, spare clothing). To whom or to what are the daughters of Zion enslaved.



BONUS: Many of these images also imply disregard for the law of chastity. In what way(s) had Israel gone a-whoring during Isaiah’s time? How can we sometimes be unfaithful to the Lord today?