2 Nephi 4-5

2 Nephi – Lesson 3: 2 Nephi 4-5
Day 1: Read 2 Nephi 4: 1-7; Alma 9:14-17
1. Later in 2 Nephi 4, Nephi tells us his soul delights in the scriptures. What evidence do we have in 2 Nephi 4:1-2 that both Nephi and Lehi studied and gained strength from the scriptures (brass plates)?


2. What is contained in Lehi’s blessing to his grandchildren through Laman? Does this sound fair to you? Why or why not? How does Alma explain the blessing in Alma 9:14-17?


Day 2: Read 2 Nephi 4:8-12; Jacob 2:34-35, 3:3-6
3. Lehi’s grandchildren through Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael were given the same blessing as Laman’s children. What part of Lehi’s blessing to his grandchildren is the same as his blessings to all his sons and their posterity?



4. What did Jacob say had happened to Lehi’s posterity in the generation when these grandchildren came of age? (see Jacob 2:34-35; 3:3-6)



5. Whose inheritance would Sam’s children share?


BONUS: List three character traits of Lehi that you admire.



Day 3: Read 2 Nephi 4:13-25
6. What two things does Nephi say he writes on these (small) plates? Why does he write them?



7. List the stresses you know of in Nephi’s life at this point in the narrative. What does Nephi list as the cause of his sorrow in 2 Nephi 4:17-19?





8. To whom does Nephi look for comfort in his sorrow? List the results of mighty prayer in Nephi’s life as given in 2 Nephi 4:24-25.








Day 4: Read 2 Nephi 4:26-35
9. Who are Nephi’s enemies? (see vv. 28, 29, 33)



10. Nephi uses beautiful metaphors in his “Psalm” (vv. 15-35). What images in 2 Nephi 4:31-33 impress you, as Nephi pleads with the Lord?



11. List the elements of the covenant Nephi makes with the Lord in 2 Nephi 4:34-35.




Day 5: Read 2 Nephi 5:1-13; Mosiah 10:11-17
12. Why did Nephi’s brethren seek to take away his life? From Mosiah 10:11-17, what did Laman and Lemuel’s descendants believe hundreds of years after Nephi died?



13. Who went with Nephi and why?



14. How were Nephi’s people blessed for their righteousness?



Day 6: Read 2 Nephi 5:14-23
15. What did Nephi do to ensure the physical safety of his people?



16. What did Nephi do to ensure the spiritual safety of his people?



17. What was the nature of the curse that fell upon the Lamanites?



Day 7: Read 2 Nephi 5:24-34; 2 Nephi 7:1
18. List ways in which the withdrawal of the Lord’s Spirit affected the Lamanites.



19. From 2 Nephi 7:1, who is responsible to ensure we are not separated from the Lord?


20. Using all of 2 Nephi 5, why were Nephi’s people happy?