2 Nephi 6-8

2 Nephi – Lesson 4: 2 Nephi 6-8
Day 1: Read 2 Nephi 6:1-7
[Note from Seminary Manual: “The events written of in 2 Nephi 6 are not listed in the order in which they happened or will happen. If the events were placed chronologically, the approximate order of the verses would be 8-11, 6-7, 11-18.”]
1. What motivated Jacob to give this address? What does he list as credentials?



2. What is Jacob’s purpose in quoting Isaiah?


3. Read 2 Nephi 6:6 with 2 Nephi 29:2, D&C 45:9-10 and D&C 115:3-5. What is the “standard” the Lord will lift up through gentile nations in the latter days?



Day 2: Read 2 Nephi 6:8-18
4. When will the house of Israel be gathered again to the lands of their inheritance?


5. What three things qualify the Gentiles (us?) for salvation?



6. Compare Jacob’s accounts of the first and second times Jesus Christ would “manifest himself” (2 Nephi 6:9-10, 14-15). What similarities and differences do you find?



Day 3: Read 2 Nephi 7:1-5
7. Look at the chapter heading for 2 Nephi 7. What does it mean when it states “Isaiah speaks Messianically”? Who is the “I” in these verses?


8. What is the question in 2 Nephi 7:2 and how is it answered?



9. From verse 4, who wakes every morning and why is that important?




Day 4: Read 2 Nephi 7:6-11
10. What do you think it means to set one’s face “like a flint”? What are the qualities of flint?



11. What will happen to those who fight against the Lord?



12. What is the question and implied answer in 2 Nephi 7:10?



BONUS: What happens when we walk in our own light?


Day 5: Read 2 Nephi 8:1-8
13. How will the Lord comfort Zion in the last days?


14. Isaiah uses many examples of parallelism in this chapter – that is, he restates his message in similar words. In verses 6 and 8 he repeats for emphasis what we can rely on when all else fails. On what can we rely?



15. How does the Lord write his law on our hearts? Why would he want to do this?



Day 6: Read 2 Nephi 8:9-16
16. 2 Nephi 8:9-11 represent the reply of the righteous to the Lord’s promises. “Rahab” can be interpreted as “the proud” or any who serve Satan (in Isaiah’s context it probably referred to Egypt). Use D&C 113:8 to explain how the Lord puts on his strength.



17. 2 Nephi 8:12-13 contain a series of rhetorical questions. To what do all these questions point?


18. How can we be called the Lord’s people?


Day 7: Read 2 Nephi 8:17-25; D&C 113:9-10
19. Use the footnote for 2 Nephi 8:19 to help explain who the “two sons” of this verse might be.


20. If Jerusalem is drunken but not with wine, with what might she be drunk?


21. In v. 22, the Lord says he will take something out of Jerusalem’s hand. What does he take and to whom does he then give it?



22. Use D&C 113:9-10 to explain how Zion can loose herself from the bands of her neck.