Jacob 6-7

Jacob – Lesson 3: Jacob 6-7
Day 1: Read Jacob 6:1-5
1. What was Jacob’s witness concerning the allegory of the olive tree?



2. How has the Lord “set his hand again the second time”? What is being done to nourish and prune today?



3. Jacob wrote that the Lord is merciful because he remembers both Israel’s roots and branches. What might the roots and branches represent in Israel as a nation? as individuals?



Day 2: Read Jacob 6:6-13; Ezekiel 18:25-32
4. What is the “good word of God” with which we can be nourished?



5. How do people “make a mock of the great plan of salvation”? What will happen to those who do?



6. Why do you think Jacob left us the allegory of the olive trees? What is our responsibility now that we understand it?




Day 3: Read Jacob 7:1-5
7. Jacob seemed to close his record at the end of chapter 6. After some years, he added chapter 7. Considering his message in the first six chapters, why do you think Jacob wanted us to know about Sherem?



8. How did Sherem indoctrinate so many Nephites? Look up “Antichrist” in the Bible Dictionary. What qualities of an antichrist did Sherem possess?



9. Why couldn’t Jacob’s faith be shaken?




Day 4: Read Jacob 7:6-9
10. What law did Sherem advocate? Use Galatians 3:24-26 to tell what the purpose of this law was. Why do you think Sherem was willing to listen to dead prophets but not the living prophet?



11. By what power did Jacob confound Sherem?



12. How do Sherem’s statements at the end of verses 7 and 9 contradict each other?



Day 5: Read Jacob 7:10-16
13. From Jacob 7:10-12, what three witnesses did Jacob give for the reality of the Savior who was to come?



14. What did Sherem ask for? Why didn’t he ask for the scriptures or the Holy Ghost?



15. If Sherem knew the truth, as Jacob said, why do you think he asked for a sign? In what ways was Sherem “nourished” by the Lord?




Day 6: Read Jacob 7:17-22
16. Of what did Sherem bare witness in his post-sign address?



17. What happened to the Nephites who heard his witness?



18. Why was Jacob pleased?



Day 7: Read Jacob 7:23-27
19. After their branch had been “pruned” of its bitter fruit, what marvelous fruits did the Nephites produce?




20. To whom did Jacob pass the responsibility for the small plates? What was his hope?




21. Do you have a favorite verse from the writings of Jacob?