The Lord did expound all things from the beginning - Jesus Teaches the Nephites everything that will happen!
3 Nephi 22-26
3 Nephi 22-26
Expound all things
The Gathering of Scattered Israel - Ensign November 2006
The Gathering of Israel - Video
The Gathering of Israel - Russell M. Nelson
Discussions on the Book of Mormon - 3 Nephi 23-26
Last week we discussed the Gathering of Scattered Israel and the restoration of them to the lands of their inheritance in Jerusalem. There will also be a gathering of the believers in this land - and the establishment of a New Jerusalem. A city established and built in Missouri which looks forth for the coming of the New Jerusalem out of heaven. These two capitals will be established for the govenance of the earth.
3 Nephi 21:1,3,5,7,9,11-14,22 See Also 3 Nephi 16:8-15
1 A sign to the house of Israel - that they may know when these things shall about to take place - The gathering and establishment of Zion
3 When these things are made known unto you from the Gentiles
5 When these works shall come forth from the Gentiles unto your seed - which shall dwindle in unbelief
7 When your seed shall begin to know these things - it is a sign unto them that the work has commenced - unto the fulfilling of the covenant made to Israel
9 A marvelous work and a wonder - but it will not be believed although declared unto them
11 Whosoever will not believe my words - Jesus Christ - shall be cut off from among my covenant people
12 My people a remnant of Jacob shall be in their midst as a young lion
13 Their hand shall be upon their adversaries - all enemies shall be cut off
14 Wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent
22 If they repent and hearken unto my words - I will establish my church among them - they shall be numbered among the remnant of Jacob
Moses 7:62-64 Righteousness send down out of heaven - truth out of the earth - truth to sweep earth - City of Enoch to retun again
Rev 21:2 New Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven
Rev 21:16-17 Size of the City (1500 miles square) – 53% of the width of the United State
D&C 84:2-4 New Jerusalem city built in Missouri
Isaiah 2:3-4 There will be two world capital cities - Jerusalem, New Jerusalem
Ether 13:1–12. New Jerusalem will be on American Continent/ Old Jerusalem rebuilt
Often times this couplet is ignored and people move on to the next one concening the stakes of Zion, and the establishment of the two Jerusalems. However, let us consider it...
3 Nephi 22:1
The Gathering of Scattered Israel - Ensign November 2006
The Gathering of Israel - Video
The Gathering of Israel - Russell M. Nelson
Discussions on the Book of Mormon - 3 Nephi 23-26
Introduction:
Last week we discussed the Gathering of Scattered Israel and the restoration of them to the lands of their inheritance in Jerusalem. There will also be a gathering of the believers in this land - and the establishment of a New Jerusalem. A city established and built in Missouri which looks forth for the coming of the New Jerusalem out of heaven. These two capitals will be established for the govenance of the earth.
Background: The sign and its fulfillment - The Gathering of Israel
3 Nephi 21:1,3,5,7,9,11-14,22 See Also 3 Nephi 16:8-15
1 A sign to the house of Israel - that they may know when these things shall about to take place - The gathering and establishment of Zion
3 When these things are made known unto you from the Gentiles
5 When these works shall come forth from the Gentiles unto your seed - which shall dwindle in unbelief
7 When your seed shall begin to know these things - it is a sign unto them that the work has commenced - unto the fulfilling of the covenant made to Israel
9 A marvelous work and a wonder - but it will not be believed although declared unto them
11 Whosoever will not believe my words - Jesus Christ - shall be cut off from among my covenant people
12 My people a remnant of Jacob shall be in their midst as a young lion
13 Their hand shall be upon their adversaries - all enemies shall be cut off
14 Wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent
22 If they repent and hearken unto my words - I will establish my church among them - they shall be numbered among the remnant of Jacob
New Jerusalem: A city to be built - and a city to come down from heaven both...
Moses 7:62-64 Righteousness send down out of heaven - truth out of the earth - truth to sweep earth - City of Enoch to retun again
Rev 21:2 New Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven
Rev 21:16-17 Size of the City (1500 miles square) – 53% of the width of the United State
D&C 84:2-4 New Jerusalem city built in Missouri
Isaiah 2:3-4 There will be two world capital cities - Jerusalem, New Jerusalem
Ether 13:1–12. New Jerusalem will be on American Continent/ Old Jerusalem rebuilt
Jesus Quotes from Isaiah concening the gathering of Israel:
Often times this couplet is ignored and people move on to the next one concening the stakes of Zion, and the establishment of the two Jerusalems. However, let us consider it...
3 Nephi 22:1
Sing o barren
thou that didst not bear
Sing and cry aloud
thou that dist not travail with child
More are the children of the desolate
than the children of the married wife - saith the Lord!
The prophet frequently compares the relationship of God and Israel as one similar to a husband and a wife.
Specifically Israel is the wayward wife - who God is willing to accept back should she repent of her sins.
In this case the Married wife - the house of Israel - is Barren and without seed - it is no longer in the covenants of the Lord.
Yet the Gentiles who have been adopted in are more numerous than they and are the seed of the Lord!
It is an interesting imagery and often skipped :)
Specifically Israel is the wayward wife - who God is willing to accept back should she repent of her sins.
Consider this in respect to the Gathering of Israel back again - and the restoration of them to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In this case the Married wife - the house of Israel - is Barren and without seed - it is no longer in the covenants of the Lord.
Yet the Gentiles who have been adopted in are more numerous than they and are the seed of the Lord!
It is an interesting imagery and often skipped :)
Enlarge the place of thy tent
stretch forth the curtains of thy habitation
spare not
spare not
Lengthen thy cords - strengthen thy stakes
Thou shalt break forth on the right hand
Thou shalt break forth on the right hand
And on the left
And thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles
And make the desolate cities to be inhabited
Fear not
Thou shalt not be ashamed
Neither be thou confounded
Thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth
And shall not remember the reproach of thy youth
And shall not remember thy widowhood anymore
For thy maker thy Husband the Lord or Hosts
Thy redeemer - the Holy one of Israel - The god of the Whole Earth
The lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken grieved in spirit
A wife of youth
when thou wast refused
This is interesting when taken in context!
New tents are very seldom made among the Bedouins. About the only time this happens is when a young groom and bride set up housekeeping for themselves in a different location from that of the groom's parents, and this rarely happens. The usual procedure is to accumulate the goat clippings of a year or so, and with these make a new strip with which to repair the old tent. The women do this work. The section of the tent roof that is most won is ripped out, and a new piece of the cloth replaces it. The old piece is then used for a side curtain. Each year new strips of cloth replace old ones and the "house of hair" is handed down from father to son without its being completely new or completely old at any one time. As the tent-dweller's family grows larger, or as he becomes richer and wishes to enlarge his tent, he does so by simply adding another section to his old tent, very much like the Occidental would build another room on to his house; but there is this difference: instead of building a new tent they just continue patching.
Bible History - Bedouin Tents
When do you think a tent was enlarged - according to Bedouin tradition?
Quote #1:
New tents are very seldom made among the Bedouins. About the only time this happens is when a young groom and bride set up housekeeping for themselves in a different location from that of the groom's parents, and this rarely happens. The usual procedure is to accumulate the goat clippings of a year or so, and with these make a new strip with which to repair the old tent. The women do this work. The section of the tent roof that is most won is ripped out, and a new piece of the cloth replaces it. The old piece is then used for a side curtain. Each year new strips of cloth replace old ones and the "house of hair" is handed down from father to son without its being completely new or completely old at any one time. As the tent-dweller's family grows larger, or as he becomes richer and wishes to enlarge his tent, he does so by simply adding another section to his old tent, very much like the Occidental would build another room on to his house; but there is this difference: instead of building a new tent they just continue patching.
Bible History - Bedouin Tents
Why in the world does he say to enlarge his tent - when his wife is barren?
Because more children are being adopted in than are being bon :)
The Influx into the house of Israel from the Gentiles is greater than that of the desolate wife.
The Influx into the house of Israel from the Gentiles is greater than that of the desolate wife.
Do you think it requires Faith to enlarge your tent - when you have no children incoming?
Fear not - You will not be ashamed.
Wouldn't it seem odd for a man with a barren wife to enlarge his tent - and expand his stakes?
Although your house is getting full of non children - you'll be fine :)
You will not be ashamed and the Gentiles will have no power over you
If they don't repent and come unto the covenant - you will be remembered in the covenant.
If they don't repent and come unto the covenant - you will be remembered in the covenant.
Notice the central theme here - that The House of Israel's husband is God of the whole earth!
How can we "strengthen our stakes"?
The gathering of Israel into a centralized location was called Zionism. The lord says this of Zion:
Moses 7;18 The lord called his people Zion - of one heart and one mind - and dwelt in righteousness - no poor among them
How do we make our Homes a "Zion" for the inhabitants of them (our family)?
How do we accept new members into our Tent?
Quote #2:
This scripture plays upon the protective and sheltering role of the tribal head in Middle Easten culture. Allowing someone into the tent symbolized a general extension of hospitality and sometimes refuge. Through covenants, we can enter God’s tent and receive the blessings of His love and mercy. And in the stakes of Zion we gather “for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm” (D&C 115:6). April 2015 Enlarge the place of thy Tent
3 Nephi 22:7-10 (Optional)
The Lord has forsaken, and seems to have forgotten Israel - but he has not!
As the waters of Noah were - and as he has covenanted that they will no longer cover the earth
So also Have I covenanted that he will not forsake them
3 Nephi 22:11-17 (Optional)
In the end they will be remembered - they will retun and they shall be blessed with the covenant of Abraham!
This is their heritage and that of the servants of the lord
3 Nephi 23:1-5
1 A commandment I give unto you to search these things of Isaiah
2 He spake as touching all things concening the house of Israel - he speaks also to the Gentiles
3 All things he spake have been, and shall be, according to his words
4 Give heed to my words - write the things I have told you - so that they will go forth unto the Gentiles
5
Search the prophets for they testify of these things!
3 Nephi 23:6
After he taught them and expounded unto them all the scriptures they had received - there were scriptures they didn't have
3 Nephi 23:7-14
Nephi's record was brought forth and he had forgotten to write some of Samuel's prophecies and their fulfillment.
Jesus expounds all their scriptures in one - which they had written and which he had given them.
The Lord has forsaken, and seems to have forgotten Israel - but he has not!
As the waters of Noah were - and as he has covenanted that they will no longer cover the earth
So also Have I covenanted that he will not forsake them
3 Nephi 22:11-17 (Optional)
In the end they will be remembered - they will retun and they shall be blessed with the covenant of Abraham!
This is their heritage and that of the servants of the lord
Jesus Approves of the words of Isaiah - we are commanded to study them!
3 Nephi 23:1-5
1 A commandment I give unto you to search these things of Isaiah
2 He spake as touching all things concening the house of Israel - he speaks also to the Gentiles
3 All things he spake have been, and shall be, according to his words
4 Give heed to my words - write the things I have told you - so that they will go forth unto the Gentiles
5
Whosoever will hearken unto my words and repent, and be baptized the same shall be saved!
Search the prophets for they testify of these things!
Jesus Reviews their record and has them add to it.
3 Nephi 23:6
After he taught them and expounded unto them all the scriptures they had received - there were scriptures they didn't have
3 Nephi 23:7-14
Nephi's record was brought forth and he had forgotten to write some of Samuel's prophecies and their fulfillment.
Jesus expounds all their scriptures in one - which they had written and which he had given them.
Why was this important - that they have this additional information in their record?
The Lord supports and fulfills the words of his prophets! If they say it... it is done!
What else do we lean from this story?
Are the records that are written perfect? Is is possible that mistakes are made - and things left out?
What do you think it means to expound all the scriptures in one?
Why is it important to consider a topic with all references to that topic in the scriptures?
He gives them yet more additional scripture that they didn't have:
3 Nephi 24 - Malachi 3
3 Nephi 24:7-11 Will a man rob God? bring tithes into the storehouse
3 Nephi 24:14-18 Ye have said it is vain to serve God - in the end you will discen between righteous and wicked!
3 Nephi 24:14-18 Ye have said it is vain to serve God - in the end you will discen between righteous and wicked!
3 Nephi 25 - Malachi 4
3 Nephi 25:1-6 They day commeth that the proud and the wicked will bun as an oven - Elijah sent to bind earth - lest destroyed
3 Nephi 26:1-6
Jesus Expounded them unto the multitude - and did expound all things unto them both great and small - even everything that would happen from the beginning even until the time he should come in his glory. Yeah all things that should come upon the face of the earth until the end - and the judgment should come upon the people of this earth!
3 Nephi 26:8-12
I have written the lesser part of the things which he have taught - to try their faith - if they believe then they shall receive the greater things.
If not they will be withheld from them unto their condemnation
Ether 4:7 In that day that they exercise faith even as the Brother of Jared did - then will I show them the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon etc.
President Spencer W. Kimball said: “I have had many people ask me through the years, ‘When do you think we will get the balance of the Book of Mormon records?’ And I have said, ‘How many in the congregation would like to read the sealed portion of the plates?’ And almost always there is a 100-percent response. And then I ask the same congregation, ‘How many of you have read the part that has been opened to us?’ And there are many who have not read the Book of Mormon, the unsealed portion. We are quite often looking for the spectacular, the unobtainable. I have found many people
3 Nephi 26:13-16
13 The Lord taught them for the space of three days - he showed himself unto them oft - and did administer the sacrament to them
14 taught and ministered unto the children - they spoke greater things than he had revealed - he loosed their tongues
15 he healed them and raised a man from the dead
16 he came on the morrow and did open the mouths of their children - and even babes did utter marvelous things - that should not be written
How do you think you would have felt to have been there and experienced these things?
Jesus Expounded them unto the multitude - and did expound all things unto them both great and small - even everything that would happen from the beginning even until the time he should come in his glory. Yeah all things that should come upon the face of the earth until the end - and the judgment should come upon the people of this earth!
Not even a hundredth part of the things Jesus taught can be written in this book!
3 Nephi 26:8-12
I have written the lesser part of the things which he have taught - to try their faith - if they believe then they shall receive the greater things.
If not they will be withheld from them unto their condemnation
When will we receive the greater things?
Ether 4:7 In that day that they exercise faith even as the Brother of Jared did - then will I show them the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon etc.
Quote #3:
President Spencer W. Kimball said: “I have had many people ask me through the years, ‘When do you think we will get the balance of the Book of Mormon records?’ And I have said, ‘How many in the congregation would like to read the sealed portion of the plates?’ And almost always there is a 100-percent response. And then I ask the same congregation, ‘How many of you have read the part that has been opened to us?’ And there are many who have not read the Book of Mormon, the unsealed portion. We are quite often looking for the spectacular, the unobtainable. I have found many people
who want to live the higher laws when they do not live the lower laws
” (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball [1982], 531–32).The children speak greater things than even Jesus had spoken
3 Nephi 26:13-16
13 The Lord taught them for the space of three days - he showed himself unto them oft - and did administer the sacrament to them
14 taught and ministered unto the children - they spoke greater things than he had revealed - he loosed their tongues
15 he healed them and raised a man from the dead
16 he came on the morrow and did open the mouths of their children - and even babes did utter marvelous things - that should not be written