The fifth chapter in the book of jacob or jacob 5 is the longest single chapter in the book of mormon at 77 verses. Learn about the book of mormon with verse by verse commentaries from. Purpose jacobs objective was to urge the people of nephi to repent of two sins. The story involves a vineyard wherein some of the olive trees are productive, and others are not. Jacobs second sermon jacob 23 book of mormon study notes. That is interesting especially because the biblical antiquities book was not discovered until the 1880s, fifty years after the book of mormon was in print. Dec, 2019 jacob, a book of mormon prophet, warns his people to stop being prideful and persecuting their brethren. Jacob teaches about pride and chastity jacob 23 book of. Those that are the victims should be steadfast in the faith.
Mar 10, 2020 the second chapter of the book of jacob in the book of mormon contains the only explicit teaching about polygamy in the nephite record. Dec, 2019 every friday until the end of the year, the church is releasing another episode in the book of mormon videos series. Its been an unprecedented and overwhelming week friends. Characters the lord of the vineyard, who represents jesus christ a servant a tame olive tree, representing israel three other olive trees in distant parts of the vineyard. He didnt enjoy delivering it, but he knew it was his responsibility to do so, because of his calling as a priest and a teacher jacob 1. Three sermons of jacob are recorded in the book of mormon which include preaching of central as well as specific doctrinal truths. For discussion of some additional factors for the inclusion of jacob 7, see book of mormon central, what do we learn about ministering from the account of sherem. Jacobs second sermon jacob 23 book of mormon study. A few words concerning the history of the people of nephi. The book of mormon and others june 14, 2017 june 14, 2017 dave lefevre for many years after the book of mormon first appeared in 1830, many read it with the idea that lehi and his group were the only ones on the american continents. Book of mormon, 1830, page 124 the joseph smith papers. Behold, david and solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the lord. Jacob ii jacob 23 book of mormon study text mormons in. Jacob has been trained and tutored by his elder brother nephi.
It is not sponsored or endorsed by either the maxwell institute or brigham young university, and. Jacob 3 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I opened the book of mormon to this passage alma 36. Is anything known of the prophet zenos outside of the book. There are so many great resources to study and use for your lessons ive shared my favorite finds below. Jacob chapter 5 is a favorite of mine the the allegory of the olive tree. There is the fulfillment of jacobs double prophecy18 pages later in the current book of mormon. Three sermons of jacob are recorded in the book of mormon which include preaching of central as well as specific. Jacob teaches about pride and chastity jacob 23 book. A 27slide powerpoint presentation for the bofm lesson 48.
Rodney turner, morality and marriage in the book of mormon, in the book of mormon. Is anything known of the prophet zenos outside of the book of. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of christ. He teaches his people to seek first the kingdom of god and calls the men of his people to. Come follow me book of mormon lesson 12 the lord labors. Every friday until the end of the year, the church is releasing another episode in the book of mormon videos series. Aug 07, 2019 we thus see why its imperative to read the book of mormon and measure other canonical writings against it. Jacob is the author of the book of jacob in the book of mormon.
Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published with the permission of the neal a. In october 1976, the ensign magazine carried a short but informative article by c. Lecture 24 book of mormon jacob 3 4 filthiness and the atonement hugh nibley mormon duration. But behold, according to the scriptures, this stone. The pure in heart receive the pleasing word of godlamanite righteousness exceeds that of the nephitesjacob warns against fornication, lasciviousness, and every sin. My personal insight this week was jacobs attitude toward his new calling. Book of mormon, 1830, page 123 the joseph smith papers. Reynolds and sjodahl, commentary on the book of mormon, vol. The brother of nephi, usually referred to as the book of jacob, is the third of fifteen books in the book of mormon. Once more, internal consistency that adds to joseph smith being a prophet or a genius with incredible memory.
Look unto god with firmness of mind, andpray unto him with exceeding faith, and he. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1990, 27194. Book of mormon journal jacob 57 olive tree allegory hey. Jacob ii jacob 23 book of mormon study text mormons. Book of mormon central, is anything known of the prophet zenos outside of the book of mormon. Changing mormon conceptions of race and lineage urbana. However, the lord eventually destroys the nephites for their rebellion. The chronology of this allegory is crucial to a proper interpretation. How saints and jacobs teachings can help contextualize. To give a sense for what time period is being spoken of we will take clues from the several instances in the chapter when the time period can be fairly well determined. Book of mormon journal jacob 57 olive tree allegory.
Mar 07, 2020 jacob has been trained and tutored by his elder brother nephi. God continues to call prophetsnephi, jacob, and enosto preach to the people. Look unto god with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding. There are no footnotes or chapter summaries, but it is much easier to see who is speaking and when someone is being quoted. But, wo, wo, unto you that are not pure in heart, that are filthy this day before god. Published on dec, 2019 jacob, a book of mormon prophet, warns his people to stop being prideful and persecuting their brethren. The dangers of hero worship among sacred record keepers, the lords feelings on polygamy or more precisely, polygyny, and the rationale behind antipolygyny teachings are all revealed exclusively for the first time in jacob 2 and 3. Wherefore, a commandment i give unto you, which is the word of god, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of t.
Book of mormon book of mormon resources for seminary teachers. One of the things i love about come follow me is that its easy to pick up and keep going, even if. For many years after the book of mormon first appeared in 1830, many read it with the idea that lehi and his group were the only ones on the american continents. Visit book of mormon central at follow us on facebook behold, my brethren, do ye not remember to have read the words of the prophet zenos jacob 5. What does the book of mormon mean by skin of blackness. Setting shortly after the death of his brother, nephi, jacob delivered this sermon. Look unto god with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship and nibley llc. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Jacob starts of with some excellent and timely advice for us today.
Come follow me book of mormon lesson 12 the lord labors with us jacob 57 lesson activities and song visuals for primary and home, family home evening individual families, sunday school, seminary march 1622, 2020. He teaches his people to seek first the kingdom of god and calls. Dec 05, 2009 book of mormon jacob chapter 5 duration. By the same token, a white skin is only relatively so jacob 3. Mar 17, 2020 for discussion of some additional factors for the inclusion of jacob 7, see book of mormon central, what do we learn about ministering from the account of sherem. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. In 1966 i included a halfpage entry on jacob and a biographical note in my whos who in the book of mormon 25, 82. This is justified because they had sinned against the light of the gospel. Book of mormon journal jacob 14 be reconciled hey friend. Treasures from the book of mormon, volume one deseret book. For i pray continually for them by day, and mine eyes water my pillow by night, because of them. In an essay dated july 24, 2019, i argued that the lds church has purposely eschewed in. Read in that spirit, they fill the soul with a sweet and heavenly joy which only the spirit of god can produce.
Book of mormon punch card book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni jarom omni jacob enos alma helaman words of mormon mosiah mormon ether 3 nephi 4 nephi 1 nephi 2 nephi s book of mormon punch card book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni jarom omni enos alma mosiah mormon ether 3 nephi 4 nephi 1 2 s book of mormon punch card book of. Jacob went on to be a righteous leader, and succeeded nephi as prophet to the nephites. Jacob, a book of mormon prophet, warns his people to stop being prideful and persecuting their brethren. See book of mormon central, did jacob refer to ancient israelite autumn festivals. As the book of mormon puts it, all are alike unto god 2 nephi 26. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. Jacob 34 powerpoint a 28slide powerpoint presentation for the bofm lesson 45. We continue this week in the book of jacob 57 for our come, follow me study in the book of mormon. Jacob 2 and 3, censorship, and mormonisms avoidance of stubborn book of mormon truth, part 1.
Those at fault will be brought to justice if they do not repent. Aug 30, 2017 3 and he labored diligently that he might lead away the hearts of the people, insomuch that he did lead away many hearts. But behold, i, jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. This inconsistency is also found in the original 1611 edition of the kjv, which used the archaic burthens. And now i, jacob, am led on by the spirit unto prophesying, for i perceive by the workings of the spirit which is in me that by the stumbling of the jews, they will reject the stone upon which they might build and have safe foundation.
Come follow me book of mormon sketchnotes im excited to be heading into another new month of studying the book of mormon. Jacobs prophecy of destruction in jacob 3 fulfilled in omni 1. Book of mormon 1981jacob wikisource, the free online. The subject of the chapter is a story that the nephite prophet jacob relates, originally taught by zenos an old testament prophet mentioned only in the book of mormon. He teaches his people to seek first the kingdom of god and calls the men of his people to re. Thompson, isaiah 5051, the israelite autumn festivals, and the covenant speech of jacob in 2 nephi 610, in isaiah in the book of mormon, ed. The allegory of the olive tree jacob 5 book of mormon. Lecture 24 book of mormon jacob 34 filthiness and the atonement hugh nibley mormon duration. It is, word for word, the original book of mormon, but divided by events rather than by chapters.
Get ready to journey through the promised land, where the prophet lehis family settles and eventually separates into two opposing groups. Jacob and joseph seek to persuade men to believe in christ and keep his commandmentsnephi dieswickedness prevails among the nephites. The book of mormon also uses various forms of burden 18 times. The book of mormon prophetpriest jacob cites the prophet zenos as the source of the allegory of the olive tree that he shares in jacob 5.
The pure in heart receive the pleasing word of godlamanite righteousness exceeds that of nephitesjacob warns against fornication, lasciviousness, and every sin. Jacob denounces the love of riches, pride, and unchastitymen may seek riches to help their fellowmenthe lord commands that no man among the nephites may have more than one wifethe lord delights in the chastity of women. Taken as a whole, the history of the book of mormon shows that the nephites were more righteous than the lamanites. Book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni jacob enos jarom omni alma helaman words of mormon mosiah mormon ether 3 nephi 4 nephi 1 nephi 2 nephi s book of mormon punch card book of the mormon. He teaches his people to seek first the kingdom of god and calls the men of his people to repentance for seeking additional wives and concubines.
And in 1981, the index to the new edition of the book of mormon offered a list of 26 welldocumented statements about jacob. O my brethren, i fear that unless ye shall repent of your sins that their skins will be whiter than yours, when ye shall be brought with them before the throne of god. Book of mormon 1981jacob wikisource, the free online library. It would have been overwhelming book of mormon journal jacob 14 be reconciled read more. The second chapter of the book of jacob in the book of mormon contains the only explicit teaching about polygamy in the nephite record. Book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni jacob enos jarom omni alma helaman words of mormon mosiah mormon ether 3 nephi 4 nephi 1 nephi 2 nephi s book of mormon punch card book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni. With a warning voice, he told of jews who would reject jesus christ and the plainness of his gospel.
To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah. This weeks episode is jacob 23, jacob teaches about pride and chastity. The rosenvall book of mormon has nice wide margins for taking notes and jotting down questions. Knowhys knowhys on jacob 1 knowhys on jacob 2 knowhys on jacob 3. Jacob through words of mormon, to learn with joy, eds. Morality and marriage in the book of mormon religious. Look unto god with firmness of mind, and a pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he. Jacob 2 and 3, censorship, and mormonisms avoidance of. Of course, there were the jaredites, but ethers record seemed to indicate to them that those people were all destroyed not long after lehi. Look unto god with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will. Book of mormon, jacob, 3 religionwiki fandom powered. Book of mormon, jacob, 3 religionwiki fandom powered by. Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. Apr 06, 2015 jacob chapter 5 is known as the allegory of the olive tree.