In the old testament, israels twelve sons and their descendants were known as the twelve tribes of israel. Jacob marks a distinct and important break of sorts in the book of mormon. It is unreasonable to expect that three generations lehis son jacob, his son enos, and his son jarom could have lived so long. He upends racist nephite selfrighteousness, saying of the lamanites, who were ignorant of the finer. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints purports to be a reboot, if you will, of the divine franchise. But at the very end of the book of enos, we find the following. The egyptian language was a very corrupt language from. Over the next 6 years jacob takes labans wealth then leaves wit. Sherem preaches to the people against the doctrine of christ found in the scriptures and contends with the prophet jacob.
Born in a wilderness, the first eight or so years of his life were spent. Jacob meets rachel at the wellhe serves laban seven years for. There is nothing written down that was haphazard or coincidental. Suppose enos was 100 years old when he wrote that and that jacob was born just before his father lehi and his family set sail. Lineage of lehi record keeper dates comments reference nephi 1 615 b. This seems to be very near the time of nephis death jacob 1. Sherem denies christ jacob 7 book of mormon youtube. By making jacobs teachings more comprehensible, readers of the book of. Book of mormon pronunciation guide reference guide to. March 1622 jacob 57 the lord labors with us study, ponder, and pray to know how you can best teach the children the truths found in jacob 57. Sherem denies christ, contends with jacob, demands a sign, and is. If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the book of mormon with the great truths of science and nature, we find no contradictionsno absurditiesnothing unreasonable.
If it did not, it would not accurately represent the culture that produced it. Maybe in captivity, maybe in the desert, definitely under duress and. John sorenson, for example, identified 6 distinct meanings of the term nephite in his classic ancient american setting for the book of mormon, p. May 29, 2017 corbin volluz has argued, it appears the old testament modifies the figure of thirteen tribes to twelve in order to maintain this important number, and the book of mormon similarly modifies the figure of eight tribes to seven, omitting the tribe of sam, which the book of mormon goes out of its way to draw special attention to by pointing out. Mar 10, 2020 as a few book of mormon central knowhys have explored see below, jacobs teachings about polygamy are made more comprehensible when they are read in light of ancient israelite and mesoamerican social practices and in light of the larger point of jacobs speech. Israel was the name the lord gave to abrahams grandson jacob. It is important to understand that the next four books, jacob, enos, jarom, and onmi, are all written upon the small plates that nephi made thirty years after leaving jerusalem 2 ne 5. 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.
An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. In his first sermon in the book of mormon, jacob quoted and commented extensively on isaiah 50 about israels restoration 2 ne. Nibleys commentary on the book of mormon is based on transcriptions from classes taught by hugh nibley, and is published. This is the third part of a series on problems with the book of mormon, the book that joseph smith said was the most correct book on earth, said it contained the fullness of the everlasting gospel and claimed that a person would get closer to god by abiding by its precepts than by those of any other book, including the bible. The purpose of the book, in his own words, is to persuade all men to come unto christ jacob 1. Now, i need to point out from the beginning that we are going to see a lot of new testament phrases in the book of mormon. What does the book of mormon mean by skin of blackness. All the events recorded in the book of jacob happened after that, which as we will see took a number of years. Jacob in the book of mormon is born sometime between 600 bce and 592 bce 1 nephi 18. Sherem, like others who followed, used much power of speech and flattering words to teach that there should be no christ jacob 7. Book of mormon, jacob, 7 religionwiki fandom powered.
Noah websters dictionary contains a definition for the word adieu noah websters 1828 american dictionary demonstrates that adieu was perfectly good english the year prior to the book of mormons translation. The inclusion of their actions and teachings are instructive to us because so many of their false doctrines are prevalent today. The book of mormon describes the actions and teachings of three antichrists. The book of mormon is indeed prejudiced against the lamanites. The french word adieu appears once in the book of mormon, in jacob 7. Seek ye for the kingdom of god jacob 14 nephis final guidance jacob 1 jacob wrote chapter one when he was about 5054 years of age, noting that he was writing 55 years after lehi left jerusalem. If the rest of the book of mormon history were written as briefly as these four books, the book of mormon would be a 20 page pamphlet instead of a 531 page book. Mar 11, 2012 michael wilcox institute instructor and author suggests alternatively reading this chapter of the book of mormon as a parable, looking for words such as nourish, and grieve, and joy, and think of the olive trees as individuals rather than nations byu education week lecture, august 2008, my personal notes, 9. The accounts contained in the books of enos, jarom, omni, and words of mormon span 350 years of nephite history. As a few book of mormon central knowhys have explored see below, jacobs teachings about polygamy are made more comprehensible when they are read in light of ancient israelite and mesoamerican social practices and in light of the larger point of jacobs speech. The egyptian language was a very corrupt language from idol. Michael wilcox institute instructor and author suggests alternatively reading this chapter of the book of mormon as a parable, looking for words such as nourish, and grieve, and joy, and think of the olive trees as individuals rather than nations byu education week lecture, august 2008, my personal notes, 9.
Corbin volluz has argued, it appears the old testament modifies the figure of thirteen tribes to twelve in order to maintain this important number, and the book of mormon similarly modifies the figure of eight tribes to seven, omitting the tribe of sam, which the book of mormon goes out of its way to draw special attention to by pointing out. Jun 09, 2009 if we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the book of mormon with the great truths of science and nature, we find no contradictionsno absurditiesnothing unreasonable. The brother of nephi, usually referred to as the book of jacob, is the third of fifteen books in the book of mormon. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. Come, follow me older children book of mormon 2020. Daniel ludlow, a companion to your study of the book of mormon, p. This places the age of jacob between 4755 years of age at the time of this writing. The third and final section, jacob 7, was written some years v 1 later than the. The book of mormon relates the religious history of the nephite nation for a thousand years until widespread apostasy about 400 ad. Now, everything in the book of mormon is in the record by divine design.
Book of mormon central, is anything known of the prophet zenos outside of the book of mormon. Analytical and contextual commentary on the book of mormon, 6 vols. Careful examination reveals that the exchange between jacob and. Jacob and joseph seek to persuade men to believe in christ and keep his commandmentsnephi dieswickedness prevails among the nephites. Jacob 7 introduces the first antichrist in the book of mormon see commentary for alma 30. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and book of mormon stories. This seems to be very near the time of nephis death see jacob 1.
Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. The lord guided and directed mormon and moroni and the other recorders so that very specific things would be in the record for us in our day. Martin harris acted as joseph smiths scribe from 12 april to 14 june 1828, and at the end of this period they had written out 116 pages. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute. It represents the commentary following the text introducing the phrase skin of blackness and analyzes the textual data to answer the. Despite the fact that the word adieu appears in the english translation of the book of mormon, the word adieu was certainly not known to any book of mormon writer, the word adieu was never used by any book of mormon writer, and the word adieu did not appear anywhere on the nephite plates.
Mar 08, 2020 now, over the book of mormons roughly years, not all of the record keepers follow this schema e. Welch and morgan ashton, charting the book of mormon, packet 1, 1997. The allegory of the olive trees jacob 57 there are some great write ups regarding the allegory of the olive tree available, so i. This meant that jacob would also be the spiritual leader of the people. In other words, the lamanites of the last two hundred years of book of mormon history are descendants of those who revolted against the true church of christ between about a. 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. When jacob died, he was therefore some years past fifty see jacob 7. Jacob 7 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Videos as you teach this part see the book of mormon videos.
Book of mormon stories before nephi died, he gave the plates he had written on to his younger brother jacob. The authority of god given to men throughout time has been taken back and restored many, many times. A translation can legitimately use words from many languages. According to this model, the book of mormon would predictably follow a model of a collective, excludedmiddle, conception of others as bad, opposed to themselves as good. The allegory of the olive trees, book of mormon journaling jacob 57 march 1622, 2020 i began the longest chapter in the book of mormon jacob 5 with a determination to journal each and every page of it and giving myself permission to skip any timeconsuming illustrations.
How saints and jacobs teachings can help contextualize. As population grew over the nearly thousand years of jaredite history after libs day, more. This is 600 years before christ in the book of mormon, and we are reading phrases lifted from the new testament that was written between 50 and 90 ad. Jacob would have been at least fifty years old at the time. Other places in the book of mormon show that its not always sontoson. The allegory of the olive trees, book of mormon journaling. Charting the book of mormon, 1999 welch, welch, farms chart 17 who kept the records in the book of mormon. Nephi told jacob to write the things that would help the people believe in jesus christ. Here is a way to read the book of mormon cliffs notes style. Jacob chapter 7 is an example of this with the story of sherem.
It is unreasonable to expect that three generations lehis son jacob, his son enos, and his son jarom could have. Later, enoss son jarom says 238 years had passed away. Genesis 29 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. 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. Supporters of the book of mormon argue that the text is a translation into modern english, so the use of a french word is not amiss. Sherem denies christ, contends with jacob, demands a sign, and is smitten of godall of the prophets have spoken of christ and his atonementthe nephites lived out their days as wanderers, born in tribulation, and hated by the lamanites. Jacob v jacob 7 book of mormon study text mormons in. Jacob spoke often and longingly of the lords promises to scattered israel.
And it came to pass that i began to be old, and an hundred and seventy and nine years had passed away from the time that our father lehi left jerusalem. Several years ago in a seminary recognized as perhaps the greatest in this country, a doctor of divinity, who. The enos problem in the book of mormon adventures in. Jacob relies on the lord as he faces sherem, an antichrist. Video jacob 7 sherem preaches against the doctrine of christ and demands a sign. As noted, jacob was 50 or so when he started his book, and enos ends his book 124 years later. According to the text, it was written by the ancient prophet jacob. The book of mormon begins about 600 bc with a small group who fled jerusalem, landed in america, and quickly split into two antagonistic nations, the nephites and the lamanites. These books bring the small plates to a conclusion. If jacob were 87 years old when he gave them to an 18year old grandson, who lived also to be 87 years old strethcing it, but plausible. Is the book of mormon a series of parables rather than a.
When jacob died he was therefore some years see jacob 7. But if so, you havent read or dont entirely believe the book of mormon. In the book of mormon, enos wrote that 179 years had passed away from the time that his grandfather, lehi, left jerusalem. In his second sermon, jacob decries pride, greed and lust.
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