Thursday, April 10, 2008

2 Nephi 29:4-5--The Jews

4. But thus saith the Lord God: O fools, they shall have a Bible; and it shall proceed forth from the Jews, mine ancient covenant people. And what thank they the Jews for the Bible which they receive from them? Yea, what do the Gentiles mean? Do they remember the travails, and the labors, and the pains of the Jews, and their diligence unto me, in bringing forth salvation unto the Gentiles?
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O ye Gentiles, have ye remembered the Jews, mine ancient covenant people? Nay; but ye have cursed them, and have hated them, and have not sought to recover them. But behold, I will return all these things upon your own heads; for I the Lord have not forgotten my people.

In chapter 28 Nephi is prophesying about the latter days. Towards the end of the chapter he begins writing the words of the Lord, and it is the Lord speaking in chapter 29. He makes it clear that we need to remember the Jews. The chapter ends with reference to the Abrahamic covenant. I think we need to learn about the house of Israel and the Lord's covenants. We need to remember that we also are of the house of Israel, and what the Lord promised to the ancient Jews, he promises to us.

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