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The Book of Mormon > Jacob > Chapter 2

Questions

Verse 1

• Who is narrating here? Jacob? If so, why write of himself in the third person?
• What is the significance of stating that these teachings were given "after the death of Nephi"? Is there a connection between Nephi's death and these teachings, or are we just being told that to place it somehow within a chronology?

Verse 2

• Beloved brethren. What does Jacob mean by "beloved brethren"? Are these all his literal relatives? How big is the Nephite group at this point?
• Under. What does it mean to be "under" a responsibility to God?
• Magnify. What does Jacob mean by magnifying his office.
• Soberness. Why does Jacob mention soberness here?
• Rid garments of sins. What does this phrase mean? What is the connection between garments and sins? Jacob explains this teaching a bit in Jacob 1:19, but it is hard to see a teaching like this in the Old Testament. Where does this understanding come from?

Verse 3

• What exactly is Jacob's calling in the temple?
• Why is Jacob "weighed down with...desire and anxiety"? Should we feel the same way about those around us?

Verse 4

• If the people have been obedient to Jacob's teachings so far, why is he "weighed down with...anxiety"?

Verse 5

• Is Jacob preaching against the Nephite's actions, or just against their thoughts and intentions? How might evil thoughts be considered laboring in sin?

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