"6 Nevertheless, after they shall be anursed by the bGentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles and set them up for a standard, and their cchildren have been carried in their arms, and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders, behold these things of which are spoken are temporal; for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers; and it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.
"7 And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the aGentiles, yea, even upon the face of this land; and by them shall our seed be bscattered."
We begin today's talk about the descendants of the house of Israel. The Book of Mormon Institute Manual has some comments on the this verse and the past few, too:
(v. 3-4)
"In 1 Nephi 22:3–4 Nephi speaks of the scattering of Israel among the nations of the earth. Sometimes the scattering of the people led to their being lost to history, such as with the ten tribes after the fall of the northern kingdom. Sometimes groups of Israelites were led away but maintained their identity as a group. Lehi’s family is a good example of that aspect of the
scattering.
"Another way the scattering took place was for the people literally to be scattered among the nations of the world. The dispersion of the Jews after the fall of Jerusalem is an example of this kind of widespread scattering. This fact is supported by the following scriptural references: Deuteronomy 28:64, 30:1–3, Isaiah 11:11–12, Jeremiah 3:18, 31:8, Ezekiel 11:17–20, 36:19–24, Daniel 9:7, Hosea 8:8, Amos 9:9, 2 Nephi 10:20–22, 3 Nephi 16:4–5, 20:13, Ether 13:11, D&C 33:6, Moses 7:62."
(v. 4)
"According to a quotation by Reynolds and Sjodahl, 'Sir Isaac Newton observes that to the
Hebrews the continents of Asia and Africa were "the earth," because they had access to them by land, while the parts of the earth to which they sailed over the sea were "the isles of the sea."' (Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 1:214.)
"Thus, Nephi not only refers to the isles of the sea as the location of other remnants of the house of Israel, but he also indicates that he and his people were then living upon an 'isle of the sea' when he quite clearly is referring to the great land mass known as the American continent. (2 Nephi 10:20–21.)" (Ludlow, Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon, p. 121).
(v. 5-6)
"According to Nephi, the scattering and gathering of Israel are temporal matters (see 1 Nephi 22:6). In 1 Nephi 22:5–6, who was being scattered and gathered? Only the Jews? Read 1 Nephi 22:6 for Nephi’s answer."
And, thus, we are back to verse 6. From verse 5, we might think that the Jews were the only ones that were being scattered, but in verse 6, Nephi states that after the Gentiles shall help them, then they shall be scattered. He says, "it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel." Indeed Lehi's posterity were the native inhabitants of the Americas in which the Spanish and Portuguese (and others) came over from Europe and conquered, scattered, and fought with in wars.
Verse 7 states that after this scattering has happened the Lord shall raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles that will be upon this land of the Americas, and it shall scatter Lehi's seed, too. We have seen a mighty nation rise up (the United States) and scatter the Native Americans (descendants of Lehi) and perhaps others, too. This has been prophesied.
We begin today's talk about the descendants of the house of Israel. The Book of Mormon Institute Manual has some comments on the this verse and the past few, too:
(v. 3-4)
"In 1 Nephi 22:3–4 Nephi speaks of the scattering of Israel among the nations of the earth. Sometimes the scattering of the people led to their being lost to history, such as with the ten tribes after the fall of the northern kingdom. Sometimes groups of Israelites were led away but maintained their identity as a group. Lehi’s family is a good example of that aspect of the
scattering.
"Another way the scattering took place was for the people literally to be scattered among the nations of the world. The dispersion of the Jews after the fall of Jerusalem is an example of this kind of widespread scattering. This fact is supported by the following scriptural references: Deuteronomy 28:64, 30:1–3, Isaiah 11:11–12, Jeremiah 3:18, 31:8, Ezekiel 11:17–20, 36:19–24, Daniel 9:7, Hosea 8:8, Amos 9:9, 2 Nephi 10:20–22, 3 Nephi 16:4–5, 20:13, Ether 13:11, D&C 33:6, Moses 7:62."
(v. 4)
"According to a quotation by Reynolds and Sjodahl, 'Sir Isaac Newton observes that to the
Hebrews the continents of Asia and Africa were "the earth," because they had access to them by land, while the parts of the earth to which they sailed over the sea were "the isles of the sea."' (Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 1:214.)
"Thus, Nephi not only refers to the isles of the sea as the location of other remnants of the house of Israel, but he also indicates that he and his people were then living upon an 'isle of the sea' when he quite clearly is referring to the great land mass known as the American continent. (2 Nephi 10:20–21.)" (Ludlow, Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon, p. 121).
(v. 5-6)
"According to Nephi, the scattering and gathering of Israel are temporal matters (see 1 Nephi 22:6). In 1 Nephi 22:5–6, who was being scattered and gathered? Only the Jews? Read 1 Nephi 22:6 for Nephi’s answer."
And, thus, we are back to verse 6. From verse 5, we might think that the Jews were the only ones that were being scattered, but in verse 6, Nephi states that after the Gentiles shall help them, then they shall be scattered. He says, "it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel." Indeed Lehi's posterity were the native inhabitants of the Americas in which the Spanish and Portuguese (and others) came over from Europe and conquered, scattered, and fought with in wars.
Verse 7 states that after this scattering has happened the Lord shall raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles that will be upon this land of the Americas, and it shall scatter Lehi's seed, too. We have seen a mighty nation rise up (the United States) and scatter the Native Americans (descendants of Lehi) and perhaps others, too. This has been prophesied.
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