Tag: Jacob

Jacob 6I see no way that Jacob could be more correct in his prophecy concerning the words of Zenos. The parable of the olive tree will come to pass and it is marvelous to think that the Lord forgets neither the root nor the branches of the tree. Now we should be wise and heed…

Jacob 5:56-77The balancing act is interesting as the Lord grafts the natural branches back into their mother tree. If the branches are not strong enough they can be killed by the great strength of the root, but the root of itself no longer brings forth good fruit and thus it requires that the natural branches…

Jacob 5:45-55One of the reasons that the Lord of the vineyard was so disappointed to learn that all his trees were bringing forth bitter fruit was that he had continued to care for the trees even when they were bringing forth good fruit. He did not neglect them until they were producing bitter fruit. If…

Jacob 5:34-44The root of the tame olive tree is the covenant of Abraham. That is what supplies the strength and energy which brings forth wild fruit in abundance if the wild branches which have been grafted in are not balanced with tame branches. Unfortunately that wild fruit will eventually kill the root if it is…

Jacob 5:12-22All this work is necessary to fight off the curse of complacency that comes from those who assume that righteousness is their birthright and that they need not work for it themselves.

Jacob 5:1-11I had failed to notice before that the first step in preserving the tree did not include any scattering of branches. The first step was the remove the worst branches and graft in strong branches from wild trees.

Jacob 4Jacob hoped that the descendants of the Nephites would be happy in the knowledge that their progenitors knew of Christ and that they kept the law of Moses in remembrance of Christ, and not as a dead ritual. The beauty of the faithfulness of God to His covenant people is that even after they…

Jacob 3I have often lamented the fact that Jacob only has so little to say to the pure in heart. Today I noticed the lesson in his sermon. It is a reminder that blessings are predicated on obedience to law and that if we obey the law we are better off, even if we are…

Jacob 2What a challenge, to speak of such wickedness and abominations in the presence of the pure in heart and those whose hearts are broken and to act under the glance of the all seeing eye of God. Speaking of money or wealth, Jacob admonishes that we should be familiar with all and free with…

Jacob 1Jacob explains the command that Nephi gave him regarding this record, which command would be repeated to all the keepers of the small plates of Nephi. Nephi commanded that these records be reserved for that which was sacred and allow for secular history to be reserved for the large plates which were kept by…