1 Nephi 19-22
Redeemer of Israel—6
Large plates vs Small plates
What was on the large plates, or the Book of Lehi? (1
Nephi 19:1-2; 1 Nephi 9:4)
What was on the small plates? (1 Nephi 19:3-6; 6:3-6)
Were the large and small plates being written sideby-side or simultaneously? (1 Nephi 19:5; 2 Nephi
5:28-33)
How might that change what the small plates contain?
Nephi, after thirty years, chose to include on these
small plates a time when he read Isaiah passages to
his brothers (19:22-24) rather than wars with his
brothers (9:4; 2 Nephi 5:34)?????
How Important are the Writings of
Isaiah?
3 Nephi 23:1*
 Mormon8:23—Mormon’s endorsement
 2 Nephi 25:5—Nephi glories in Isaiah
 3 Nephi 20:11—Christ commands us to
search Isaiah
 1 Nephi 19:23*
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“that I might more fully persuade
them to believe in the Lord their
Redeemer” (1 Nephi 19:23)
1 Nephi 20:1-12
Was baptism an ordinance had among the
Jews as part of the law of Moses?
 What does verse two mean? Can you rewrite verse 2 for modern Israel?
 In verses 3-12 the Lord is addressing
somebody with “thee” and “thou” and
“thy”. Who is this? Is it an individual?
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1 Nephi 21:1-10, 14-16
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These verses are written in the first
person—”I”, “my”, “me”. Who is speaking
here? Is it Isaiah? He is the one writing it.
But is this passage about him?
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Look over the following ‘Messianic’ verses
that are written in the first person—1 , 2,
4, 5, 9-10, 15-16—stopping after each
verse to discuss how they apply to the
Messiah.
The Redemption of Israel (1 Nephi
21:15, 20-23)
Laman and Lemuel struggled to
understand these verses (22:1) so Nephi
explained them (22:3-12). Use Nephi’s
teachings to help you understand the
Isaiah passage.
 Who are the children in these verses?
 Why is Israel surprised in 21:21?
 What is this prophecy about the Gentiles
bringing sons in theirs arms and daughters
on their shoulders?
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Great are the words of Isaiah (3
Nephi 23:1)
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Do you agree?