1 Nephi 11-22

Question 1

1 Nephi 11

Answer 1

Nephi sees the Spirit of the Lord and is shown in vision the tree of life - he sees the mother of the Son of God and learns of the condescension of God - he sees the baptism, ministry, and crucifixion of the Lamb of God - he sees also the call and ministry of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Question 2

1 Nephi 12

Answer 2

Nephi sees in vision: the land of promise; the righteousness, iniquity, and downfall of its inhabitants; the coming of the Lamb of God among them; how the twelve disciples and the twelve apostles shall judge Israel; the loathsome and filthy state of those who dwindle in unbelief.

Question 3

1 Nephi 13

Answer 3

Nephi sees in vision: the church of the devil set up among the Gentiles; the discovery and colonizing of America; the loss of many plain and precious parts of the Bible; the resultant state of gentile apostasy; the restoration of the gospel, the coming forth of latter-day scripture, and the building up of Zion.

Question 4

1 Nephi 14

Answer 4

An angel tells Nephi of the blessings and cursings to fall upon the Gentiles - There are only two churches: the Church of the Lamb of God and the church of the devil - The saints of God in all nations are persecuted by the great and abominable church - The apostle John shall write concerning the end of the world.

Question 5

1 Nephi 15

Answer 5

Lehi’s seed are to receive the gospel from the Gentiles in the latter days - the gathering of Israel is likened unto an olive tree whose natural branches shall be grafted in again - Nephi interprets the vision of the tree of life and speaks of the justice of God in dividing the wicked from the righteous.

Question 6

1 Nephi 16

Answer 6

The wicked take the truth to be hard - Lehi’s sons marry the daughters of Ishmael - the Liahona guides their course in the wilderness - messages from the Lord are written on the Liahona from time to time - Ishmael dies; his family murmur because of afflictions.

Question 7

1 Nephi 17

Answer 7

Nephi is commanded to build a ship - his brethren oppose him - he exhorts them by recounting the history of God’s dealings with Israel - he is filled with the power of God - his brethren are forbidden to touch him, lest they wither as a dried reed.

Question 8

1 Nephi 18

Answer 8

The ship is finished - the births of Jacob and Joseph are mentioned - the company embarks for the promised land - the sons of Ishmael and their wives join in revelry and rebellion - Nephi is bound, and the ship is driven back by a terrible tempest - Nephi is freed, and by his prayer the storm ceases - they arrive in the promised land.

Question 9

1 Nephi 19

Answer 9

Nephi makes plates of ore and records the history of his people - the God of Israel will come six hundred years from the time Lehi left Jerusalem - Nephi tells of His sufferings and crucifixion - the Jews shall be despised and scattered until the latter days, when they shall return unto the Lord.

Question 10

1 Nephi 20

Answer 10

The Lord reveals his purposes to Israel - they have been chosen in the furnace of affliction and are to go forth from Babylon - compare Isaiah 48.

Question 11

1 Nephi 21

Answer 11

Messiah shall be a light to the Gentiles and shall free the prisoners - Israel shall be gathered with power in the last days - kings shall be their nursing fathers - compare Isaiah 49.

Question 12

1 Nephi 22

Answer 12

Israel shall be scattered upon all the face of the earth - the gentiles shall nurse and nourish Israel with the gospel in the last days - Israel shall be gathered and saved, and the wicked shall burn as stubble - the kingdom of the devil shall be destroyed, and Satan shall be bound.