“The Holy One of Israel”

Brant Gardner

Without analyzing the particular verses chiastically, it is apparent that Nephi's exposition to his brothers takes that form, for he now uses the prophecy of Christ by Moses to cap the discourse on the future history. Nephi now launches into repetitive concepts that firm up his discussion of the events. The explicit statement that these events come through the Holy One of Israel places Christ in the position of being the ultimate author of the changes that will come.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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