The following overview provides a summary of 2 Nephi, chapters 25–30, which make up a sermon given by Nephi to three different groups of people—the Jews, the children of Lehi, and the Gentiles.
- Nephi’s Message to the Jews (2 Nephi 25:10–20) •
- Destruction of Jerusalem; captivity in Babylon; return to Jerusalem (see verses 10–11)
- Jewish rejection of Christ; His Crucifixion and Resurrection (see verses 12–13)
- Jerusalem destroyed again in A.D. 70 and A.D. 135 (see verse 14)
- Subsequent scattering of the Jews (see verses 17–20)
- Nephi’s Message to the Children of Lehi (2 Nephi 25:21–26:11) •
- Nephi’s writings preserved and handed down; Joseph’s posterity to be preserved (see 25:21)
- Nephites rejoice in Christ; purpose of the law of Moses (see 25:23–30)
- Signs followed by destruction; Christ visited the Nephites; destruction of the Nephites (see 26:1–11)
- Nephi’s Message to the Gentiles (2 Nephi 26:12–29:14) •
- Jesus is the Christ (see 26:12–13)•
Prophecies of the last days (see 26:14–29:14)
- The coming forth of the Book of Mormon (see 2 Nephi 27)
- The worth of the Book of Mormon (see 2 Nephi 28)
- A warning to those who reject the Book of Mormon (see 2 Nephi 29)
Summary (2 Nephi 30:1–8)
To the Gentiles (see verses 1–3)
To the children of Lehi (see verses 4–6)•
