“I Would Prophesy Somewhat More”

Brant Gardner

Twice in the Book of Mormon, Nephi has had occasion to refer to the salvation of the Jews by the hands of the Gentiles as taught in Isaiah 49:22-23. He cites the passages himself in 1 Nephi 21:22-23, and instructs Jacob to cite them as the basis for Jacob’s sermon that Nephi includes in his own record (see 2 Nephi 6:4-7). Without referencing anything specific to Isaiah, Nephi expands on his understanding of the way in which the gentiles will be saviors of the Jews. In particular, Nephi uses the coming forth of the words of his people as a means by which the Gentiles will participate in the theological gathering if Israel. Those words will bring the gospel to the Jews, both of the Old World and the New.

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