Unit 25

things

12 occurrences in 8 verses

Jacob 4:1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 13, 14,

Jacob 5:72

Jacob 4:1

Now behold, it came to pass that

I, Jacob, having ministered much unto my people in word,

(and I cannot write but a little of my words,

because of the difficulty of engraving our words upon plates)

and we know that the things which we write upon plates must remain;

Jacob 4:2

But whatsoever things we write upon anything save it be upon plates

must perish and vanish away;

but we can write a few words upon plates,

which will give our children, and also our beloved brethren,

a small degree of knowledge concerning us, or concerning their fathers —

Jacob 4:4

For, for this intent have we written these things,

that they may know that we knew of Christ,

and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming;

and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory,

but also all the holy prophets which were before us.

Jacob 4:7

Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know

that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men,

that we have power to do these things.

Jacob 4:12

And now, beloved, marvel not that I tell you these things;

for why not speak of the atonement of Christ,

and attain to a perfect knowledge of him,

as to attain to the knowledge of a resurrection and the world to come?

Jacob 4:13

Behold, my brethren, he that prophesieth,

let him prophesy to the understanding of men;

for the Spirit speaketh the truth and lieth not.

Wherefore, it speaketh of things as they really are,

and of things as they really will be;

wherefore, these things are manifested unto us plainly,

for the salvation of our souls.

But behold, we are not witnesses alone in these things;

for God also spake them unto prophets of old.

Jacob 4:14

But behold, the Jews were a stiffnecked people;

and they despised the words of plainness, and killed the prophets,

and sought for things that they could not understand.

Wherefore, because of their blindness,

which blindness came by looking beyond the mark,

they must needs fall;

for God hath taken away his plainness from them,

and delivered unto them many things which they cannot understand,

because they desired it.

And because they desired it

God hath done it, that they may stumble.

Jacob 5:72

And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their mights;

and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them;

and they did obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard in all things.