For the detailed questions on 3 Nephi 24-25, see the lesson on the teachings of Malachi in the Old Testament section.
Isaiah’s Poem of Israel’s Triumph
READ 3 Nephi 22:1-3
Who is the “barren woman” and why should
she now rejoice?
READ 3 Nephi 22:4-6
What does this analogy to the
Remnant as a “wife of youth” who was then refused, reproached, widowed and
forsaken mean?
READ 3 Nephi 22:7-10
What do the waters of Noah have to
do with covenants or oaths from the Lord?
Why does the husband take back the
wife of youth?
READ 3 Nephi 22:11-17
What is the symbolism of the
foundations, walls, windows and gates of Israel’s new house being made of
precious stones?
What does it mean that all thy
children shall be taught “of the Lord”?
Who will defend Israel in their
Zion?
Search the Scriptures, Things That
Can Be Written
READ 3 Nephi 23:1-5
What is Christ’s commandment to the
Nephites?
Why did Christ quote from Isaiah
and Malachi instead of just prophesying or commanding the Nephites in His own
words?
READ 3 Nephi 23:6, 14 and 3 Nephi
26:1-2
What does it mean to “expound” the
scriptures?
What pattern of receiving
revelation is Christ teaching the Nephites?
Why do we need to read the
scriptures if we have living prophets with us to tell us all we need to know?
Why does the Lord want us to have a
solid grounding in the scriptures?
How do you best search the scriptures (see
John 5:39)?
How do you ponder the scriptures
effectively?
What kind of questions can you ask of the
text to take you up an “elevator of insight”?
Why should we liken the scriptures to
ourselves? What if we miss the intended
meaning?
How can you liken the scriptures to
yourself?
How can I build a scripture chain that
will help me feast on the word?
What happens when we attempt to
teach the gospel disconnected from the words God has caused to be written?
Malachi’s Relevance to the Remnant
READ 3 Nephi 24:1-3, 16-18
How would you summarize these
verses from Malachi?
READ 3 Nephi 25:1-3, 5-6
How would you summarize these
verses from Malachi?
Why would Christ quote Malachi to
the Nephites?
In Christ’s prophesy to the
Nephites, He told them they would “tread down the Gentiles like a lion among
the beasts of the forest and the flocks of sheep” (see 3 Nephi 21:12), Malachi
gives more detail about how this will occur; so how will the Remnant tread down
the wicked?
Things That Cannot Be Written
READ 3 Nephi 26:3-5
What did Christ “expound” unto the
people?
Why did He tell them all these
things?
READ 3 Nephi 26:6-12, 18
Why does the Book of Mormon only
contain the lesser part of what Christ taught the people?
Is the rest of what was taught
important or just “fun stuff”?
How do we obtain this knowledge?
How do we pass the trial of our
faith with regards to this lesser part?
As a Church we say “of course we do
not take lightly the Book of Mormon!”; does the Lord agree?
Why would the Lord tell the
Nephites “unspeakable things, which are not lawful to be written”?
