Hello, welcome back to Scripture Central. I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson and this is John W. Welch with our Come Follow Mey in Second Nephi, Chapter 6, 7, 8, 910.

And it's a two-day sermon by Jacob. Nephi has asked Jacob to record this huge section of space in his scripture.

And as part of that, Nephi also asks Jacob to quote

specifically some verses on Isaiah. So let's start with chapter six. Okay, Lynn, would you say

that this is easy reading or hard reading? You know, All the Second Nephi is for a mature spirit who is seeking to understand a deeper connection with our Savior as our Redeemer.

I think Chapter 9 is probably some of the best messages we have on the atonement of Jesus Christ in all scripture.

So this is some of my favorite reading, but it requires a little more than someone who's looking for a storyline in speed reading.

And I think this material is about as dense as it gets in terms of profound doctrine, references to aspects of the plan of salvation, the covenants, the temple.

And it's interesting to me that this may be Jacob's first really major public sermon as the high priest in the new temple there in the city of

Nephi. You know, this is interesting that you said the high priest because we just finished the

temple last week in chapter five. That's built. And he said 30 years have passed since we left

Jerusalem and now 40 years have passed,

and Jacob was born sometime in that first eight years of leaving Jerusalem,

so he would have been over 30, and 30 is the age where a priest can begin serving in the temple.

He's worked in the temple, but probably not as the high priest.

I'm sure they're formalizing and adopting things.

Who has the right to build a temple? We talked about this a little bit last week, but starting

in chapter six, we learn that they had the right to build the temple, even though they weren't

from Aaron, even though they're not from the Levitical tribe, because of the Holy Order.

Behold my beloved brethren, which he repeats over and over.

I love this as the beloved brethren sermon. I, Jacob, having been called of God and ordained after the

manner of his holy order and having been consecrated. Okay, I think he is set apart, he's sustained,

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