1 Nephi 10:14

[HoosierGuy]

1 Nephi 10:14

13 Wherefore, he said it must needs be that we should be led with one accord into the land of promise, unto the fulfilling of the word of the Lord, that we should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.

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14 And after the house of Israel should be scattered they should be gathered together again; or, in fine, after the Gentiles had received the fulness of the Gospel, the natural branches of the olive-tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel, should be grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah, their Lord and their Redeemer.

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It takes prophets to understand prophets, revelation to understand revelation. Here we have the finest definition in the Book of Mormon of the word graft, particularly as that word is used in the allegory of the olive tree. For branches or groups of Israelites to be grafted into the natural tree is for them to become true Israel</ST1:p, true covenant people through making sacred promises with him who is the mediator of the new and everlasting covenant. Identity with the King of Israel is far more critical than physical geography within the possessions of Israel</ST1:p.
Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 4 vols., 1:, p 70<O:p</O:p

Edited December 24, 2008 by HoosierGuy

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From the book "Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, volume 1" by by Robert L. Millet, Joseph Fielding McConkie states;

Verse 12. The house of Israel . . . like unto an olive-tree] A detailed discussion of the destiny of the house of Israel (as depicted through the allegory of the olive-tree) will be undertaken in Jacob 5-6. For the moment let us make some simple observations. The Lord chose an olive tree to dramatize the destiny of his chosen people. An olive tree almost never dies. It may be pruned and worked with over numerous generations before the fruit is such as to satisfy the owner of the vineyard; this is often after many and varied cuttings and trimmings and replantings. So it is with the house of Israel. That house is stubborn and often requires constant and enduring care. it frequently requires chastening and pruning, actions painful at the time but ultimately accepted as a blessing and perhaps the only means of preservation. As it is with the dedicated gardener, so it is with the Lord-his mercies and tender regard will simply not allow him to let his chosen people go: he pleads with his people Israel to cleave unto him as he cleaves unto them. (Jacob 6:5.)

Verse 12. Whose branches should be broken off...The Lord chooses periodically to "break off"' or separate certain branches or groups of the house of Israel from the main body; through this means-that of scattering-the blood and influence of' the chosen people may be spread throughout the earth. The Nephite and Mulekite branches are illustrative of this principle.

Verse 13. Scattered upon all the face of the earth...The house of Israel-the ten tribes included-were to be scattered through the earth, this in partial fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his posterity would bless the earth (see Abraham 2:8-11).

Verse 14. They should be gathered together again...Just as persons and nations are scattered through rejecting the true Messiah and his gospel, even so persons or nations are gathered through receiving the Lord, his gospel, and his servants.

Verse 14. After the Gentiles had received the fulness of the Gospel...During the meridian dispensation as indicated, the gospel went preferentially to the Jews first and to the Gentiles second. in the final dispensation the order would be reversed. Note again that to the Nephites, Jews were nationals, persons from the kingdom of Judah. in this sense, the Nephites and Lamanites-though genealogically of the tribe of Joseph-were Jews (see 2 Nephi 30:4; 2 Nephi 33:8). Gentiles were all other peoples, including those who were of the house of load but who would be found among other nations on earth.

Verse 14. The natural branches of the olive-tree...The natural branches of the olive tree are those of the house of Israel by lineal descent; in this case, the Lamanites and Jews in the last days would be taught the gospel by the Latter-day Saints.

Verse 14. Grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah...It takes prophets to understand prophets, revelation to understand revelation. Here we have the finest definition in the Book of Mormon of the word graft, particularly as that word is used in the allegory of the olive tree. For branches or groups of Israelites to be grafted into the natural see is for them to become true Israel; true covenant people through making sacred promises with him who is the mediator of the new and everlasting covenant. Identity with the King of Israel is far more critical than physical geography within the possessions of Israel.

Verse 15. Many more things which I do not write...Even though the small plates are unabridged, there is a practical limit to the amount of material which might be included on them-even a limit to the amount of sacred doctrine and spiritual experience which could be included. Nephi was required to be sensitively selective. Scriptural records generally are fragmentary.