After
his resurrection, Jesus shows himself to the Nephites.
Scripture
to Memorize:
And it came to
pass that the Lord spake unto them saying: Arise and come forth unto
me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may
feel the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may
know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and
have been slain for the sins of the world. And it came to pass that
the multitude went forth, and thrust their hands into his side, and
did feel the prints of the nails in his hands and in his feet; and
this they did do, going forth one by one until they had all gone
forth, and did see with their eyes and did feel with their hands, and
did know of a surety and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it
was written by the prophets, that should come. And when they had all
gone forth and had witnessed for themselves, they did cry out with
one accord, saying: Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High
God! And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship
him. 3 Nephi 11:13-17
The
Meaning of Words:
thrust: To
enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
know: To
perceive with certainty; to understand clearly; to have a clear and
certain perception of truth, fact, or any thing that actually exists.
To know a thing pre includes all doubt
or uncertainty of its existence. To be informed of; to be taught. It
is not unusual for us to say we know things from information, when we
rely on the veracity of the informer.
surety:
Evidence; ratification; confirmation.
witnessed:
Seen in person; testified; subscribed by persons present
accord:
Agreement; harmony of minds; consent or concurrence of opinions or
wills.
hosanna:
[Heb. save, I beseech you.] An exclamation of praise to God, or an
invocation of blessings.
Questions
to Discuss:
“And it came to pass that the king
put forth his hand to raise them, as was the custom with the
Lamanites, as a token of peace, which custom they had taken from the
Nephites.” (Alma 47:23) Where did this custom come from? What are
signs and tokens? Why does the Lord command them to come and feel and
see? What did they do when they thrust their hands into Jesus' side?
Why did Jesus have them thrust their hands into his side and feel the
prints of the nails in his hands and feet? Why is it important to
have this knowledge? How would this prove he was the God of Israel?
How would this prove he was the God of the whole earth? How would
this prove he had been slain for the sins of the world? Why didn't
they go forth as a group? Why did this need to be done one by one?
How did seeing with their eyes and feeling with their hands give them
a sure knowledge that it was he of whom it was written by the
prophets that should come? Who can be a witness of Jesus Christ?
What does it mean to bear record (definitions listed in last week's
scripture mastery)? When they cry out Hosanna, what are they asking
Jesus Christ to do? What does it mean to cry out with one accord? Who
is the Most High God? What does “Blessed be the name of the Most
High God” mean? Who do they worship?
Marking
the Scripture:
- Highlight each “And it came to pass that”
- After the first “And it came to pass that” the Lord gives instructions. After the second “And it came to pass that” the multitude obeys. Highlight the Lord's command in connection with the fulfillment of the command.
- Their witness of Jesus Christ started on the ground and ended on the ground. Underline where they are asked to arise and were they fall down and worship Him.
And
it came to pass that the
Lord spake unto them saying: Arise
and come forth unto me,
that ye may thrust your
hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails
in my hands and in my feet,
that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the
whole earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world.
And it came to pass that the
multitude went forth, and
thrust their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of the
nails in his hands and in his feet; and
this they did do, going forth one by one until they had all gone
forth, and did see with
their eyes and did feel with their hands, and
did know of a surety and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it
was written by the prophets, that should come. And
when they had all gone forth and
had witnessed for themselves,
they did cry out with one accord, saying: Hosanna! Blessed be
the name of the Most High God! And
they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship him.
3 Nephi 11:13-17
Scrapbook
Copy of Scripture:
After
the children memorize the verse, they can put this colored copy in
their Book
of Mormon Scrapbook.
Here
is a smaller section to memorize that comes from this same passage.
My younger children do better memorizing a smaller passage.
If
you want to memorize it for life, you can use the chart at the end of
the Memorize
For Life
post.
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