Because the House of Israel would reject the Savior,
provisions were made to teach the gospel to the Gentiles through the Nephite
record, that would one day become the Book of Mormon. But in this chapter we see that ultimately
the Gentiles will also reject Him, at which time the House of Israel will again
be blessed. Verse 13 contains the
beautiful promise that “if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith
the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O house of
Israel.” Another beautiful verse is
verse 6 which explains “blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me,
in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me and of the
Father.” So we see that the Gentiles
would learn of and accept the Savior through the ministering of the Holy Ghost. By following the Savior through the
promptings of the Holy Ghost, and by coming to know Him more fully through what
the Book of Mormon teaches about Him, we can rejoice in the Good News as
described at the end of the chapter which quotes a few verses from Isaiah:
“Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the
Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem” (v. 19). Let us come to know the Savior more fully by
doing His works and forgiving others with His forgiveness.
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