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Book of Mormon Commentary
2 Nephi Chapter 6
6:93 This is a suggested prayer for the guilty (92). Jacob then adds, "Would I harrow up your
souls, if your minds were pure?" (95). "But as ye are not holy, and ye look upon me as a teacher, it
must needs be expedient that I teach you the consequences of sin" (97).
Beginning with 99 through 102, Jacob again quoted from Isaiah (55:1,2). These passages end with
"and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in
fatness."
This invitation to enjoy "wine and milk" as the gift of God (99) had spiritual significance only.
This kind of food "perisheth not." Fat food was rare and highly prized by the He- brews. Their
animals survived only if the herdsmen could find enough year-round pasture. Agriculture and its
concomitant stock feeding had not been developed among them. As used by Jacob, "fatness"
referred to choice spiritual blessings.
2 Ne 6:103 Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually
by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night.
6:103 This may seem to make a distinction between the substance of day and night prayers. It is
more likely a repetition for the sake of emphasis, as is often done in the Old Testament. Some
refer to it as "Hebrew parallelism" (Gen. 49:7). Expressions of thankfulness are an essential
element in all prayers.