32 What shall then answer the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. (2 Nephi 24:32, Isaiah 14:32) In this chapter and in the previous one, Isaiah prophesies of the destruction of three powerful kingdoms: Babylon, Assyria, and Palestina (Philistia). Israel is... Continue Reading →
2 Nephi 13:14-15 The Spoil of the Poor
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof; for ye have eaten up the vineyard and the spoil of the poor in your houses.15 What mean ye? Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts.(2... Continue Reading →
2 Nephi 9:42-43 The Wise, and the Learned, and They That Are Rich
42 And whoso knocketh, to him will he open; and the wise, and the learned, and they that are rich, who are puffed up because of their learning, and their wisdom, and their riches—yea, they are they whom he despiseth; and save they shall cast these things away, and consider themselves fools before God, and... Continue Reading →
Ether 14:1-2 Every Man Did Cleave Unto That Which Was His Own
1 And now there began to be a great curse upon all the land because of the iniquity of the people, in which, if a man should lay his tool or his sword upon his shelf, or upon the place whither he would keep it, behold, upon the morrow, he could not find it, so... Continue Reading →
3 Nephi 6:12 The People Began to Be Distinguished by Ranks
12 And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches.(3 Nephi 6:12)This is how poverty perpetuates itself across generations. Not only do wealthy children have access to better... Continue Reading →
Helaman 6:17 The Lord Had Blessed Them So Long
17 For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one... Continue Reading →
Alma 10:5-6 I Knew…Yet I Would Not Know
5 Nevertheless, after all this, I never have known much of the ways of the Lord, and his mysteries and marvelous power. I said I never had known much of these things; but behold, I mistake, for I have seen much of his mysteries and his marvelous power; yea, even in the preservation of the... Continue Reading →
Alma 4:12-13 He Saw Great Inequality Among the People
12 Yea, he saw great inequality among the people, some lifting themselves up with their pride, despising others, turning their backs upon the needy and the naked and those who were hungry, and those who were athirst, and those who were sick and afflicted.13 Now this was a great cause for lamentations among the people,... Continue Reading →
Mosiah 4:26 Every Man According to That Which He Hath
26 And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you--that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God--I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he... Continue Reading →