Chastisement

Section: 2 Nephi 27 - Jacob 4 (pages 126-147)
Spoken word:•    The Lord tells the house of Jacob to sanctify his name.  (127)  (divine command)•    Jacob preaches unto his brethren. (Jacob 2-4) (sermon)

Section analyzed:My section had a lot of Isaiah chapters speaking hypothetically to the people.  It was difficult to determine which dialogues were literal conversations versus which ones were not.  However, near the end of my section, in the Book of Jacob, the prophet Jacob chastised the wicked amongst his people. Analysis:

I decided to analyze Jacob's words to his brethren during chapters two through four of the Book of Jacob.  He chastised the people in order to magnify his calling.  His people were beginning to be sinful, so God commanded him to testify against the wickedness of their hearts.  He created a personal emotional connection with the people of Nephi when he explained that he would rather be praising them for their righteousness than correcting their sins.  This is an example of pathos in my section.  While chastening them, Jacob uses very strong tone and language.  An example of this is his use of the phrase "daggers placed to pierce their souls and wound their delicate mind."  This section reminds me of Mosiah 23: 21, "Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea he trieth their patience and their faith."  In your opinion, what is the purpose of this trial of faith, and how can we better take advantage of these experiences and apply them in our lives?