2 Nephi 27

2 Nephi 27

2 Nephi 27: 1-5

day of the Gentiles.......................................................a people drunken with abominations
in that day..................................................................great storms to test the Gentiles
dream of the night.........................................................anyone who challenges Zion destroyed fast
drunken....................................................................a state of the peoples, unable to reason at all
spirit of sleep............................................................the people are out of touch with reality. To fail

If one tries to find logic in the behaviors of nations of the Gentiles, one will be hard pressed.  The wickedness and evil that underlies the nations' acts will seem totally absurd, like a drunken man.  Those things that are against the righteous desires of the Lord will be destroyed, even if it means the loss of whole nations.

2 Nephi 27: 6-20

book...................................................................book.  Emergence of the Book of Mormon
protected...................................................................the book is not a possession of the wicked
sealed..........................................................................the decree that it comes through the Lord
divine means..........................................................the Lord will allow no tampering of His word
a few...................................................................some called to witness of its beginnings
establish his word.......................................................the Lord wants no wicked ones to promote its beginnings
give a control test....................................................a portion given to a scholar outside the faith
I cannot read it.........................................................a sarcastic pronouncement of inability
learned.......................................................................Lord:  outside the ability of the world

The Book of Mormon will counteract the work of the wicked and evil.  It will emerge through divine means, having been protected by God away from the wicked. It will be translated and published with divine help outside the conventional worldly ways.

2 Nephi 27: 21-35

sealed part..................................................................only part to be published, rest too holy
I see fit........................................................................Lord will allow rest published in His time
God same......................................................................His methods do not change. Consistent.
lips v hearts...................................................................speaking is not enough.. The heart needed
marvelous work.....................................................the Lord's way will protect spirituality
woe, hiding..............................................................the Lord does not work by conspiracies
a little while.............................................................the Lord is acting quite fast, even if man doesn't see it.
deaf and blind........................................................books purpose:  remove blindness and dull
meek increase.............................................................effect:  to promote faithful behavior
cut off........................................................................those who reject the premise are not holy
snare.......................................................................those who counter act are devious and evil
not ashamed...........................................................the Lord promises to help the faithful
understanding................................................................the Spirit will elevated the simple believer
doctrine..................................................................the complaints of the humble will be vindicated and replaced with eternal hope

Reasons why the Lord will bring the Book of Mormon in such a "mystical" manner.

2 Nephi 26

Due to the over-reliance of men to ideas in the European cultures, the Lord intends to establish the Book of Mormon, and His gospel, in a much more spiritual manner.  Those who would tamper with His methods will be exposed as aiding to establish and promote evil and wicked systems; whereas, His methods will be divine and remain protected for the purpose of publishing to the world, and more importantly, to save people.