1 Nephi 1 – 2
Lehi is clearly seeing Christ in his vision but fails to identify His specific position. I suspect that is a testament to the lack of certainty in Jewish theology regarding the Messiah. Lehi saw one who was prominent among the servants of God but didn’t identify Him as THE ONE. In fact, it may be t that this vision was Lehi’s introduction to the true theology behind the rituals of the Law of Moses.
The doctrines that Lehi taught in Jerusalem were new to His children as well. Nephi had to pray about them because they were so unfamiliar to him at that time.
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