Tag: 1 Nephi

Nephi says that his brothers loosed him after they began to see that they would perish if they didn’t repent. I wonder about the possibility that they weren’t thinking of repentance so much as recognizing that Nephi was the only person left who hasn’t been allowed to do whatever he might be able to do…

It just occurred to me that the brothers of Nephi (and presumably the sons of Ismael) all had bows as well but they could obtain no food with their weapons. If that was the case when Nephi broke his now then it was the case before he broke his bow and they had been living…

It struck me that one way the great and abominable church impedes the growth of the Church of the Lamb now is through momentum. Because of all the time when her growth was basically unchecked history teaches people to expect that she is the model of religion. Starting from such an expectation some people abandon…

When Nephi sees the vision of the tree of life and learns the interpretation he sees two sources of water. First he sees the fountain of righteousness which seems to originate at the tree and then he sees the river of filthiness which runs near the path with the iron rod. Nephi also sees the…

I wonder if there was something list in translation or just some cultural difference that renders Nephi’s explanation about the two sets of plates and their names less peculiar. He offers the name of the other set of plates apparently as a way to distinguish the two sets and then admits that both sets of…

While Laman and Lemuel refused to come partake of the fruit they don’t seem to have been depicted among those in the great and spacious building either. I wonder if that left Lehi with some how for them.

It doesn’t sound like Zoram went with the sons of Lehi when they returned to convince Ismael to bring his family and join in their journey. Even if that were the case I imagine that having Zoram to ensure husbands for each of Ishmael’s daughters helped Ishmael to choose to come. By the time Ishmael…

I never thought about it before but Sariah might have only begun to complain to Lehi after her sons should have been home from their trip to Jerusalem. The fact that their first two attempts failed means that they were at least one day later than she would have expected (assuming that the first two…

After three days of travel was Lehi still in territory that he had some familiarity with? Weren’t Laman and Lemuel old enough that they could have stayed behind when Lehi left? Either he wouldn’t leave without them or else they felt that leaving was necessary when they first left. First Laban accuses Laman of being…

Nephi says that his father “prayed in behalf of his people.” If there were many projects in Jerusalem in that day I wonder if “his people” was more specific than just his fellow Jews at Jerusalem. Was there any organization among the various prophets of the time? I find it interesting that Nephi makes no…