Tag: 1 Nephi

1 Nephi 2 Did the Lord simply tell Lehi to depart or did He show him what would happen if he stayed and/or what lay in store by leaving? He certainly implied what might happen if Lehi stayed even if He did not show it. How much did Lehi know at the time he departed?

1 Nephi 1 This sounds like Lehi had the great vision of mortality that so many great prophets have had including Moses, Enoch, Nephi, Daniel, and John the revelator (to name a few). I’m not sure if I knew that Lehi had seen that vision. The central feature of it being a tour of the…

1 Nephi 20 – 22For some reason in the last few weeks I have been almost addicted to the words of Isaiah.Calling themselves of the Holy City but not staying themselves upon the God of Israel is like a church that is called “The Church of Christ” but is not built upon His doctrine.“The children…

1 Nephi 18 – 19In some ways I wonder if Jacob and Joseph were twins – with Jacob born first.

1 Nephi 17“We might have been happy.” So said Laman and Lemuel. For Nephi, he was happy to be following the commandments of the Lord. Had they remained in Jerusalem, even with the sanction and blessing of the Lord, Laman and Lemuel would likely not have been happy in whatever their circumstance. They may have…

1 Nephi 16I expect that Laman and Lemuel were excited to hear Lehi murmuring. They may even have believed that they could then convince him to return to Jerusalem – it might have been less than a one month journey back at that point. Later when Ishmael died they were desirous to return to Jerusalem…

1 Nephi 14 – 15Those who have not aligned themselves actively with the church of the Lamb of God are, by default, members of the church of the devil (even if some of them are very inactive members). Just because their membership lies with the church of the devil does not man that they cannot…

1 Nephi 13In this first major revelation (that we know of) in Nephi’s life he is told that the words of the Lord are plain and easily to be understood. I wonder if that is why he is so plain in his words as he speaks of Christ. I also believe that because he was…

1 Nephi 11 – 12Somehow I had imagined Nephi going out and praying about Lehi’s dream and getting an answer fairly soon. I now realize that it may well have been after months of pondering that he finally was given his own marvelous vision. I also realize that he was promised a witness of the…

1 Nephi 8 – 10It sounds like they stayed in one place for a time gathering seeds for the next phase of their journey after they brought Ishmael out of Jerusalem. I notice that Lehi received the invitation to follow before he did any seeking himself and before spending hours in darkness but that he…