Tag: 1 Nephi

1 Nephi 5 – 7I’ll bet that this reading of the brass plates is what inspired Lehi to name his next two sons Jacob and Joseph after his progenitors. I had not realized that one of the sons of Ishmael was apparently swayed to support Nephi after the Lord released him from being bound on…

1 Nephi 3 – 4I wonder how Lehi dreamed a dream while Nephi was off speaking with the Lord. Was Nephi up at night, or was Lehi napping? I find it interesting and instructive that Lehi did not attempt to take any of his gold or other riches when he fled Jerusalem – he knew…

1 Nephi 1 – 2Lehi probably knew that the people hated him and wanted him dead, but having the confirmation of the Lord that they were actively seeking his life made it that much easier to do as the Lord required and take his family away from Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 22It is almost surprising that Laman and Lemuel would ask if the prophecies of Isaiah were physical or spiritual when you consider that they were currently a part of a literal scattering. It seems that they were more ready to believe in a spiritual fulfillment than a literal one. A full understanding of…

1 Nephi 21“To those who are broken off and driven out (scattered) because of the wickedness of those who lead my people – they shall not hunger or thirst or be smitten by the heat of the sun for I shall lead them.” Those who are actively building Zion may felt abandoned and forgotten at…

1 Nephi 20We must always strive not to be among those who claim to be of the covenant but live as if there were no covenant.

1 Nephi 19The story of the crossing almost certainly was truncated in this record as repetitious. It was after they arrived in the promised land that Nephi first was commanded to make plates and keep a record. In the first record he might have told thw howl story of the crossing. I’m sure the Lord…

1 Nephi 18I really wonder if this story has been truncated because it is just more of the same pattern we have already seen.

1 Nephi 17Nephi is just fed up with the constant murmuring of Laman and Lemuel. He is bearing pure testimony to them of the foolishness of their complaints and of the goodness of the Lord in sparing them from the destruction which awaits those at Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 16I wonder how long they lived in the valley of Lemuel. They had traveled twice back to Jerusalem, Lehi had his dream, Nephi had his first major experience as a prophet, and they had all gotten married. It may be that they were there for a couple of years or it might have…