Tag: 1 Nephi

1 Nephi 15It is interesting to me that much of what Nephi answered his brethren (which probably included Sam – we always assume that it was just Laman and Lemuel – Sam just becomes Nephi’s sidekick in our minds) was not information specifically from his vision. Much of it was general information that he already…

1 Nephi 14We really need to get away from our 20th century understanding of words and look at their definitions rather than their everyday connotations. Some examples: “harlot” used to refer specifically to men who were sexually perverse and “whore” simply meant someone who could be purchased (for any purpose). Today both terms are generally…

1 Nephi 13When the United States was formed the Lord was protecting the new nation that no other nation could overcome it in battle. We can have the same protection today so long as we as a nation turn to the Lord for our support and acknowledge Him. That does not require that all must…

1 Nephi 12It is interesting that Nephi is shown the people as descendants from the fathers that they chose to emulate without regard to the fact that their bloodlines were almost certainly quite intermingled. The Anti-Nephi-Lehis chose to claim their descent from a righteous progenitor (Lehi) rather than their unrighteous progenitor (Laman). In like manner,…

1 Nephi 11Joseph Smith talked of the pondering he did about his questions before his vision in the Sacred Grove. Nephi too pondered after he desired to know before the time came for him to receive the answers and personal knowledge that he sought. What an exciting promise for Nephi, that after he saw the…

1 Nephi 9 – 10I wonder if any of this preaching and prophesying was even understood by Laman and Lemuel or if their hearts were too hard for that. This preaching of scattering and gathering using the image of the olive tree is much like Zenos’ allegory of the olive tree that Jacob recorded. I’ll…

1 Nephi 8It is interesting to note that the path to the tree of life appears to be a dark and dreary waste to those who are not enlightened by the spirit. Lehi saw it as a waste until he prayed. Afterwards he began to see the field and the various elements of the world…

1 Nephi 7It may be that the one son of Ishmael, who had been on their side before, joining those who who were seeking to save Nephi is what turned Laman and Lemuel to stop trying to kill Nephi this time.

1 Nephi 5 – 6Lehi knew here that he had obtained a land of promise. The pedigree of Nephi and Lehi would please the world because they would love to trace and dispute those bits of information rather than focus on the overarching theme of the record.

1 Nephi 4I wonder if Zoram had seen Laman or others of the brothers of Nephi when they came to Laban earlier – that would explain why he ran when he saw them – otherwise it may have been that he was familiar with the elders of the Jews.