September 7th 1 Nephi Chapter 5-12

Lehi's Dream from Google Images

Since I last posted I got pretty sick and didn't keep track as I went along.  Here are the headings I have read through since the last post:

Lehi's Family Reunited
The Contents of the Brass Plates
Nephi Writes of the Things of God
The Brothers Return for Ishmael and His Family
Rebellion in the Wilderness
Lehi's Dream of the Tree
Nephi's Two Sets of Plates
Lehi Prophesies of he Messiah and the House of Israel
Nephi Desires to Know for Himself
Nephi and the Sprit of the Lord
An Angel Shows Nephi the Coming of Jesus in the Old World
Nephi Sees Jesus in the New World
Nephi Sees Unbelief and War among Lehi's Descendants

Chapter Summaries from lds.org :)

Chapter 5

Sariah complains against Lehi—Both rejoice over the return of their sons—They offer sacrifices—The plates of brass contain writings of Moses and the prophets—The plates identify Lehi as a descendant of Joseph—Lehi prophesies concerning his seed and the preservation of the plates. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 6

Nephi writes of the things of God—Nephi’s purpose is to persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham and be saved. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 7

Lehi’s sons return to Jerusalem and invite Ishmael and his household to join them in their journey—Laman and others rebel—Nephi exhorts his brethren to have faith in the Lord—They bind him with cords and plan his destruction—He is freed by the power of faith—His brethren ask forgiveness—Lehi and his company offer sacrifice and burnt offerings. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 8

Lehi sees a vision of the tree of life—He partakes of its fruit and desires his family to do likewise—He sees a rod of iron, a strait and narrow path, and the mists of darkness that enshroud men—Sariah, Nephi, and Sam partake of the fruit, but Laman and Lemuel refuse. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 9

Nephi makes two sets of records—Each is called the plates of Nephi—The larger plates contain a secular history; the smaller ones deal primarily with sacred things. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 10

Lehi predicts that the Jews will be taken captive by the Babylonians—He tells of the coming among the Jews of a Messiah, a Savior, a Redeemer—Lehi tells also of the coming of the one who should baptize the Lamb of God—Lehi tells of the death and resurrection of the Messiah—He compares the scattering and gathering of Israel to an olive tree—Nephi speaks of the Son of God, of the gift of the Holy Ghost, and of the need for righteousness. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 11

Nephi sees the Spirit of the Lord and is shown in vision the tree of life—He sees the mother of the Son of God and learns of the condescension of God—He sees the baptism, ministry, and crucifixion of the Lamb of God—He sees also the call and ministry of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb. About 600–592 B.C.

Chapter 12

Nephi sees in vision the land of promise; the righteousness, iniquity, and downfall of its inhabitants; the coming of the Lamb of God among them; how the Twelve Disciples and the Twelve Apostles will judge Israel; and the loathsome and filthy state of those who dwindle in unbelief. About 600–592 B.C.

My thoughts:

I was super sick (fevered) during the days while I read through all of this so I am lucky that it even made semi-sense.  However, I did think that it was interesting that in  Chpater 5 when the brother's bring back the plates of Laban they describe which books were in the plates-  the 5 books of Moses and some of the prophecies of Jeremiah.  I realized that I wasn't quite sure who Jeremiah was and decided to do some research.  Yay Wikipedia!

Jeremiah ( /dʒɛrɨˈmaɪ.ə/;^[1] Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה, Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahexalts", also called the "Weeping prophet" ^[2] was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. Jeremiah is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Jeremiah, 1 Kings, 2 Kings and the Book of Lamentations, ^[3] with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, hisscribe and disciple. Judaism considers the Book of Jeremiah part of its canon, and regards Jeremiah as the second of the major prophets. Islamconsiders Jeremiah a prophet, and is listed as a prophet in all the collections of Stories of the Prophets.^{[citation needed]} Christianity also regards Jeremiah as a prophet and he is quoted in the New Testament.^[4] It has been interpreted that Jeremiah “spiritualized and individualized religion and insisted upon the primacy of the individual’s relationship with God.”^[5]

About a year after King Josiah of Judah had turned the nation toward repentance from the widespread idolatrous practices of his father and grandfather. Jeremiah’s job was to reveal the sins of the people and explain the reason for the impending disaster (destruction by the Babylonian army and captivity),^[6][7] “And when your people say, 'Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'"^[8] God’s personal message to Jeremiah, “Attack you they will, overcome you they can’t,”^[9] was fulfilled many times in the Biblical narrative, Jeremiah was attacked by his own brothers,^[10] beaten and put into the stocks by a priest and false prophet,^[11] imprisoned by the king,^[12] threatened with death,^[13] thrown into a cistern by Judah’s officials,^[14]and opposed by a false prophet.^[15] When Nebuchadnezzar seized Jerusalem in 586 BC,^[16] he ordered that Jeremiah be freed from prison and treated well.^[17]

Jeremiah was a kohen (Jewish priest)^[18] from a landowning family.^[19] Even though he had a joyful early life,^[20] the difficulties in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet."^[21] Jeremiah was called to prophetic ministry in c. 626 BC.^[22] He was the son of Hilkiah from the village of Anathoth.^[23][24] Jeremiah was called by Elohimto prophesy Jerusalem’s destruction^[25] that would occur by invaders from the North.^[26] This was because Israel had been unfaithful to the laws of the covenant and had forsaken God by worshiping the Baals.^[27] The people of Israel had even gone as far as building high altars to Baal in order to burn their children in fire as offerings.^[28] This nation had deviated so far from God that they had broken the covenant, causing God to withdraw his blessings. Jeremiah was guided by God to proclaim that the nation of Israel would be faced with famine, be plundered and taken captive by foreigners who would exile them to a foreign land.^[29][30]

Chronology

Jeremiah’s ministry was active from the thirteenth year of Josiah, king of Judah (3298 HC,^[31] or 626 BC^[32]), until after the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of Solomon’s Temple in (3358 HC, or 587 BC^[33]). This period spanned the reigns of five kings of Judah: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoichin, and Zedekiah.^[34] The Hebrew-language chronology work Seder HaDoroth gives Jeremiah's final year of prophecy to be (3350 HC), whereby he transmitted his teachings to Baruch ben Neriah.^[35]

9.2.12 : 1 Nephi 1-4

September 2nd 2012

 The first four chapters of First Nephi

People-

Nephi: The narrator.  He describes himself as "large in stature" and "desiring to know the mysteries of God" and "Favored of God". Grew up in Jerusalem.

Lehi:  Nephi's father. According to behindthename.com  the name Lehi comes from an Old Testament place name meaning "jawbone" in Hebrew. Lehi was one of the prophets sent by the Lord to warn Jerusalem about impending destruction if the people who lived there continued to be wicked.  Lehi is described as a wealthy person with flocks and herds and gold and silver all of which he gives up when commanded to leave Jerusalem with his family to live in a tent in the wilderness by the shore of the Red Sea. 

Zedekiah, King of Judah: (from Wikipedia) Zedekiah was the third son of Josiah, and his mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, thus he was the brother of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31, 24:17-18, 23:31, 24:17-18). His original name was Mattanyahu (Hebrew: מַתַּנְיָהוּ‎, Mattanyāhû, "Gift of God"; Greek: Μαθθανιας; Latin: Matthanias; traditional English: Mattaniah), but when Nebuchadnezzar II placed him on the throne as the successor to Jehoiachin, he changed his name to Zedekiah. (2 Kings 24:17)Zedekiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II in 597 BC at the age of twenty-one. The kingdom was at that time tributary to Nebuchadnezzar II. Despite the strong remonstrances of Jeremiah, Baruch ben Neriah and his other family and advisors, as well as the example of Jehoiakim, he revolted against Babylon, and entered into an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar responded by invading Judah. (2 Kings 25:1). Nebuchadnezzar began a siege of Jerusalem in January 589 BC. During this siege, which lasted about thirty months, "every worst woe befell the city, which drank the cup of God's fury to the dregs". (2 Kings 25:3; Lamentations 4:4, 5, 9)

In the eleventh year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar succeeded in capturing Jerusalem. Zedekiah and his followers attempted to escape, making their way out of the city, but were captured on the plains of Jericho, and were taken to Riblah.

There, after seeing his sons put to death, his own eyes were put out, and, being loaded with chains, he was carried captive to Babylon (2 Kings 25:1-7;2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 32:4,-5; 34:2-3; 39:1-7; 52:4-11; Ezekiel 2:12), where he remained a prisoner until he died.

After the fall of Jerusalem, Nebuzaradan was sent to destroy it. The city was plundered and razed to the ground. Solomon's Temple was destroyed. Only a small number of vinedressers and husbandmen were permitted to remain in the land. (Jeremiah 52:16)

According to the Book of Mormon, Zedekiah's son Mulek escaped death and travelled across one of the oceans (Atlantic or Pacific) to the Americas, where he founded a nation that later merged with another Israelite splinter group, the Nephites.^[5][6]

Jews: 

Egyptians:
The Lord/God/Lord God Almighty:
The prophets at Jerusalem:

One:  A male figure from a vision that Lehi had.  The figure is described as a member of the "numberless concourses of angles in the attitude of singing and praising their God" featured in Lehi's vision. The figure descends from the throng and is followed by the twelve others.  He is described as having "luster" that was more bright than the sun at noon.  In the vision he gives Lehi a book that tells about the terrible fate of Jerusalem under Zedekiah and tells him to read it. 

twelve others:

Spirit of the Lord/Holy Spirit/Spirit:

Lehi's Children:

seed of Nephi:

seed of brethren:

Messiah:

Laman:

Lemuel:

Sam:

Laban: According to behind the name.com Laban is from Hebrew לָבָן (lavan) meaning "white".   Laban is a Jew who lived in Jerusalem and belonged to the same lineage as Lehi. He associated with the Elders of the Jews and owned plates with religious and genealogical records on them.  

Elders of the Jews:

the angel/angel of the lord:

Laban's fifty/ Laban's thousand:

Moses:

Pharaoh:

servant of Laban with keys to treasury/Zoram:

Places/Maps-

Jerusalem/great city/the land:Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such, and one of the oldest cities in the world. It is located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern edge of the Dead Sea. 

Judah (Kingdom of): The Kingdom of Judah was a state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel. Named after Judah, son of Israel. According to the Bible, the kingdom of Judah resulted from the break-up of the United kingdom of Israel (1020 to about 930 BC), created bySaul, David and Solomon, which was a union of the twelve Israelite tribes. After the northern tribes refused to accept Rehoboam, the son ofSolomon, as their king. At first, only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David, but soon after the tribe of Benjamin joined Judah. The two kingdoms, Judah in the south and Israel in the north, co-existed uneasily after the split, until the destruction of Israel by the Assyriansin c.722/721 left Judah as the sole remaining kingdom.

Babylon:  (from Wikipedia) (Arabic: بابل, Babil; Akkadian: Bābili(m);^[1] Sumerian logogram: KÁ.DINGIR.RA^KI;^[1] Hebrew: בָּבֶל, Bābel;^[1] Greek: Βαβυλών, Babylōn) was anAkkadian city-state (founded in 1867 BC by an Amorite dynasty) of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah,Babylon Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers (55 mi) south of Baghdad. All that remains of the original ancient famed city of Babylon today is a mound, or tell, of broken mud-brick buildings and debris in the fertile Mesopotamian plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The city itself was built upon the Euphrates, and divided in equal parts along its left and right banks, with steep embankments to contain the river's seasonal floods.

the wilderness:

land of inheritance:

Red Sea/shore of Red Sea:

simple.wikipedia.org

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.Wikipedia

Area: 169,100 sq miles (438,000 km²) Mean depth: 1,608 feet (490 m)

valley by river of water/ valley of Lemuel: (from "Was Lehi Here" in Jan 2008 New Era)

After Lehi’s family left Jerusalem, they stopped in a place they called the “valley of Lemuel” (1 Nephi 2:14), which was a three-day trip from the northeast tip of the Red Sea (see 1 Nephi 2:5–6). The valley was “by the side of a river of water,” which Lehi named Laman and which was “continually running” (1 Nephi 2:6, 9). Lehi called the valley of Lemuel “firm and steadfast, and immovable” (1 Nephi 2:10).

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Above and below: This wadi, or small valley, called Tayyib al-Ism, is typical for the area and contains perhaps the only stream that flows year-round in the region today. This canyon’s solid granite walls are an impressive sight, and they offer plenty of shade in an area where the temperature in the summer is usually over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43°C).

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Above: The river Laman emptied into the Red Sea (see 1 Nephi 2:8). Right: Here we see where the Wadi Tayyib al-Ism meets the Red Sea.

River called "Laman": River that ran through the valley where Lehi and family pitched their tent when the first fled jerusalem.  Lehi named the river. 

father's tent:

land of promise:

house of Laban:

cavity of a rock: place outside of jerusalem where Lehi's sons went after escaping from Laban the first time.  

walls of Jerusalem: (From Wikipedia)The city of Jerusalem has been surrounded by walls for its defense since ancient times. In the middle Bronze Age, a period also known as thePatriarchs period, a city named Jebos was built in the location of today's Jerusalem, which was relatively small (50,000 square meters) but was fortified. Remains of this wall are located above the Hezekiah's Tunnel.

According to the Jewish tradition, as it is expressed in the Tanakh, Jerusalem remained a Jebusite city until the rise of David, who conquered the city and established the "City of David" on the site of the Jebusite city. Later on King David extended the walls, which were located on a low hill, outside of the walls of today's Old City area. Solomon, David's son, built the first temple in the city and also extended the city walls in order to protect the temple.

During the First Temple period and until the destruction of the First Temple, the city walls extended towards the northwest part of the city, the area where today the Jewish quarter of the city is located.

without the walls:

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