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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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
/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]
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