A versebyverse study of the first chapter of the book of mormon the first chapter of the first book of nephi. May 27, 2012 free copy of the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. Posts about 3 nephi by chapter book of mormon study notes. From the perspective of the first readers of the book of mormon, this is historical commentary. Nephi makes plates of ore and records the history of his peoplethe god of israel will come six hundred years from the time lehi left jerusalem nephi tells of his sufferings and crucifixionthe jews will be despised and scattered until the latter days, when they will return unto the lord. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22.
The longest portion, from mosiah through mormon chapter 7, is a trans. Fair study aids book of mormon resources by chapter and verse 1 nephi. This is according to the account of nephi, or in other words, i, nephi, wrote this record. The original translation of the title did not include the word first. Fair study aidsbook of mormon resources by chapter and verse1 nephi. Were these expressions parts of joseph smiths linguistic toolbox. The concept of a body of people united by a common creed, which is what the book of mormon refers to here, is a new testament concept. The book of 1 nephi is mostly historical, dealing with with the familys journey to the promised land, the rebellion of laman and lemuel, and nephis purpose for keeping the record. Chapter 1 lehi prophesies of a land of liberty his seed shall be scattered and smitten if they reject the holy one of israel he exhorts his sons to put on the armor of righteousness. Read this weeks knowhy connected with the come follow me curriculum, and watch a video elucidating an insight in. Chapter 1 nephi, the son of helaman, departs out of the land, and his son nephi keeps the recordsthough signs and wonders abound, the wicked plan to slay the righteousthe night of christ s birth arrivesthe sign is given, and a new star ariseslyings and deceivings increase, and the gadianton robbers slaughter many. Nephi begins the record of his peoplelehi sees in vision a pillar of.
Some notes on the general literary structure of the entire first book of nephi. He took his family into the wilderness as ordered by god. Blessed art thou lehi because of the things which thou hast done. Why is light an appropriate symbol for the birth of christ. Book of mormon commentary chapter by chapter commentary, brought to. Alma 36 mosiah 1118 mosiah 15 enos 1 jacob 7 jacob 23 2 nephi 33 2 nephi 32 2 nephi 610 2 nephi 5 2 nephi 14 1 nephi 18 1 nephi 1718 1 nephi 16. To view images from the book of mormon videos series, click here. Nephi opens the first chapter of the book of mormon identifying himself as the author of what follows, establishing who it is that writes and credentials the books of nephi. Throughout the book of mormon, the phrase and thus we see draws our attention to lessons that those who wrote the scriptures want us to learn. Let us go up again unto jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the lord. Aug 17, 2018 the simplest answer, based upon all the available evidence and upon unanimous eyewitness testimony, is translators prerogative.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Book of mormon 1st nephi chapter 1 first book and chapter hear and read the full text duration. Nephi is the author of the first two books in the book of mormon, called 1 nephi and 2 nephi. They cross the large waters into the promised land, etc. And they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron. Lehi, a prophet in jerusalem, receives direction from god that jerusalem will be destroyed because of the wickedness of the people. Full length version unabridged audiobook, duration. Mar 12, 2018 nephi is told to get the brass plates. The first book of nephi describes the flight of lehi and his family from jerusalem prior to its destruction in 586 bce, and their subsequent journey to the new world. The incredible journey begins god tells lehi in a dream to go into the wilderness with his family sariah, his wife, and four sons, laman, lemeul, sam, and nephi lehi and his family leave jerusalemthey walk 400 km to the red sea in 3 dayslehi names a river that flows into the red sea after his evil son, laman, and a valley after his other evil son, lemuellaman and lemuel.
A nd now it came to pass that after i, nephi, had made an end of teaching my brethren, our father. The lord commands lehis family to leave jerusalem 1. Learn about the book of mormon with verse by verse commentaries from renowned book of mormon scholars like john w. Lehi received prophecies of the destruction of jerusalem. But take what is said in vers 17, as mormon did but abrige the large plates of nephi, we must first consider that that book of lehi of the 116 pages was but nephi s abridgement, and thence mormon s own further abridgement of nephi s abridgement. From 570 to 560 bc, nephi begins to write his small plates of nephi relegious history as commanded by god see. This is even more obvious when the book of mormon speaks of splinter and rival churches i nephi 22. And because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which i commanded thee, behold, they seek to. And they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth. The lord warns lehi to depart out of the land of jerusalem because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. Nephi declares, and it came to pass that i, nephi, said unto my father. But behold, i, nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. Mar 27, 2012 book of mormon 1st nephi chapter 1 first book and chapter hear and read the full text duration.
This is a personal chapter by chapter commentary on the book of mormon, emphasizing historical and doctrinal features of the text. This chapter chronicles the church of europe in the middle ages, columbus, other explorers and their conquests, changes made to the bible when it was compiled, the. Lehi and his wife sariah, and his four sons, being called, beginning at the eldest laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi. First and second were added to the titles of the books of nephi by oliver cowdery when preparing the book for printing.
His reign and ministry usually referred to as first nephi or 1 nephi, is the first book of the book of mormon and one of four books with. Elder george reynolds apparently traced this name to an egyptian root. Posts about 1 nephi by chapter book of mormon study notes. The first book of nephi his reign and ministry an account of lehi, and his wife sariah, and his four sons being called, beginning at the eldest, laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi. Nephi, putting his trust in the lord, convinces his brothers to believe the angel and go back. Book of mormon 1 nephi chapter 1 jeopardy template. Nov 10, 2014 you can read 1 nephi 1 here to me, the most powerful insight from 1 nephi chapter 1 comes in the very last verse. Now nephi will see many nations and kingdoms of europe and asia. An account of lehi, and his wife sariah, and his four sons being called, beginning at the eldest, laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi. Nephi sees in vision the church of the devil set up among the gentiles, the discovery and colonizing of america, the loss of many plain and precious parts of the bible, the resultant state of gentile apostasy, the restoration of the gospel, the coming forth of latterday scripture, and the building up of zion. Nephi begins the record of his peoplelehi sees in vision a pillar of fire and reads from a book of prophecyhe praises god, foretells the coming of the messiah, and prophesies the destruction of jerusalemhe is persecuted by the jews.
Chapter 1 nephi begins the record of his peoplelehi sees in vision a pillar of fire and reads from a book of prophecyhe praises god, foretells the coming of the messiah, and prophesies the destruction of jerusalemhe is persecuted by the jews. Start studying all cards 1 nephi to moroni book of mormon chapter summaries. Listen, all of you who are scattered abroad, who are of the house of israel upon all continents, for the lord called me before i was born, mentioning my name before my birth. The book of mormon will establish the truth of the first. An account of lehi and his wife sariah, and his four sons. Nephi sees in vision the church of the devil set up among the gentiles, the discovery and colonizing of america, the loss of many plain and precious parts of the bible, the resultant state of gentile apostasy, the restoration of the gospel, the coming forth of latterday scripture, and the building up of. In step by step through the book of mormon, volume 1. He experiences trouble from laban, and also trouble from his brothers, as they have a hard time accepting failure. The first book of the book of mormon is the first book of nephi.
Nephi then sees many nations and kingdoms of gentile nations. Fair study aidsbook of mormon resources by chapter and verse. First book of nephi iv 1 nephi 15 book of mormon study text. Why does nephi use isaiah 29 as part of his own prophecy. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter. First nephi, the doctrinal foundation chapter 1 of 1 nephi reports in very brief but significant.
The book s sequence is primarily chronological based on the narrative content of the book. Eames written by nephi 1, an ancient prophet who fled jerusalem with his father, lehi, and lehis family shortly after 600 b. After reading 1 nephi 7, write at least five sentences that begin with and thus we see, identifying five different principles from this chapter. Discussions on the book of mormon 1 nephi 37 originally aired. By the time of this commandment, nephi had separated himself and his followers from the follows of his rebelous elder brothers, the temple like unto solomons has been constructed and nephi has established. The book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Lehis first vision 1 nephi chapter 1 book of mormon. All other chapter headings were provided by the church for the 1981 edition. Book of mormon plain english version1 nephichapter 1. To illustrate, the study book of mormon has 264 verses in thc fifth chapter of i nephi. First nephi chapter 3 is the first half of an adventure story. This portion of 1 nephi supposedly ocurred between 600 and 592 b. These are the nations and kingdoms of the gentiles.
Nephi, son of lehi mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Book of mormon ataglance learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. The king of judah at the time of the events nephi records in 1 nephi 1. All cards 1 nephi to moroni book of mormon chapter. The time period covered in chapter extends approximately from the destruction of the nephites, in 385 ad, to the 20 th century. The book of mormon is organized as a compilation of smaller books, each named after its main named narrator or a prominent leader, beginning with the first book of nephi 1 nephi and ending with the book of moroni. Book of mormon plain english version1 nephichapter 3. General information of each chapter from beginning to 2 nephi 30. Summary of 1 nephi the first book of nephi can be broken down into six sections below. Book of mormon, first nephi, 1 religionwiki fandom. Why new testament words and phrases are in the book of mormon part 8.
We could just stop here and the question would be adequately enough answered. Knowhys knowhys on 1 nephi 16 knowhys on 1 nephi 17 knowhys on 1 nephi 18. And now it came to pass that after i, nephi, had made an end of teaching my brethren, our father, lehi, also spake many things unto them, and rehearsed unto them, how great things the lord had done for them in bringing them out of the land of jerusalem. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them, yea, even the sword of the justice of the eternal god and jesus christ, which is the lamb of god, of whom the holy ghost beareth record from the beginning of the world until this time and from this time henceforth and. The second book of nephi is a collection of visions and prophecies.
Aug 01, 2003 the book of mormon made easier part 1 book. I will go and do the things which the lord hath commanded, for i know that the lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall. Sep 11, 2014 summary of 1 nephi the first book of nephi can be broken down into six sections below. How is it possible that nephi, in the book of mormon. After my vision of the destruction of jerusalem, i went out and told the people of my city what id seen and heard. First book of nephi iii 1 nephi 1014 book of mormon study. The first book of nephi 1 the first book of nephi his reign and ministry an account of lehi, and his wife sariah, and his four sons being called, beginning at the eldest, laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi. Behold thou hast led us forth from the land of our inheritance, and my sons are no more, and we perish in the. Book of mormon, 1830, page 5 the joseph smith papers. Lehis first vision 1 nephi chapter 1 what happens nephi begins the record of his peoplelehi sees in vision a pillar of fire and reads from a book of prophecyhe praises god, foretells the coming of the messiah, and prophesies the destruction of jerusalemhe is persecuted by the jews. What does the book of mormon teach about corruption. And it came to pass that i spake unto my brethren, saying. Fair study aidsbook of mormon resources by chapter and. In 2 nephi, nephi recorded some the teachings of his father, his own.