1 Nephi Chapter 2 Lehi takes his family into the wilderness by the Red Sea—They leave their property—Lehi offers a sacrifice to the Lord and teaches his sons to keep the commandments—Laman and Lemuel murmur against their father—Nephi is obedient and prays in faith; the Lord speaks to him, and he is chosen to rule over his brethren. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
Nephi's father Lehi had a dream in which the Lord spake unto him, saying "Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life." In Lehi's dream, in which the Lord spoke to him, the Lord was guiding him and telling him that by talking to the "jerusalites(?)" that since they were so mad at him, they were going to kill him.
In Lehi's dream, the Lord commanded him to take his family and leave into the wilderness. And without fail, and without question, Lehi was obedient to the Lord, and left with his family into the wilderness, away from the people who were trying to kill him.
When Lehi took his family, he left all his posessions, all his silver, gold, and most precious things, and only took his family, and tents, and basics survival stuff.
Lehi and his family walked three days into the wilderness, and took up camp near a river, to where Lehi built an altar, and offered thanks to Heavenly Father, and he named the river they were near; Laman. Lehi named the river Laman, and told Laman that he was like the river " O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!" He also spoke to Lemuel and said that he too was like the valley they were in saying "O that thou mightest be like unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!"
Now even though Lehi had said such highly things of his oldest sons, they still said bad things, and murmered about their father, not understanding and bickering that he took them into the wilderness without their inheritance, and all their "precious" things, calling his act: foolish.
Nephi writes in chapter 16, that due to his willingness, and faithfulness that he too received visits from the Lord, and that he did believe his father, and did not go behind his father's back. While Nephi spoke to his brothers, only Samuel believed him, laman and Lemuel did not believe him.
the Lord promised Nephi that if he kept the commandments and prosper in the land, that he will be rewarded, and a ruler and teacher over his brethren.
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Nephi's father Lehi had a dream in which the Lord spake unto him, saying "Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life." In Lehi's dream, in which the Lord spoke to him, the Lord was guiding him and telling him that by talking to the "jerusalites(?)" that since they were so mad at him, they were going to kill him.
In Lehi's dream, the Lord commanded him to take his family and leave into the wilderness. And without fail, and without question, Lehi was obedient to the Lord, and left with his family into the wilderness, away from the people who were trying to kill him.
When Lehi took his family, he left all his posessions, all his silver, gold, and most precious things, and only took his family, and tents, and basics survival stuff.
Lehi and his family walked three days into the wilderness, and took up camp near a river, to where Lehi built an altar, and offered thanks to Heavenly Father, and he named the river they were near; Laman. Lehi named the river Laman, and told Laman that he was like the river " O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!" He also spoke to Lemuel and said that he too was like the valley they were in saying "O that thou mightest be like unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!"
Now even though Lehi had said such highly things of his oldest sons, they still said bad things, and murmered about their father, not understanding and bickering that he took them into the wilderness without their inheritance, and all their "precious" things, calling his act: foolish.
Nephi writes in chapter 16, that due to his willingness, and faithfulness that he too received visits from the Lord, and that he did believe his father, and did not go behind his father's back. While Nephi spoke to his brothers, only Samuel believed him, laman and Lemuel did not believe him.
the Lord promised Nephi that if he kept the commandments and prosper in the land, that he will be rewarded, and a ruler and teacher over his brethren.
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Things to think about:
1) If the Lord asked us right now, to leave all our possessions, and everything we own, would we be able to just turn around and walk into the wilderness? What items would be hard to leave?
2) Are we doing what we need to do to possibly one day receive revelation, or a visit from the Lord? what can we do each day to become closer to that point?
3) Once again, we are constantly being persecuted for our beliefs throughout the media, and from others, as history repeats itself, are we living like in the times of the old Jerusalem? living in a world where false prophets and naysayers are everywhere, are we doing our part to be like Lehi and sharing and growing in our testimony?
