Did Joseph Smith move Nephi’s account over to the beginning to place everything in chronological order? Hebrew Manuscripts of the Middle Ages, Colette Sirat, The Oxford Handbook of the Writings of the Hebrew Bible, Donn Morgan, The Pulpit Commentary, Vol 5, Henry Spence-Jones, printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon, Npy was related to the word for ‘blacksmith’, ancient Hebrew literary device found throughout the Book of Mormon, Scholars speculate that Nephi was in formal training, were some kind of alloy and not pure gold, thought Lehi’s occupation was as a trader, indicates close contact with those foreign nations through trading, Hebrew script derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs, apparently the case with the Book of Abraham, 126 years after Assyria conquered the Northern Kingdom, the very road that Lehi’s family would eventually take, the dew of heaven extinguished the wicked priest’s fire, the Book of Mormon may be put together from multiple sets of plates, Elder Bednar’s landmark general conference address. … So how was it decided that there would be a break from the heading to the first verse where it ended up? His writings certainly reveal careful study of scripture and advanced writing principles. For concerns and questions please contact. This puts the Lamb on the throne to make final judgement. Lehi explains that Jerusalem will be destroyed, and he bestows a general curse and blessing upon Jerusalem. But if Lehi was frequently traveling as a trader and Nephi was receiving formal training in metallurgy and/or writing, this would make Nephi and Lehi somewhat strangers to each other–like a kid whose father is always away on business, or a child away at boarding school. Chapter 6 introduces the words of Jacob. Some of the most intelligent people ignore simply propability because the consequences of a divine creator terrify them. Jerusalem was warned over and over in a clear way what would happen and that their wickedness would be responsible. All who accept Christ in the proper way and follow him become a part of the house of Israel (compare 1 Nephi 14:1-2; 3 Nephi 16:13). I was one worthy–one beloved of his father, praised by his mother.”. Mormon added multiple colophons, following the typical ancient style with dates, names, historical notes, and contexts for various books. The resulting vision is remarkable because it sheds additional light on the tree of life vision of Lehi. Because of that, the consuming fire and the realities he saw in it told him, terrified him. Lehi, a prophet in Jerusalem, receives direction from God that Jerusalem will be destroyed because of the wickedness of the people. You’ve got to wonder what all Lehi prophesied about for 116 pages. Oba. Probably so. Chapter 11 introduces the words of Isaiah. They will just pretend that the odds are in their favor. '” In Abraham’s case, the dew of heaven extinguished the wicked priest’s fire that would have killed him in a human sacrifice ritual. This would certainly be on Lehi’s mind, as no place would seem safe. None of them perished in the famine to come because they all came to Joseph, who was a Christ figure in this story. It’s not just about how bright the light remains, but the timing of the One and twelve. But the descending fire is a glorious experience to the righteous, and Lehi was excited that not only would his family be saved, they would produce a posterity of millions and be the instrument sof salvation in the western hemisphere. For example, some scholars see 9:1 as an allusion to the book’s overall structure (Hurowitz 2001:218), when it is said that wisdom’s house has ‘seven pillars.’. The “Rock of heaven” provided these destructive tears. Was it the Holy Ghost deciding on the words? 4:9, 4:10, 20:11). Well, this final verse of 1 Nephi 1 is the same case. The transformation required to receive a spiritual vision takes a huge physical toll. Nice project. When Jesus ordained the twelve apostles in 3 Nephi he called them “a light unto this people,” which again compares them to the luminaries of heaven. Designed using Unos Premium. Faith will give us power to deliver and be delivered from the horrible circumstances and inauspicious fate of our popular culture. The Gulf has a depth of 6,000 feet, the drop is precipitous--only a few feet away from the coral reef and shallow water, submerged cliff faces drop off hundreds of feet. 1 Nephi 11–15. The mix of Hebrew and foreign script always indicates close contact with those foreign nations through trading: “In particular during times when Jews were more integrated into the wider society, this is reflected in the general writing style,” which “can also be reflected in the Hebrew script itself.” Andalusian Jews, for example, “incorporated ideas from Arabic legal writing, philosophy and poetry into their works.” (Josef Meri) Their Hebrew script itself altered to look more Arabic. “Having been born of goodly parents… therefore I make a record.” Then, grammar switches to past tense at the start of verse four: “For it came to pass…”. Was Lehi just tired or was he literally conquered and harrowed like Alma the Younger? It talks about heavens, earth, and creation, and then repeats these things in reverse order: “These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.” Interestingly this is a heading–perhaps the first heading of the bible. In 3 Nephi, the prophet Nephi “cried mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed,” much like Lehi. Fire Dwelt Upon A Rock – There is interesting dichotomy here between the pillar of fire that dwelt upon a rock and Lehi who shook and quake because he was not planted upon a sturdy foundation. Then Zedekiah was overthrown and Jerusalem completely taken in 586 BC. *This is a suggested outline that … With Mine Own Hand – This is a common Egyptian idiom of authorship. Nephi reports that they gathered “all manner of seeds of every kind, both of grain of every kind, and also of the seeds of fruit of every kind.” (1 Nephi 8:1). And the header itself is full of dashes, which become periods in the printed version. Be willing to question political alliances and cultural foundations, and seek after the power that truly matters in this universe. It mentions the previous prophets who were “cast out, and stoned, and slain”, and compares that to Lehi whose life they sought. Perhaps Lehi held a priesthood office which obligated him to preach, and perhaps this priesthood/ governmental office was the reason he was going forth. A massive army was mustering against them and Lehi was telling them they had it coming and would lose. The one thing the mist seems to leave open to view is the building (the false teaching). The Tree of Life vision is a lens through which Nephi’s visions are seen in the chapters of 1 Nephi 11-14. A. having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God. Perhaps the first example in the bible is Genesis 2:4. Jehoakim was pro-Egypt too, and in 601 BC he revolted against Babylon’s Nebuchadnezzar, and Babylon slew him in 598 BC and set up Zedekiah as their puppet king. That would certain add important context to the entire story of 1 Nephi! Stop getting caught up in the politics, social pressures, philosophies, values, and group-think assumptions of your society. Lehi follows this pattern, and it is evident Nephi is aware of this pattern as he clearly says Lehi’s preaching was “even as with the prophets of old.” Lehi was pessimistic about Zedekiah’s reign, as those prophets were pessimistic at the coronation of those kings, and the people who were already freaked out about Babylon’s imminent invasion were predictably upset about it. First and Second were added to the titles of the Books of Nephi by Oliver Cowdery when preparing the book for printing. Once Nephi sees the tree, he realizes that this is the only thing that will make us happy. If Lehi’s role as trader involved a government office, this would also explain how he was so familiar with Laban. The antidote to the river is the rod. D&C 88:51-61 is another example of this pillar of fire surrounded by twelve, and the cosmology behind it. 1:26, Ezek. “For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. This would explain how Lehi could write Hebrew in an Egyptian script. Once Nephi sees the tree, he realizes that this is the only thing that will make us happy. The Lamb of God reads the book in the Revelation account, so qualified due to the act of the atonement, and is thus enabled to be the Judge. The same complicated symbolism in our Facsimile 2 figures into Lehi’s vision here of God surrounded by concourses of angels and twelve luminaries. God never actually commanded or suggested to him to preach repentence, from what we find out in these verses. Scholars have noted similarities between Nephi’s record and these Egyptian records of covenant, and their purposes for being written are very similar. For example: “What this peasant did was to go down to Egypt, after he had loaded his donkey.” The perfect past-tense word “had” indicates that something prior “has been completed with respect to the action or circumstance desribed in the main (or governing) clause.” Another example: “Once his incarnation had taken his inheritance, he occupied the dais of Horus.” The taking of the inheritance caused the occupation of the dais, so it gets a “had.” The purpose of perfect past-tense in Egyptian is to “describe past events from the present point of view” in “non-narrative discourse.” “The perfect tense denotes the effect and duration in the present of events set in the past (present perfect), or the effect and duration, in the past, of anterior events.” (a href=”https://books.google.com/books?id=kd4YAQAAIAAJ” style=”text-decoration:none;”>Éric Doret) But in Nephi’s sentence here, the prior event’s completion does not describe the main clause, which is “he testified,” and it is a narrative discourse. 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.”. Egyptian Grammar – At first we would think Joseph Smith’s translation got the grammar wrong here: “he testified that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of a Messiah.” It should be perfect past tense: “he testified that the things which he had seen and heard.” But it fits what we know of the Egyptian language. Escape the city bubble and clear your mind of the assumptions that you’ve been given by society. Ancient Hebrew evidence shows “the practice of attaching either a heading or a colophon to a piece of literature was in vogue in pre-exilic times,” among Hebrews, Egyptians, and other Middle Eastern cultures. Nephi Trained As A Scribe? But there is no paragraph marker penciled in before that. C. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, D. which consists of the learning of the Jews. 1 Nephi 7 Lehi's sons return to Jerusalem for Ishmael and his family. 1 Nephi 1:2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the … It’s a lot like the mentality of Chernobyl as things first started to melt down at the Soviet nuclear power plant: “Why worry about something that will never happen?” Probability and chance is the number one cognitive fallacy that trips up the human brain. 1:1 The vision (comp. Enter your email to subscribe and receive notifications of new content. B. therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. In Judges 5:8, it remarks that “not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel,” as they had to rely on inferior wood weapons. Reasons for not seeing the rod (mists in our day): The main antidote to the whole problem seems to Nephi to be Jesus Christ: seeing him for what he is. Prophecy At Coronation – Lehi began his ministry at the desperate time of Zedekiah’s coronation in 596 BC. That’s because it is a consuming fire. Nephi in verse 2 clarifies that he is using the “language of my father,” which suggests that he got his familiarity with language and ability to write from his father. And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations! 1 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned from a speaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father. Matthew in the New Testament starts with the “generations of Jesus” to prove he descended directly from Abraham. Verse 2 Chapter 11 introduces the words of Isaiah. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Doctrine & Covenants uses this same imagery of the twelve planets around the sun to speak of Christ’s second coming: Mormon specified that the twelve apostles of Jerusalem will judge the people of the land and the twelve apostles of the Nephites will judge the people in the New World, before the judgement seat of Christ. In Facsimle 2, the god Min who we see seated on a throne receiving the keywords of the priesthood was the one thought by the Egyptians to open the heavens and provide regenerative rain: “The outpourings of the heavens were thus very definitely under the control of Min.” Joseph Smith described this Figure as God revealing the keywords of the priesthood through the heavens. Verse 16-17 Even though we are not yet at the tree, the rod will keep us safe. The same thing could very well happen today, whether by the internet mob or the actual government. People get more general and less specific when they are asked to repeat a lie, not more specific, as specifics are opportunities to point out contradictions. The plain and precious truths associated with Jesus, holding to the rod, and continually moving towards the tree are the very thing needed in this fallen world that we live in today. D&C 10 makes it sound like Nephi’s account was on the plates of Nephi and that Joseph Smith had already translated part of these plates: “Therefore, you shall translate the engravings which are on the plates of Nephi, down even till you come to the reign of king Benjamin, or until you come to that which you have translated, which you have retained.”. Arrangement Reflects Plan Of Salvation Cycle – Joseph M. Spencer pointed out that this verse reflects the progression of the plan of salvation. They Also Sought His Life – This phrase sounds redundant: “they also sought his life, that they might take it away.” Don’t those mean the same thing? Nephi is commanded to build a ship—His brethren oppose him—He exhorts them by recounting the history of God’s dealings with Israel—Nephi is filled with the power of God—His brethren are forbidden to touch him, lest they wither as a dried reed. “When the Son of Man shall sit on the throne of His glory, ye shall sit on twelve thrones.” (see Matt. (See Moses 1:10, Daniel 8:27, Daniel 10:8, 1 Nephi 17:47) Ammon and his converts passed out because the Spirit was so strong. I’m anxious to see how it develops. “And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, and it hath gone forth in a firm decree, by the will of the Father, that mine apostles, the Twelve which were with me in my ministry at Jerusalem, shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in a pillar of fire, being clothed with robes of righteousness, with crowns upon their heads, in glory even as I am, to judge the whole house of Israel, even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments, and none else.”. “You know when… You know it… My soul knows it… You know my anxious thoughts.” To “know” a person suggests marital or sexual relations, but when it is knowledge about someone–their thoughts, words, creations–it suggests a very close relationship: “It is in the context of covenants, then, that we should also understand the word ‘know’ in this psalm.” The same applies to 1 Nephi 1:18. “And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things which my father hath written, for he hath written many things which he saw in visions and in dreams; and he also hath written many things which he prophesied and spake unto his children, of which I shall not make a full account. Heavens Open – Ezekiel described it the same way–the heavens opened and he saw visions. But these appear to be the major points. I know there are days I wish this would finally just happen, like Isaiah. Thus, headings in the bible use this same literary device Chiasmus as we find in 1 Nephi 1:1-3. I’m personally inclined to believe Nephi did receive formal training to be a scribe, but that this was not his sole training. The heading differs significantly from the others by its comprehensiveness. Jerusalem had always managed to avoid destruction by some stroke of luck, and why would that change now? How can you share those privileges with others? Hebrew in Egyptian script doesn’t really save any room or make it easier to inscribe. Verse 8 tells of Lehi being “carried away in a vision. The former praises his father’s piety and humility, and provides biographical information. Considering Egypt’s failure to keep it’s obligations was what led to their predicament with Babylon in the first place, and considering Lehi was likely a solid member of the pro-Egypt faction, this would be a jarring and timely reminder to Lehi that only God saves. In 1 Kings 18:27, it was upon the stroke of noon that Elijah determined the god of Baal was not coming out of the sky. The traditional Mormon view is that Nephi quoted Isaiah 48 and 49 from the brass plates (see 1 Nephi 5:11-13 for the narrative's summary of the contents of the brass plates), with various explanations for why the wording of the quoted material follows the King James Version text so closely. What Is Reformed Egyptian? Lehi’s father or grandfather was likely one of those refugees who fled to Jerusalem. When Babylon conquered Egypt at Carchemish in 605 BC, their invasion of Palestine soon followed. Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish! But then we learn that in the last days of the world–in high noon, so to speak–there will be a different kind of rain: In the case of the Lord’s consuming fire, the rain from heaven is not anything different from the fire but another aspect of God’s presence. But how could Nephi receive training in metal if there was no metal? In Exodus 4:19, it says simply “sought thy life,” and Psalms 31:13 says “take my life.” In 1 Kings 19:14 (and verse 10), our English translation says, “and they seek my life, to take it away.” But in the original Hebrew is simply “seek my life.” Because the verse previously included the prhase “slain thy prophets with the sword,” the translators wanted to make it clear this following seeking of life was equal to slaying with the sword. Nephi does not indicate that Lehi told the same stories of their travels as Nephi does in his account, but it sounds as if it was all pretty much prophecy. Isaiah and plenty of other ancient prophets gave only the names of their father to establish their social credibility. Lehi’s account of a fiery pillar recalls the escape of his Hebrew ancestors out of Egypt and clues us in on what this vision will be about: escape from bondage to a promised land. The Hebrew word for “overcome” also means “subdue” or “dominate”, as we see in Psalm 119:133: “Let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” In both Hebrew and Egyptian, to overcome death means to subdue death. Likewise, any missionary could tell you about brilliant, intelligent people who choose to ignore a basic truth of the gospel because they don’t have the courage to face up to it, it is uncomfortable, or they don’t want to change their lifestyle. Alma the Younger even plainly pointed out the similarity of his experience with Lehi’s. The most compelling reason verses 1-3 would belong with the heading is that they are written in present tense grammar like the heading. The Mayan zodiac circle uses similar symbolism, with the sun god surrounded by 19 glyphs, representing the 19 months of the Mayan year. We see this frequently in the Book of Mormon, where overcoming resurrection through death is called “subduing” or dominating death. This phrase “it came to pass” is used throughout the Book of Mormon as a marker of beginning a sentence, and it would be appropriate to use this phrase at the start of verse four as a marker for the end of the header and beginning of the book content. The “learning of the Jews” seems to refer to an overall cultural and religious foundation for Nephi’s story. Redemption – Once enabled to judge the people, Lehi opened the mysterious book of God and pronounced judgements upon the people–horrible things of death and destruction. That would mean Nephi was well-traveled and knew the route to and from Egypt. It is a first-person narrative by a prophet named Nephi, of events that began around 600 BC and recorded on the small plates of Nephi approximately 30 years l… The original translation of the title did not include the word "first". In the Greek, the phrase does not actually say “One”–or say anything about what or who is on the throne. The Talmud scripture of seventeenth-century Jonah ben Isaac Teomim, known as “one of the greatest Talmudists of his time,” starts with a colophon that dates its authorship and then “prefatory remarks from Jonah’s sons, Israel and Joshua. and is an account of; “…Lehi and his wife Sariah, and his four sons, being called, (beginning at the eldest) Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. But here as Nephi wrote this by his own hand, he gave it as a heading. It is incredible to Christians with all the scientific knowledge we have of the unlikelihood of life spontaneously happening and the settings being just right in the universe for our earth to be what it is that intelligent atheists still think it’s all by chance. Uriah had just been executed by Jehoakim for prophesying of the wickedness and destruction of Jerusalem. And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; A. and I make it according to my knowledge. The pillar stood, as if alive, because from it “Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend.” But then, Moses was told, “Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” This has always puzzled scholars–wasn’t he just speaking to him face to face a second ago? “And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day. It also shows up in Hebrew, though it didn’t get translated into our English literally as “by the hand of,” so it is a mystery why Joseph Smith would have used this idiom if he were making it up. Lehi felt emotionally exhausted as well because of what he learned about Egypt and the fate of his people. In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was overcome by his wicked brother and then reborn as Horus. And after this baptism of water will come a cleansing fire of the Holy Ghost. It is a protection from falling into the river. The nature of the header/verse break in 1 Nephi 1 has been the subject of some discussion. 2 Nephi 1 is a general summary of the story. Your email address will not be published. If Joseph Smith were trying to cover for his blunder of losing the 116 pages of the manuscript as Trey Parker and Matt Stone make it sound like, he could have simply written a different book–one written by Nephi rather than Lehi. John W. Welch Notes. Look for the sun that dwells above the dark of night and seek it with all your heart. And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament.”. In Egyptian, perfect past tense uses the word “had” when it is contrary-to-fact or an adverb clause to another event. The ability to create metal plates for writing on–plates that likely were some kind of alloy and not pure gold, and to make them while isolated in the desert, no less–shows incredible knowledge of metallurgy. Additionally, there were many false prophets giving false messages of hope: “False prophets and diviners arose to deceive the people with false hopes that the power of Babylon would soon be broken, and the exiles would soon return home.” Social and monetary reward came with falling in line with the government’s narrative that everything was okay and hopeful, and it is easy for even well-meaning people to become a false prophet in these circumstances. 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