Helaman 5:22-24; “And after they had been cast into prison many days without food, behold, they went forth into the prison to take them that they might slay them. 23 And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi were encircled about as if by fire, even insomuch that they durst not lay their hands upon them for fear lest they should be burned. Nevertheless, Nephi and Lehi were not burned; and they were as standing in the midst of fire and were not burned. 24 And when they saw that they were encircled about with a pillar of fire, and that it burned them not, their hearts did take courage.”
Daniel 3:22-25; “Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”
Why?
Why couldn’t Joe come up with something original? Even the verse numbers are the same for goodness sakes…
If you’re LDS what do you think of this?
The verses preceding this passage said that Nephi and Lehi had been out preaching the gospel in BC 49 (that’s another story for another time) and out of the blue were taken prisoner by the Lamanite army.
There’s no historical foundation building up to this event. There’s no geographical indicators telling us where it happened.
What does this story do for your spiritual life?
How does it glorify God?
What does it do to further the gospel?
How do you explain this story to non-Mormons who know the events in Daniel?
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