Today we’re looking at events from the BoM to see if they line up with the Bible, and if they seem reasonable for historical events taking place in BC 587. The passage below is a description of a dream Lehi had.
1 Nephi 1:9-15 “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. 10 And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament. 11 And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read. 12 And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord.
We’re wondering…since when did Jesus and His 12 disciples appear to anyone on earth before they were all born?
13 And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be carried away captive into Babylon.
Why did God have to deliver a book that Lehi should’ve known about from Jeremiah?
14 And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! 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!
Why is the destruction of Jerusalem marvelous?
Why are they plagiarizing the Apostle John 600 years before he was even born?
Revelation 15:3 “And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.”
15 And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled, because of the things which he had seen, yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.”
Why would a supposedly righteous Jewish man speak Egyptian?
Why did Lehi rejoice over the destruction of Jerusalem? No Israelite was rejoicing as they were being led out of Jerusalem into Babylon as slaves. In fact, the majority of them would never see their homeland again.
The Jewish people were hardwired to love Jerusalem; it had been that way since time began. Who would rejoice over such a thing?
Would you rejoice being led into slavery?
Would you be happy to lose everything you had worked for all your life?
Would the death of your family and friends be cause to rejoice?
Jeremiah 21:8-10 “And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.”
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