Bom class 5
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The document summarizes passages from 1 Nephi chapters 18-22 and provides context about the times of Isaiah, the Nephites, and modern revelation. It notes that during Isaiah's time and the Nephite record, the people struggled with idolatry and unrighteousness which led to spiritual and political problems. It also references warnings from modern prophets about prosperity leading to false gods and coming tribulations. The conclusion encourages reflecting on how to apply scriptural lessons to one's own life.
Bom class 5
- 1. 1 Nephi Chapters 18--22
- 2. • Isaiah prophesied from approximately 740–701 B.C. Isaiah • During his lifetime Israel rose in prosperity and struggled with idolatry. • The unrighteousness of the people led to spiritual weakness and political peril. • Israel became subject to the military power of Assyria. • Trials and tribulations—but in the end the Lord will comfort his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
- 3. • Record from 600 B.C. to 400 A.D. Nephites • During this period the Nephites and the Lamanites rose in prosperity and struggled with idolatry. • The unrighteousness of the people led to spiritual weakness and political peril. • Nephites and Lamanites were subjected to military oppression, and eventually destroyed each other • Trials and tribulations—But in end—And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb . . . unto the convincing of . . . the remnant of the seed of my brethren . . . that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.
- 4. • The Lord has blessed us as a people with a prosperity unequaled in times past. The resources that have been placed in our power are good, and necessary to our work here on the earth. But I am afraid that many of us have been surfeited with flocks and herds and acres and barns and wealth and have begun to worship them as false gods, and they have power over us.—Pres. Kimball 1976 Modern Revelation • There is a portent of stormy weather ahead to which we had better give heed.—Pres. Hinckley 1998 • ―We ought to have the building up of Zion as our greatest object… The time is soon coming, when no man will have peace but in Zion and her stakes.‖ (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith).
- 5. • 1 Nephi 19: 23 Reflection How do we liken the scriptures unto ourselves for ―profit and learning‖? Questions like the following ones can help us profitably apply the scriptures to our lives: What significance does this particular event or principle have for me today? What does the rebellion of Laman and Lemuel teach me? What can I learn about faithfulness from Nephi’s obedience? If I were in this particular situation or faced with this challenge or question, how would I react?