1 Nephi 1-10

Question 1

1 Nephi 1

Answer 1

Nephi begins the record of his people - Lehi sees in vision a pillar of fire and reads from a book of prophecy - he praises God, foretells the coming of the Messiah, and prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem - he is persecuted by the Jews.

Question 2

1 Nephi 2

Answer 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.

Question 3

1 Nephi 3

Answer 3

Lehi’s sons return to Jerusalem to obtain the plates of brass - Laban refuses to give them up - Nephi exhorts and encourages his brethren - Laban steals their property and attempts to slay them - Laman and Lemuel smite Nephi and are reproved by an angel.

Question 4

1 Nephi 4

Answer 4

Nephi slays Laban at the Lord’s command and then secures the plates of brass by stratagem - Zoram chooses to join Lehi’s family in the wilderness.

Question 5

1 Nephi 5

Answer 5

Sariah complains against Lehi - both rejoice over the return of their sons - they offer sacrifices - the plates of brass contain writings of Moses, and the prophets - they identify Lehi as a descendant of Joseph - Lehi prophesies concerning his seed and the preservation of the plates.

Question 6

1 Nephi 6

Answer 6

Nephi writes of the things of God - his purpose is to persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham and be saved.

Question 7

1 Nephi 7

Answer 7

Lehi’s sons return to Jerusalem and enlist Ishmael and his household in their cause - Laman and others rebel - Nephi exhorts his brethren to have faith in the Lord - they bind him with cords and plan his destruction - he is freed by the power of faith - his brethren ask forgiveness - Lehi and his company offer sacrifice and burnt offerings.

Question 8

1 Nephi 8

Answer 8

Lehi sees a vision of the tree of life - he partakes of its fruit and desires his family to do likewise - he sees a rod of iron, a strait and narrow path, and the mists of darkness that enshroud men - Sariah, Nephi, and Sam partake of the fruit, but Laman and Lemuel refuse.

Question 9

1 Nephi 9

Answer 9

Nephi makes two sets of records - each is called the plates of Nephi - the larger plates contain a secular history; the smaller ones deal primarily with sacred things.

Question 10

1 Nephi 10

Answer 10

Lehi predicts the Babylonian captivity - he tells of the coming among the Jews of a Messiah, a Savior, a Redeemer - he tells also of the coming of the one who should baptize the Lamb of God - Lehi tells of the death and resurrection of the Messiah - he compares the scattering and gathering of Israel to an olive tree - Nephi speaks of the Son of God, of the gift of the Holy Ghost, and of the need for righteousness.