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APPENDIX B
Nephi's Comparison of Israelites and Lehites
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(B) Lehites (1 Nephi 17:2-22,50) |
(A) Israelites (1 Nephi 17:23-31,41,42) |
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| 1 | v2 And so great were the blessings of the Lord upon us, that while we | v28 ...They |
| 2 | did live upon raw meat (Also 17:12 "I will make thy food become sweet, that ye cook it not.") | were fed with manna |
| 3 | in the wilderness, | in the wilderness. |
| 4 | our women did give plenty of suck | v29 ...Moses, by his word according to the power of God which was in him, smote the rock, and there came forth water, |
| 5 | for their children, | that the children of Israel |
| 6 | and were strong....
v3 And thus we see that...if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them...; |
might quench their thirst. |
| 7 | wherefore, he | v30 ...The Lord their God, their Redeemer... |
| 8 | did provide means | doing all things |
| 9 | for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness. | for them which were expedient for man to receive.... |
| 10 | v8 ...the Lord spake unto me, | v26 ...Moses was commanded of the Lord... |
| 11 | saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee, | and by his word the waters of the Red Sea were divided hither and thither, |
| 12 | that I may carry thy people across these waters. | and they passed through on dry ground. |
| 13 | v13 And I will also be your light in the wilderness; | v30 ...[The Lord lead] them by day and [gave] light unto them by night, |
| 14 | and I will prepare the way before you, | going before them.... |
| 15 | a if it so be b that ye c shall keep my commandments; a wherefore, inasmuch b as ye c shall keep my commandments |
a v23-b ...if b they c had not hearkened unto the words of the Lord |
| 16 | 1ye 2shall be led 3towards the promised land, and 4ye shall know that it is 5by me that 1ye 2are led. | • v23-a ...4Do
you believe that 1our fathers, who were
the children of Israel, 2would have been led
away?
• v42 ...4ye know that 1they 2were led forth 5by his matchless power 3into the land of promise. |
| 17 | v14 ...I, the Lord, did deliver you from destruction; | v25 ...the children of Israel
were in bondage; and ye know that they were laden with
tasks, which were grievous to be borne; wherefore...it must needs be a
good thing for them, that they should be brought out of bondage.
v27 ...the Egyptians were drowned in the Red Sea, who were the armies of Pharaoh. |
| 18 | ...I did bring you out of | v23 ...our fathers, who were the children of Israel, [were] led away out of |
| 19 | the land of Jerusalem. | the hands of the Egyptians |
| 20 | a v15 ...I, Nephi, b ...did exhort c my brethren d to faithfulness and diligence. |
a v41 And he b did straiten c them in the wilderness with his rod; d for they hardened their hearts, *** even as ye have; *** a and the Lord |
| 21 | v18 And thus 1my brethren did complain against me, and were desirous that they might not 2labor, for 3they did not believe that I could build a ship; | v41 ...He
sent fiery flying serpents among them; and after they were bitten he
prepared a way that they might be healed; and the 2labor
which they had to perform was to look; and because
of the simpleness of the way, or the easiness of it, there were many who
perished.
v42 And 3they did harden their hearts from time to time, and 1they did revile against Moses, and also 1against God; |
| 22 | neither would they believe that I was instructed of the Lord. | v24 Yea, do ye suppose that they would have been led out of bondage, if the Lord had not commanded Moses that he should lead them out of bondage? |
| 23 | v19 ...I, Nephi, was exceedingly sorrowful because of the hardness of their hearts; | • 30 ...they hardened
their hearts • and blinded their minds, |
| 24 | [context:] v20 And thou [Nephi]
art like unto our father, led away by the foolish imaginations of his
heart....
v22 ...And after this manner of language did my brethren murmur and complain against us. |
• and reviled
against Moses • and against the true and living God. [See 3 Ne. 28:34.] |
| 25 | [context:] v49 And it came to
pass that I, Nephi, said unto them that they should murmur no more against
their father; neither should they withhold their labor from me, for God
had commanded me that I should build a ship.
v50 And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. |
v31 ...and according to his word he did do all things for them; and there was not any thing done save it were by his word. |
by Sterling D. Allan; Fountain Green, Utah; April 25, 1994
 | Return to narrative: "Establishment of a Covenant Land and People" |
| Appendix C continues this parallel, showing Nephi's comparison of the stubborn Israelites and the rebellious Lehites. |
| Appendix A shows the general A,B,C, C,B,A chiastic outline of 1 Nephi 17, relative to the comparisons shown in Appendix B and Appendic C |
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