Chapter 3. This is a fun eventful chapter. Not only is there adventure, danger, violence, faith, obedience, perseverance, revelation, greed, murmuring and a miracle but there are soooo many ways that we can compare this chapter to our lives now. It is so interesting to me how the scriptures still work perfectly for our day. These prophets were truly inspired.
The First Book of Nephi
Chapter 3
Lehi’s sons return to Jerusalem to obtain the plates of brass—Laban refuses to give the plates up—Nephi exhorts and encourages his brethren—Laban steals their property and attempts to slay them—Laman and Lemuel smite Nephi and Sam and are reproved by an angel. About 600–592 B.C.
1And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned from aspeaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father.
2And it came to pass that he spake unto me, saying: Behold I have dreamed a adream, in the which the Lord hath commanded me that thou and thy brethren shall breturn to Jerusalem.
3For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also aagenealogy of my forefathers, and they are bengraven upon plates of brass.
4Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me that thou and thy brothers should go unto the house of Laban, and seek the records, and bring them down hither into the wilderness.
5And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord.
7And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I awill go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no bcommandments unto the children of men, save he shall cprepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
8And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words he was exceedingly glad, for he knew that I had been blessed of the Lord.
9And I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the wilderness, with our tents, to go up to the land of Jerusalem.
10And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of Jerusalem, I and my brethren did consult one with another.
11And we acast lots—who of us should go in unto the house of Laban. And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman; and Laman went in unto the house of Laban, and he talked with him as he sat in his house.
12And he desired of Laban the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, which contained the agenealogy of my father.
13And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry, and thrust him out from his presence; and he would not that he should have the records. Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.
14But Laman fled out of his presence, and told the things which Laban had done, unto us. And we began to be exceedingly sorrowful, and my brethren were about to return unto my father in the wilderness.
15But behold I said unto them that: aAs the Lord liveth, and as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have baccomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.
16Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; therefore let us go down to the land of our father’sainheritance, for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner of riches. And all this he hath done because of the bcommandmentsof the Lord.
18For behold, they have arejected the words of the prophets. Wherefore, if my father should dwell in the land after he hath been bcommanded to flee out of the land, behold, he would also perish. Wherefore, it must needs be that he flee out of the land.
19And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain thesearecords, that we may preserve unto our children the language of our fathers;
20And also that we may apreserve unto them the words which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy bprophets, which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God, since the world began, even down unto this present time.
21And it came to pass that after this manner of language did Iapersuade my brethren, that they might be faithful in keeping the commandments of God.
22And it came to pass that we went down to the land of our inheritance, and we did gather together our agold, and our silver, and our precious things.
24And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired him that he would give unto us the records which were engraven upon the aplates of brass, for which we would give unto him our gold, and our silver, and all our precious things.
25And it came to pass that when Laban saw our property, and that it was exceedingly great, he did alust after it, insomuch that he thrust us out, and sent his servants to slay us, that he might obtain our property.
26And ait came to pass that we did flee before the servants of Laban, and we were obliged to leave behind our property, and it fell into the hands of Laban.
27And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness, and the servants of Laban did not overtake us, and we ahid ourselves in the cavity of a rock.
28And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak manyahard words unto us, their younger brothers, and they did smite us even with a rod.
29And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, anaangel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a bruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will cdeliver Laban into your hands.
31And after the angel had departed, Laman and Lemuel again began to amurmur, saying: How is it possible that the Lord will deliver Laban into our hands? Behold, he is a mighty man, and he can command fifty, yea, even he can slay fifty; then why not us?
Hope you enjoyed and saw all of the cool comparisons that I did. Until Chapter 4!
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