Lehi's Bare Bones History of Israel and the Gentiles

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Lehi provides a bare bones history of the house of Israel, describing their scattering and gathering as the two main steps. He also outlines two steps in the history of Gentiles, involving the manifestation of the Messiah and the reception of the fullness of the gospel. This brief summary brings up several unanswered questions for Nephi's brothers, such as why the Gentiles have to receive the gospel twice and the importance of the sequence between the Gentiles receiving the gospel again and the gathering of the house of Israel. The confusion and missing pieces in Lehi's summary prompt Nephi's vision in chapter 13 to explore and provide answers to these questions for further explanation in chapter 15.

How does reading Nephi’s Vision prepare you for the work in the kingdom? Dr. Joshua Sears explores the evolution of the term “Messiah” and emphasizes the role of Jesus Christ and his condescension to gather the family of God.

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00:00 Part 1–Dr. Joshua Sears
00:47 Nephi wants to see what Lehi saw
01:09 Dr. Sears shares the two purposes of the Book of Mormon
02:44 Bio of Dr. Joshua Sears
07:38 1 Nephi 1 and the term “Messiah”
10:09 Kingship and the title Messiah
10:58 Messiah as Redeemer
12:12 1 Nephi 11 and the “condescension of God”
14:13 The Lion and the Lamb
15:49 Jehovah and the Messiah in 1 Nephi 11:18
19:00 Jesus as the literal Son of God
22:19 Fulfilling the promises of the Title Page
24:13 1 Nephi 8:30
26:32 Similarities for Lehi and Nephi
28:48 Hesed and covenantal relationships
33:42 So exclusive, everyone can be a part
35:43 Broken relationships with God
38:03 “Being cast off”
41:33 Psalm 89
47:03 We are free to choose to be in covenant with God
51:53 1 Nephi 11:7 and 1 Nephi 12
56:28 1 Nephi 10:12 and a remnant
59:20 The term gentile
1:00:42 The Great and Abominable Church
1:04:25 That which destroys souls
1:07:00 A Jewish record
1:09:52 End of Part 1–Dr. Joshua Sears

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