1 Nephi 1 Verse 4
Following the Prophet-Repentance
What
Lehi live in Jerusalem all his days.
In the first year of the reign of Zedikiah many prophets came and
preached repentance or the city would be destroyed.
1- Zedikiah , age 21 and uncle to
Nebuchadnezzer king of Babyon, was was named king of Judah by King
Nebuchadnezzer (King of Babylon) after he took Jerusalem, He
Zedikiah, did evil as Johoakim had done- They worshiped idols and all
the abominations of the heathen and mocked the prophets and burned
the house of the Lord.
2-Prophets were sent to Jerusalem.
Lehi was one of these prophets as was Jeremiah.
3-they must repent to repent as in BD
denotes a change of mind, a fresh view about God, about oneself and
the world. A turning of the heart and will to God, to renounce sin.
It is a commandment. D&C 9:22.
4-Jerusalem would be destroyed (must be
destroyed)
2 Kings 18:17 (Isa. 36:2) Assyria sent
great hosts against Jerusalem.
2 Kings 24:40 Nebuchadnezzar came up
against Jerusalem.
2 Kings 25:10 Chaldees...brake down the
walls of Jerusalem-all people carried away except the poor who were
left to be the vinedressers and husbandmen (farmers to raise food)
They took everything of monetary value away.
Why
The people of
Israel were apostate and rebellious and corrupt and they had
forsaken the Lord. It had been a faithful city in the past and
Isaiah calls it a “Harlot”.
Verse 25 of Isaiah
1 says “I will turn my hand upon thee and take away thy dross.
And I (v.26) will restore judges...and thou shalt be called the city
of righteousness.
It would become
the city where Jesus would come and be presented to the Lord at the
temple.
Pattern
Other cities have
been destroyed because of wickedness. Many cities were destroyed at
the time of the crucifixion. Zarahemla, Moronihah, many sunk and
burned.
D&C 84:94 Wo
unto that city that rejects the Elders.
Isaiah 6:8-11 Told
to preach until there is no one left.
Prophets are sent
today to preach the truth. Many reject them.
Christ
Jesus was also a
Jew and preached repentance.
Apply
Each person is
like a city within themselves. Many things, problems, people and
teachings going on in our lives.
We can follow the
prophets today and be like them.
Num. 11:29 Moses
said: would God that all the Lord's people were prophets.
BD In a general
sense a prophet is anyone who has a testimony of Jesus Christ by the
Holy Ghost.
Rev. 19:10 The
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Conference
10/14 Finding
Lasting Peace..
the prophets have
warned and forewarned about the inevitable and destructive
consequence of a deterioration of family values.
(It would be well
to study this talk in it's entirety.
Hymn
53 Let Earth's
Inhabitants Rejoice
21 Come Listen To
A Prophet's Voice
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