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fusnik11 · 03-14-2007, 04:10 AM

Some thoughts on the butchering of Laban, recapturing of the plates, etc...

First a few questions:

Why would Nephi go back to retrieve the old law contained in the brass plates?

Why would he be told to murder a man?

Why would he subsequently lie, fool and threaten a person, and in doing so convert another?

Why does he continuously boast of himself?

Why does he worship his father in all things?

Could it be that Nephi is a symbolism of us?

Laban and Nephi IMO are representations of us. Both individuals miss the point of life and think they are doing what is right, when in reality they both are wrong.

Laban represents the old us, the Law of Moses us. The keepers of old records, old plates, and guards them with his life. Nephi represents the new us the post Jesus' law us. By cutting off the head of Laban, we, as Nephi, think we are destroying the Law of Moses us. We take the word of God, aka the sword, and cut off the head of our old selves hoping we are removing our old person. What we, and Nephi fail to realize is that, even though we remove the old self, we revert back to our inner Laban. We fool the people with whom surround ourselves with, we revert back to guarding 'old' records and we follow the flesh of another, instead of becoming one with Christ. All while convincing ourselves that we are doing what the Lord wants us to do.

Just a few musings. Have missed the community. Take care.

03-14-2007, 04:10 AM	#1
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	Anyone ever been bothered by Nephi? Some thoughts on the butchering of Laban, recapturing of the plates, etc... First a few questions: Why would Nephi go back to retrieve the old law contained in the brass plates? Why would he be told to murder a man? Why would he subsequently lie, fool and threaten a person, and in doing so convert another? Why does he continuously boast of himself? Why does he worship his father in all things? Could it be that Nephi is a symbolism of us? Laban and Nephi IMO are representations of us. Both individuals miss the point of life and think they are doing what is right, when in reality they both are wrong. Laban represents the old us, the Law of Moses us. The keepers of old records, old plates, and guards them with his life. Nephi represents the new us the post Jesus' law us. By cutting off the head of Laban, we, as Nephi, think we are destroying the Law of Moses us. We take the word of God, aka the sword, and cut off the head of our old selves hoping we are removing our old person. What we, and Nephi fail to realize is that, even though we remove the old self, we revert back to our inner Laban. We fool the people with whom surround ourselves with, we revert back to guarding 'old' records and we follow the flesh of another, instead of becoming one with Christ. All while convincing ourselves that we are doing what the Lord wants us to do. Just a few musings. Have missed the community. Take care.