A symbolic look at the story makes it very clear why it was necessary. The Spirit commands him to kill Laban which does after some hesitation and additional prompting and explanation from the Spirit he gets the plates and they all return to Lehi in the wilderness.
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Nearby Labans house Nephi finds Laban drunk and presumably unconscious.
Picture of nephi and laban. 692011 Nephi was commanded to execute Laban and obtain the brass plates and the Lord provided the way by delivering Laban to him in a drunken defenseless state. With multiple and explicit instructions Nephi takes the sword of Laban and cuts off the head of Laban. Courageously Nephi returns alone to Jerusalem in search of Laban and the plates.
27102003 Directed by Dennis Agle Jr Aaron Edson. Nephi called to them in his own voice and they stopped. When they bring the wealth to Laban he saw their property and that it was exceedingly great he did lust after it insomuch that he thrust them out and sent his servants to slay them that he might obtain their property.
2102017 I going to take something off my shelf and see if there are any insights from the members of this board. 3032020 Nephi was completely surprised to find Laban. Nephi thought of other related reasons.
Laban lying before Nephi in a drunken stupor has not been guiltless in his dealings with Lehis family. 21112017 Laban obviously considered his own self-importance meeting as a member of the old aristocracy in full ceremonial armor with the elders of the Jews 1 Nephi 422 for secret consultations by night probably holding his position because of his ancestors and not by merit having his own treasury and with his house the depository of old recordsall helping to establish. Also he lay in the very spot the temple guards almost slew Nephi as they narrowly escaped from Laban 8 And when I came to him I found that it was Laban.
1 been unfaithful in keeping the commandments of God. 24112018 Laban collapsed almost to the doors of his own house. It concerns chapter 4 of 1 Nephi wherein Nephi kills Laban.
In what little we know the man Laban has at least. His deed was not preplanned and therefore not culpable. 1092016 Nephi goes alone into Jerusalem following the prompting of the Holy Spirit as he goes along and finds Laban passed out drunk.
Nephis action against Laban found in 1 Nephi 4518 certainly seems like a gruesome and extreme scenario. Nephi struggled internally with his charge to carry out the execution and thought. This is because Laban had commited multiple capital crimes Nephi did not lie in wait for Laban and God delivered Laban into his hand.
Never at any time have I shed the blood of man. 2412020 Nephi goes back into the city by himself with no plan except being led by the Spirit not knowing beforehand the things which I should do 1 Nephi 46. A symbolic look at the story makes it very clear why it was necessary.
Satan had power to bruise Christs heel by stirring up wicked men to crucify him but through that same act the Atonement crushes Satans head by conquering both sin and death the only real weapons he ever had. The Lord commands Nephi to slay. Next Nephi suggests buying the plates from Laban with their familys abandoned wealth.
212017 Nephis killing of Laban can be jarring to modern readersYet even though this killing would not be justifiable in modern legal systems the text shows that in the ancient Israelite legal system it would be legal. 1012016 Laban has power to bruise Nephis heel steal his riches and try to kill him but Nephi ultimately crushes his head or cuts off his head. Nephi drew the sharp heavy weapon and stood over Laban for a long time debating his course 1 Nephi 4918.
He killed Laban with his own sword dressed himself in Labans clothing and armor and by impersonating Laban was able to obtain possession of. Young Joy Gardner Larry Bagby Teresa Richardson. Eventually he was convinced.
He was an expert hunter a skilled swordsman and a powerful man11 with due care such a one could do a quick and efficient job and avoid getting much blood on himself. He finds Laban lying drunk in the streets. However this is an example of the problem of cultural differences modern readers raised in Western culture often fail to connect with Nephis time and place.
Nephi gives the reason why Laban must die. See 1 Nephi 41926 Nephis brothers saw him from a distance and began to flee mistaking him for Laban. As the Spirit stated it was the Lord who caused Labans death.
Jan 21 2016 - The story of Nephi and Laban has made many wonder why Nephi had to kill Laban. 6 And regarding the role of divine will as Welch has written the ultimate reason for his action was Gods deliverance of Laban into Nephis hands. To him Nephi looked and sounded like Labananother part of the miraculous deliverance.
When he hesitated the Spirit gave him several reasons why it was the right thing to do. Nibley tells the story of one of his students from the Middle east asking why Nephi eve. 18102019 The Spirit commanded Nephi to kill Laban.
He was drunk on the very wine he had stollen from the House of Lehi. Zoram retrieved the brass plates and followed Nephi out of the city. Jan 25 2017 - The story of Nephi and Laban has made many wonder why Nephi had to kill Laban.
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