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Nephi S Honorable Execution Of Laban Mormon Chronicle
3 coveted Lehis property as a greedy lustful man.
Nephi justified killing laban. 882018 Nephi knew both where Laban lived and the location of his treasury he also knew that the plates would be held in the treasury and not in Labans house. And 5 sought twice to kill Nephi andor. The Spirit commanded Nephi to kill Laban.
So if they do come against you again then you are justified in killing them. 2102017 I going to take something off my shelf and see if there are any insights from the members of this board. Their assertion is that God would not command Nephi to kill Laban contrary to his commandment Thou.
Laban stole all of their property. It is wrong to assume that Nephi in any way wished to take Labans life. In a case like Nephis where the kill-ing wasnt preplanned the killer still had to flee to one of the specifically-designated cities of refuge or leave the Holy Land Numbers 356.
What is the potential legal charge. 2 falsely accused Laman of robbery. Had Nephi declined to do so one of the consequences might be that Laban would have sent his armies to find Nephi and his family after having taken the record anyway ending Lehis journey to the promised land.
Nephi gives the reason why Laban must die. He was by the Holy Spirits own declaration a. In a case like Nephis where the killing wasnt preplanned the killer still had to flee to one of the specifically-designated cities of refuge or leave the Holy Land Numbers 356.
3 coveted Lehis property as a greedy lustful. Nephi did just that. Nephi wants to make very clear that his killing of Laban was sanctioned by the Lord and was not murder.
212017 Indeed the killing of Laban was not without penalties or consequences. Laman fled and told his brothers what Laban had done. In effect his punishment for killing Laban was voluntary.
Key to understanding why Nephi was justified in slaying Laban is the understanding of the crimes that Laban himself committed in context of the law at the time. 1 The lot fell to Laman who went to Labans house and asked for the plates. There were three attempts to acquire the record know as the brass plates the first two being peaceful and reasonable.
Nephi was not only commanded by the Lord slay Laban but was justified. Nephi did just that. Little we know the man Laban has at least.
The Law of Moses which Nephi is killing to take possession of ironically says. Laban sent his servants to kill Laman Lemuel and Nephi. 2 falsely accused Laman of robbery.
This is one area I believe the church material may be wrong. When he killed Laban. It concerns chapter 4 of 1 Nephi wherein Nephi kills Laban.
But Laban called Laman a robber and threatened to kill him. Nibley tells the story of one of his students from the Middle east asking why Nephi eve. Nephi did just that.
You cant help but to feel that Nephi would be completely justified in taking this one life. 622015 One of the biggest ethical problems in LDS canon is the story of Nephi killing Laban in 1 Nephi 4 in the Book of Mormon. When he hesitated the Spirit gave him several reasons why it was the right thing to do.
How did this happen. 2412020 A young Nephi kills drunken Laban with Labans own sword only four chapters into the Book of Mormon See 1 Nephi 4. 1662012 Nephi did have ample reason to slay King Laban when you realize that King Laban had attempted to kill Nephi and his brethren and he had taken their property.
Would not give the plates containing Lehis genealogy. 4 stolen that property outright. 182013 10 hours ago Sunslight said.
812012 The Crimes of Laban. Laban threatened to kill Laman. In what little we know of the man Laban has at least.
He arguably provides several aspects of this perspective in his account. Nephi also realized that he could not fulfill the commandments of the Lord without obtaining. Modern readers might stumble over any justification for killing Laban as Nephi does at first.
Laban lying before Nephi in a drunken stupor has not been guiltless in his dealings with Lehis family. How is Nephi killing Laban different from religiously justified terrorism and cultic murder like Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. Ethical considerations related to Nephis killing of Laban Jump to Subtopic.
Indeed the killing of Laban was not without penalties or consequences. Nephi didnt know but it must have seemed surreal. And 5 sought twice to kill Nephi andor his brothers.
1 been unfaithful in keeping the commandments of God. I would have a hard time believing that past forefathers such as George Washington was sent to spirit prison just because he had no means for accepting baptism in mortal. However looking through the cultural context of a believing Hebrew from 600BCE sheds new light on understanding the account.
Most of the time we look at this from Nephis perspective and practically ignore his brothers the angel that visited him or the Eternal Programmer in Heaven who is intervening here. 18102019 As he approaches Labans home Nephi sees him lying on the ground incapacitated by alcohol and utterly alone. Could Satan have deceived Nephi into killing Laban.
So why then did Nephi go to the house of Laban first. It is also often used as a basis for anti-Mormon zealots to attempt to disprove the Book of Mormon. 692011 The account of Nephis execution of Laban in the Book of Mormon is a common source of uncomfortable misunderstanding for many members of the church.
4 stolen that property outright. God commands Thou shalt not kill yet Nephi sees no way to accomplish this commandment. In a case like Nephis where the killing wasnt preplanned the killer still had to flee to one of the specifically-designated cities of refuge or leave the Holy Land Numbers 356.
1 been unfaithful in keeping the commandments of God. One could argue that he was going back as they had done before to ask Laban for the plates. 852017 Laban had broken the laws of God and of the land.
3032020 Indeed the killing of Laban was not without penalties or consequences. When Nephi and his brothers arrived outside Jerusalem they cast lots to determine who would approach Laban first. According to 1 Ne 37 God always prepares a way for a person to accomplish what God commands.
Would not obey Gods commanments forcing Lehi and his family to flee Jerusalem.
