1 Ne 12:16-20
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Verse 16
- Is the angel trying to compare the river of filthy water to the era of Nephite apostasy that has started unfolding in Nephi's vision?
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Verse 17
- How do temptations "blindeth the eyes" and "hardeneth the hearts" of people?
- How can people be "led" by temptations?
- What are "broad roads"? How might a broad road lead someone to perish?
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Verse 18
- What does the "terrible gulf" divide? Is it the righteous from the wicked? If so, how is this brought about by divine "word of justice"?
- What is the "word of justice" mentioned here?
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Verse 19
- Is Nephi making a distinction here between "my seed" and "the people of my seed"?
- What does it mean that these people were able to "overpower" others? Does that mean they were destroyed or killed, or just subjugated in some way?
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Verse 20
- Who are "the people of the seed of my brethren"? Are these literal descendants of Laman and Lemuel, or other people associated with or possibly ruled by the literal descendants?
- What does it mean that the people were "overcome"? Is this similar or different from being overpowered (cf. vs. 19).
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Lexical notes
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Verse 18
"word of the justice" originally "sword of the justice" but mis-transcribed into the printers manuscript (see e.g. Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, 7:1 "Joseph Smith's Translation of the Book of Mormon: Evidence for Tight Control of the Text")
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Exegesis
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