1 Nephi 2-5

1 Nephi Lesson 1
Day 1: Read 1 Nephi 2:1-13
1. 1 Nephi 2 continues the thought begun in 1 Nephi 1:20. What kind(s) of “deliverance” is/are illustrated in 1 Nephi 2:1-2?

2. Why do you think Lehi was willing to leave worldly goods and everything familiar to face hardship in the wilderness?

3. From 1 Nephi 2:11-13, why did Laman and Lemuel murmur?

Day 2: Read 1 Nephi 2:14-24
4. Using 1 Nephi 2:16, what made Nephi different from his brothers?

5. What indication do we have in vv. 20-24 as to why the Lord allowed Laman and Lemuel to escape the destruction of Jerusalem and travel to the promised land?

6. Using map 2 or 3 (any map that shows Jerusalem and the Sinai Peninsula) in your scriptures, approximately how many miles is it from Jerusalem to Ezion-geber? If Lehi’s family traveled an average of 20 miles per day, and went three days’ journey past Ezion-geber (see 1 Nephi 2:6), how far did they go after leaving Jerusalem before camping at the valley of Lemuel?

Day 3: Read 1 Nephi 3:1-20
7. Using your answer to #6 above, if Lehi’s sons could travel 30 miles/ day, how long might it take them to make the round trip?

8. Considering your answer to #7, with whom do you more closely identify, Laman or Nephi, in their reactions to the request to return for the brass plates? Now re-read 1 Nephi 3:7. Why was Lehi “exceedingly glad”?

9. Do you think the casting of lots in v. 11 was totally random? Why or why not?

10. List the reasons Nephi gives in vv. 19-20 for the importance of obtaining the plates.

Day 4: Read 1 Nephi 3:21-31
11. From 1 Nephi 3:25-26, what do we know about Laban?

12. Why do you think Laman was angry with Nephi? Why does v. 28 say Lemuel was angry?

13. What did Laman and Lemuel do after the angel left?

Day 5: Read 1 Nephi 4:1-17
14. The verses in 1 Nephi 4:1-3 are Nephi’s pep talk. On whom is Nephi’s faith based? How do you know?

15. (Personal) Re-read verse 6, then write down a time when you were led by the Spirit.
16. From vv. 7-12, list how the Spirit led Nephi.

17. What new insight did Nephi gain regarding the importance of obtaining the plates? Apply this to the importance of scripture study.

Day 6: Read 1 Nephi 4:18-38
18. List the miracles surrounding the obtaining of the brass plates.

19. Why do you think the Lord waited before intervening? That is, why not deliver the plates to Laman miraculously at his first visit?

20. List the two parts of the covenant between Nephi and Zoram in vv. 32-35.

Day 7: Read 1 Nephi 5
21: List Sariah’s complaints in v. 2 and Lehi’s response in vv. 4-5. What two things gave Sariah comfort?

22. What did the brass plates contain?

23. What effect did scripture study have on Lehi?