What Does it Mean to Walk in the Paths of Righteousness? (1 Nephi 16 – 22)
Keywords
covenant loyalty, commandment keeping, paths of righteousness
Abstract
Nephi labored diligently with loving kindness to help his brothers experience the plan of happiness by urging them to keep the commandments of the Lord.
God had covenantally promised property, posterity, and prosperity to the children of Abraham (see Genesis 12:1-3) if they were loyal to Him. At Mount Sinai, God revealed the covenantal instructions for loyalty through Moses to the Israelites. Insofar as the Israelites (including Lehi’s family) were loyal to God by keeping the commandments, they experienced the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant. And insofar as they were disloyal to God by purposefully breaking the commandments and refusing to heed God’s loving invitations, they lost His abiding presence and protection.
“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did exhort my brethren, with all diligence, to keep the commandments of the Lord. And it came to pass that they did humble themselves before the Lord; insomuch that I had joy and great hopes of them, that they would walk in the paths of righteousness.” (1 Nephi 16:4-5, emphasis added)
Original Publication Citation
What Does it Mean to Walk in the Paths of Righteousness? (1 Nephi 16-22). January 26, 2020.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "What Does it Mean to Walk in the Paths of Righteousness? (1 Nephi 16 – 22)" (2020). Faculty Publications. 9921.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9921
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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