The Covenantal Last Words of Lehi. 2 Nephi 1-5
Keywords
prophetic testimony, covenant faithfulness, final instructions
Abstract
The words of prophets matter. The last words of a prophet are particularly poignant and significant.
Throughout ancient scripture, prophets would deliver their final testament, or final testimony witnessing of truths they hoped their people would continue to embrace long after the prophet had passed on.
For example, before Moses died, he gathered the Israelites together at the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan river and Promised Land and delivered to them his final testimony and instruction. He reviewed all the great deeds God had done for His people. He recounted the blessings they received when they were faithful, and the troubles they suffered when they were faithless. He exhorted the people to remain covenantally true and faithful to God. Moses’s final words comprise the majority of the Book of Deuteronomy. And the Book of Deuteronomy is patterned on the covenant of faithfulness God delivered to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
Original Publication Citation
The Covenantal Last Words of Lehi. 2 Nephi 1-5. February 2, 2020.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "The Covenantal Last Words of Lehi. 2 Nephi 1-5" (2020). Faculty Publications. 9922.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9922
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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