Monday, September 7, 2015

1 Nephi 4:28

28  And it came to pass that when Laman saw me he was exceedingly frightened, and also Lemuel and Sam.  And they fled from before my presence; for they supposed it was Laban, and that he had slain me and had sought to take away their lives also.
     “Laman… was… frightened…”
            -it seems as if the unfaithful and the wicked spend most of their time being angry or frightened.  That’s enough reason, by itself, to be righteous.  Belief in God brings with it a certain level of hope and peace.  There is a correlation.  Disbelief and sin are accompanied by despair, fear and pessimism. 
            -it is hard to fault the human reaction and flight due to fear in a very tense situation.  Twice their efforts had been frustrated and twice they had to flee for their lives.  Now a man dressed as Laban appears with a servant... who would think it was Nephi in disguise?

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