4 But behold, aLaman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you;
for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.
-There
are many aspects of this vision that Lehi might have been struck by (i.e. the
doctrine it teaches, the insight/knowledge it provides, the explanation it
provides about the Savior, etc.) and related to his family. He was most concerned with the foreshadowing
it provided about his family. He seems
to have been most struck by the personal application to his family since he tells of what he saw in the context
of his son’s acceptance or rejection of God as illustrated by the symbols in
the dream. It is a father’s
preoccupation and concern for the spiritual wellbeing of his children!
“a dark and
dreary wilderness”
-God has
never tried to mislead us about the nature of this life. It is of the terrestrial order: a dark, dreary, sad, difficult and cruel
place. “In the world you shall have tribulation”. We are to find our way in such a world! Regardless of the mists of darkness all
around us, we are to find our way.
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