“Obtained a Promise”

Brant Gardner

From the wide definition of the land of promise, Lehi returns to the specific. He notes that he has "obtained a promise", indicating that this was a concern and a topic of pleading with the Lord. The promise Lehi secures relates only to those that have come out of Jerusalem (unwittingly adding the Mulekites in the promise?). While they are righteous, they will be kept from other nations, and will be blessed.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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