These smaller chapters present a problem for me because there isn’t a lot of content to present a commentary on. Actually sometimes this is a blessing also because many chapters of the Book of Mormon have so much information that entire books could be, or have been written on single verses. Not to mention that some chapters contain doctrine on multiple subjects.
This chapter is a maintenance chapter. Nephi tells us that there are lots of records and that these records are going to contain more information about the teachings of Nephi. Ministry is the word he uses.
Its important to recognize that Nephi is still new at keeping records so he finds that its important to keep us appraised of his plan. In doing so he expresses his faith. He says that he doesn’t know exactly why he is asked to do what he is doing. Hindsight is 20/20. Remember that story of Martin Harris and 116 pages. Now we don’t know what exactly was lost as far as words on these pages but we know that the important stuff will be preserved “for a wise purpose.”
1 Nephi Chapter 9
These smaller chapters present a problem for me because there isn’t a lot of content to present a commentary on. Actually sometimes this is a blessing also because many chapters of the Book of Mormon have so much information that entire books could be, or have been written on single verses. Not to mention that some chapters contain doctrine on multiple subjects.
This chapter is a maintenance chapter. Nephi tells us that there are lots of records and that these records are going to contain more information about the teachings of Nephi. Ministry is the word he uses.
Its important to recognize that Nephi is still new at keeping records so he finds that its important to keep us appraised of his plan. In doing so he expresses his faith. He says that he doesn’t know exactly why he is asked to do what he is doing. Hindsight is 20/20. Remember that story of Martin Harris and 116 pages. Now we don’t know what exactly was lost as far as words on these pages but we know that the important stuff will be preserved “for a wise purpose.”