Reading All the Chapter Fives in the Book of Mormon -- 2 Nephi

2 Nephi 5

• The Nephites separate themselves from the Lamanites, keep the law of Moses and build a temple.
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• Laman and Lemuel's anger increases against Nephi, and they try to take away his life. They believe the older siblings are supposed to rule over the people.
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• The Lord warns Nephi to depart and flee into the wilderness and take anyone who would go with him. Nephi ended up taking Zoram and his family, Sam and his family, as well as Jacob and Joseph, and his sisters.
• They named the place they stopped in, Nephi. 
• Anyone who was with Nephi called themselves the people of Nephi. 
• They were exceedingly blessed with their crops. flocks and herds. 
• Nephi brought the plates with him, along with the ball that was prepared for his father by the hand of the Lord. 
• The people of Nephi were able to prosper and multiply the land.
• Nephi prepared swords to defend themselves against anyone who hated him, his children or his people.
• Nephi taught his people to build buildings out of wood, iron, copper, brass, steel, gold, silver, precious ores, which the Lord had given to them in much abundance.
• Nephi made many swords like the one of Laban
• The people wanted Nephi to be their king, but Nephi refused. The Lord instead impressed upon the people that Nephi should be their ruler and teacher until some sought to take away his life.
• That prophecy was fulfilled and many were cut off from the presence of the Lord. 
• Because of their cursing, they became idle people, full of mischief and subtly. 
• "Subtly"--in a manner that is so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
• Nephi consecrated Jacob and Joseph to be priests and teachers over the land of his people. 

Reading All the Chapter Fives in the Book of Mormon -- 1 Nephi

As I work getting back to regularly reading the Book of Mormon, I again looked up different ways of reading for the sake of not just reading it. Also, something about only reading one chapter from each book has sparked my interest. So here we go, let's see what we can find in each book of chapter five.

1 Nephi 5

• Sariah complains against Lehi because he allowed Nephi, Laman, and Lemuel to go back to Jerusalem to bring back the plates of brass containing the writings of Moses and other prophets. 
• Her sons return to the tent and Sariah understands why the Lord commanded Lehi to take their family and flee into the wilderness.

Verse 8--Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them out of the hands of Laban.

• The plates of Brass contained the five books of Moses, which also included the account of the creation of the world and Adam and Eve who were our first parents. Also the record of the Jews from the beginning, even to the reign of Zedekiah, and many prophecies spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah. 
• Lehi found a genealogy of his fathers, also knowing he was a descendant of Joseph who was the son of Jacob, who was sold in Egypt. He had a physical copy stating his genealogy. 
• Laban who wanted to keep the plates of brass from Nephi, Laman and Lemuel was also a descendant of Joseph. 
• Lehi realizes the plates of brass should never perish.