摩尔门经 · 第 18 个故事基督降生之前(约公元前 30 年 – 公元 1 年)
尼腓和李海在监狱中
Nephi and Lehi in Prison
一句话概要
希拉曼的两个儿子尼腓和李海在拉曼人中传道被捕入狱,却被火焰般的光包围而不受伤害,一个微小平静的声音使在场的人都悔改了。
故事概要
希拉曼给两个儿子起名叫尼腓和李海,好让他们记得祖先的善行;他叮嘱他们要把根基建立在救赎主基督的磐石上,这样魔鬼的狂风暴雨就不能胜过他们。兄弟俩到各地传道,许多人悔改,他们又到拉曼人的地方去,却被捉住关进监里,许多天没有给他们食物。当拉曼人要来杀他们时,尼腓和李海被好像火焰的光包围着,却没有被烧伤。大地震动,监狱的墙摇晃,一片黑暗的云笼罩着在场的人;他们听见一个声音叫他们悔改,那声音不是雷声,也不是喧闹的声音,而是一个平静、十分温和、好像低语的声音,却刺透了他们的灵魂。其中一个人告诉大家,要悔改,向神呼求,直到对基督有信心;他们这样做了,黑暗就散去,每个人都被火焰般的光包围,心中充满说不出的喜乐。大约三百人见证了这事,他们出去向人传讲,大部分拉曼人因此归主,放下了武器,并把占领的土地还给尼腓人。
在哪里读
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人物
- 尼腓和李海(希拉曼的儿子)
希拉曼(二世)的两个儿子,一同在尼腓人和拉曼人中传道。
- 希拉曼
小阿尔玛的儿子,带领两千年轻战士。
地点
尼腓地
尼腓人最早的居住地,后来主要由拉曼人居住。
为什么重要
希拉曼书 5:12 是摩尔门经中最常被背诵的经文之一:人生必定会有风暴,但建立在基督磐石上的根基不会倒塌。故事中神的声音也不是震耳欲聋的,而是像低语一样温和——和以利亚在何烈山听见的“微小的声音”很相似。
重点经文
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul—
And Nephi and Lehi were in the midst of them; yea, they were encircled about; yea, they were as if in the midst of a flaming fire, yet it did harm them not, neither did it take hold upon the walls of the prison; and they were filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory.
读经之前
- 注意这里的尼腓和李海是希拉曼的儿子,名字取自摩尔门经开头的李海和尼腓(5:6)。
- 5:12 和耶稣在登山宝训结尾的比喻(太 7:24–27)可以对照。
- 5:29–33 描写那个声音,读的时候可以慢一点。
小测验
3 道题,检验一下你记住了多少。
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