Apr 15, 2016 mosiah was chosen to succeed his father as king, and so a proclamation was ordered throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of zarahemla, and the people of mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered together mosiah 1. The trouble within arose where it was least expected, from the kings own home and the family of alma, the presiding high priest. Book of mormontextual changesbenjamin changed to mosiah. So mosiah taught the people of zarahemla their language. Named for king mosiah ii, the book was later abridged by mormon, and it described the history of the nephites of zarahemla, as well as recounting the record of zeniff from 160 bc. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1991, 5971. King benjamin was victorious in driving lamanites enemies from the zarahemla region. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. The search party returned with this record and sent it to limhi for.
We dont learn much about his life, but we do know that in the end of his life he was visited by an angel. Mosiah 1 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The people who had been under wicked king noah had recently returned to zarahemla, the capital city of the nephites, and king mosiah had learned of the great harm that one wicked king could cause. He was not explicitly mentioned, but joseph smith, translating the plates, wrote, zarahemla gave a. If king limhi and ammon arrived in zarahemla before the end of the fourth year of king mosiah s reign, then we could interpret the statement in mosiah 6. The king of zarahemla also named zarahemla claimed to be a descendant of the peoples namesake, mulek, who they said was a son of. A book of mormon prophet, king benjamin, gathers his people to hear him preach the gospel of jesus christ one last time. The first was the father of benjamin and king over zarahemla, while the second was. The nephites, the people of zarahemla mulekites, the people of limhi, and the people of alma1 were unified under mosiah as king, with alma as high priest. The book of mormon scriptures also describe the limited physical size of the city. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite.
The book covers the time period between ca bc and 91 bc, except for when the book has a flashback into the record of zeniff, which starts at ca 200 bc, according to footnotes. During the reign of king mosiah i, zeniff led a group of nephites from zarahemla to settle among the lamanites in the land of nephi. It took ammon 40 days wandering in the wilderness to find the land of first inheritance. He gives his sermon to the people he is ruling in zarahemla who humble themselves and repent, and announces that his son also named mosiah will be king. Establish the order of the church in zarahemla again.
The book of mosiah is very different from jacob, or 1st or 2nd nephi. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1991, 5971 lessons from the zarahemla churches dennis l. They gathered with each familys tent facing the temple. King mosiah issued a public proclamation prohibiting persecution of church. He was named after his grandfather mosiah, who was also a king of zarahemla see omni 1. A dictionary of the book of mormonmosiah ii wikisource, the free. This volume is the first of three on the book of mormon. However, their language had become so different because they didnt have any records with them. Mosiah thereafter presided in the land of zarahemla over a people called collectively the nephites. The land of zarahemla was the nephite capital for many years. He was not explicitly mentioned, but joseph smith, translating the plates, wrote, zarahemla gave a genealogy of his fathers, according to his mem. Twelve journeys between the cities of nephi and zarahemla. The book covers the time period between ca bc and 91 bc, except for when the book has a flashback into the record.
Mosiah 2529 is a record of what happened in zarahemla from approximately 120 to 91 b. Mosiah 922 contains an account of the experiences of these people. The book covers the time period between ca bc and 91 bc, except for when the book has a flashback into the record of zeniff, which starts at ca 200 bc. The title refers to mosiah ii, a king of the nephites at zarahemla.
Just prior to his death, amaleki completed the book of omni by briefly recording the account of king mosiah s discovery of the people of zarahemla. Lessons from the zarahemla churches religious studies center. The people of zeniffs colony, including limhis people and almas followers, had returned to zarahemla and were united safely under king mosiahs rule. Lessons from the zarahemla churches religious studies. In the book of mormon, why would king mosiah give the office of. Two kings in the book of mormon bore the name mosiah.
Without this brief record we would know little concerning the conversion of the mulekites from an atheistic people into some of the most faithful saints in the entire book of. Books of jacob, enos, jarom, omnimosiah 1 commanded to leave land of nephi omni 1. The book of mosiah is the eighth book of the book of mormon, covering the years from bc to 91 bc. Mosiah 21 records how king limhi sent a small expeditionary force from the land of nephi to find the land of zarahemla to the north. Approximately 80 years before king benjamins son mosiah became king, a man named zeniff led a group of nephites from zarahemla to live in the land of nephi, which they considered the land of their inheritance see omni 1.
King benjamin of the nephites taught his sons the language and prophecies of their fathers, and their religion and. It was probably less than a 40day journey from the land of zarahemla to the land of first inheritance, for ammon was sent by king mosiah from zarahemla to find the people of king limhi, in the land of first inheritance, also called lehinephi mosiah 7. Almas son, alma, and mosiahs sons, ammon, aaron, omner, and himni, are among the unbelievers who cause many problems for the church. At the time of the crucifixion of christ, the book of mormon records that. King mosiah authorized a man named ammon to lead a small group to the land of. One day, as they were going about wreaking havoc, an angel appears in a spectacular earthshaking display. Alma and mosiahs sons rebellion zarahemla under monarchial. Mosiah was a prophet, seer, revelator, and king who ruled in zarahemla from approximately. In the book of mormon, it was the priest who was assigned to preach the word. The angel calls alma by name and asks him why he is. This includes the journey of lehi and his family across the arabian peninsula to bountiful. They were called the people of zarahemla and lived in the land of zarahemla.
The book contains only one chapter although it covers more than two centuries of nephite history from ca 323 bc to bc, according to footnotes. While editions of the book of mormon since 1837 have read that king mosiah had the divine gift of interpretation or translation, in the 1830 edition of the book of mormon this passage reads that king benjamin was the one with the gift. Why is the theme of kingship so prominent in king benjamin. He was a perfect king and the land of zarahemla was perfectly peaceful and happy during his entire reign.
Mosiah is successful in uniting the two groups, and gains enough political support to become the king of zarahemla. Mosiahs rise to power zarahemla under monarchial rule. The initial author was omni, but several others were charged with keeping the. King benjamin teaches his sons the language and prophecies of their. Mosiah was chosen to succeed his father as king, and so a proclamation was ordered throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of zarahemla, and the people of mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered together mosiah 1. However, most of king mosiahs reasons for the change in government appear to. The king of the lamanites allowed zeniffs people to settle among them because he secretly planned to bring them into bondage. Omni the son of jarom mosiah mosiah 1 king of zarahemla brother of amaleki king benjamin king of zarahemla coriantumr the last of the jaredites amaron chemish abinadom amaleki had no children words of mormon mormon son of mormon moroni visited joseph smith mosiah isaiah sons and daughters sons and daughters children of ammon a. The book covers the time period between ca bc and 91 bc, except for when the book has a flashback into the record of zeniff, which starts at ca 200. The people of zarahemla united with the people of mosiah, and mosiah became their king, with hardly a peep from king zarahemla.
The book of omni is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. According to the book of mormon, mosiah i was a nephite prophet who led the nephites from the land of nephi to the land of zarahemla and was later appointed. Alma was given authority to organize and regulate churches, but many members apostasized and persecuted the righteous. The third king of the nephites in the land of zarahemla, where he was born b. These people had come from jerusalem during the reign of king zedekiah. The expedition team got lost, and ended up instead finding some jaredite ruins that included a record of the people whose bones they had found engraved on plates of ore mosiah 21. He was the father of king benjamin and the first of two individuals in the book of mormon with the name mosiah. The book of mormon gives no indication of the size of the mulekite city or the land of zarahemla until toward the end of king benjamins reign, about 124 bc, when king benjamin announced his retirement and the pending anointment of his son mosiah 2 to be king. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. Mormon drew from a number of records to compile the book of mosiah. The people of limhi later found these plates while searching for the city of zarahemla, and king mosiah translated them around 120 b.
Mar, 2020 in the first of the season three book of mormon videos, king benjamin preaches to his people for a final time before declaring his son mosiah as the new king. Alma was given authority to organize and regulate churches, but many members apostasized and. This was a time of peace and prosperity, even though manycontinue reading. Following benjamins address in 124continue reading.
Shortly after discovering the mulekites in zarahemla, mosiah was made king over them. The church was established in zarahemla by alma the elder, when his group. The book of mosiah is one of the books which make up the book of mormon. Upon alma going to zarahemla, why would mosiah give the office of high priest in other words, the office of being the prophet of the church. In the first of the season three book of mormon videos, king benjamin preaches to his people for a final time before declaring his son mosiah as the new king. Mosiah and his refugee people presumably united with the people of zarahemla sometime between 279 and b. If king limhi and ammon arrived in zarahemla before the end of the fourth year of king mosiahs reign, then we could interpret the statement in mosiah 6. The trouble within arose where it was least expected, from the king s own home and the family of alma, the presiding high priest. The book of mosiah is named for king mosiah, who ruled in zarahemla from about 124 b.
Largey was assistant professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university when this. The city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Why is the theme of kingship so prominent in king benjamins. Mosiah i and co are descendants of nephi aka nephitesthey discover zarahemla and the people around 200 b. Its original inhabitants told mosiah that they were jews who went out from jerusalem at the time of zedekiah, the last king of judah, and were called the people of zarahemla, or the mulekites by modern people. Mosiah organizes educational programs for the mulekites, in which he teaches them how to read and write the language of their fathers, and teaches them their history and genealogy. King benjamins speech mosiah 25 book of mormon study. Mosiah was a prophet, seer, revelator, and king who ruled in zarahemla from approximately 124 bc to 91 bc. King benjamin teaches his sons the language and prophecies of their fatherstheir religion and civilization have been preserved because of the records kept on the various plates mosiah is chosen as king and is given custody of the records and other things. The book is named for mosiah, who was a son of king benjamin. Chapters 15 include the final teachings of mosiahs. Moroni later abridged the translated plates and, together with his commentary, included them in his record, thus producing the final form of the book of ether. Largey, lessons from the zarahemla churches in the book of mormon. It contains the marvelous prophesies of lehi, nephi, and jacob.
The people pitch their tents near the temple in zarahemla. May, 2016 mosiah 21 records how king limhi sent a small expeditionary force from the land of nephi to find the land of zarahemla to the north. The book of mormon also mentions a king named zarahemla. Thirtythree years later, alma the younger would succeed king mosiah as alma became the first chief judge and high priest of the diverse land of zarahemla. King benjamin teaches them when they serve one another, they are serving god. It follows them on to the promised land, where the nephites and lamanites separated. A tall tower was erected to make it easier for benjamin to address them all. Mae blanch, challenges to the reign of the judges, in book of. The storyline goes all over the place the book is named after a king that doesnt give a speech in the book, and begins with an address by mosiahs son benjamin. The book of mosiah begins by stating that there was no more contention but continual peace mosiah 1. Priests in the book of mormon church book of mormon.
1028 1675 1604 1174 1229 1353 14 1123 610 1439 1385 709 1027 167 645 1507 1189 920 1436 668 930 541 6 511 1490 116 454 688 1131