Helaman 1 – I admit confusion in this chapter. Who are the good guys? The Nephites? I have written in the margin of my book “This time in Nephite history parallels our day. Pay attention!” That said, perhaps there aren’t many good guys. Sometimes you look at the leaders of our nation and its hard to tell who the good guys are as well.
In verse 18, the Nephites show their political arrogance. They didn’t keep sufficient guards in the land of Zarahemla because they figured the Lamanites wouldn’t dare come against them.
This concerns me because our country’s defense budget is being decreased. Are we guilty of “not keeping sufficient guards”?
I’m also a little amused at the irony of Kishkumen’s friends in “swearing by their everlasting Maker” to protect a murderer – Kishkumen! Really? But you hear people swearing in the name of deity all the time. Have they any idea what they’re really saying?
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