Assyria
“The Flight of the Prisoners,” by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?
KnoWhy #451
“Neither did they believe that Jerusalem, that great city, could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets. And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem, who sought to take away the life of my father.”
1 Nephi 2:13
Singing Hymns in Sacrament Meeting via LDS Media Library
Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas about the Physical and Spiritual Gathering of Israel?
KnoWhy #290
“And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”
2 Nephi 21:11
The Good Sheperd via lds.org
Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice?
KnoWhy #207
"And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
3 Nephi 15:21; cf. John 10:16
Ultimas Paginas by Jorge Cocco
Why was Giddianhi So Polite?
KnoWhy #190
“Lachoneus, most noble and chief governor of the land, behold, I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you exceedingly great praise.”
3 Nephi 3:2
Portrait of Jesus Christ via lds.org
Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock?
KnoWhy #176
"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."
Helaman 5:12
Jonah and the Whale by Pieter Lastman
Why Does Jacob Choose a “Monster” as a Symbol for Death and Hell?
KnoWhy #34
O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster; yea, that monster, death and hell, which I call the death of the body, and also the death of the spirit.
2 Nephi 9:10
Assyrian relief of archers in battle
What are the “Fiery Darts of the Adversary” Spoken of by Nephi?
KnoWhy #18
“And I said unto them that . . . whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto [the rod of iron], they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction”
1 Nephi 15:24