2 Nephi Chapter 1—Overview

Lehi prophesies of a land of liberty—His seed will be scattered and smitten if they reject the Holy One of Israel—He exhorts his sons to put on the armor of righteousness. About 588–570 B.C.

This seems to be the beginning of the end, so to speak, of Lehi and his ministry. It is a second witness to Nephi’s testimony, and the beginning of Lehi’s last sermon to his wayward sons. By the things he says and the tone in which they are said, it’s clear that Lehi believes his time in this life is short. We don’t know how much longer Lehi lives after this, but he clearly thinks his time is limited. I wonder how much blame he assigns himself for the way Laman and Lemuel turned out.