In explaining the purpose of the small plates, Nephi relates some of the "great vision" he had received. He obviously witnessed the events leading up to the crucifixion and the signs that would accompany it. He also saw the resurrection and the accompanying signs. They scourge, smite, and spit upon him and he suffereth it because of his loving kindness and long suffering toward the children of men. However, the Jews will suffer as a people and as a nation.
1Nephi 19:20, The spiritual experience left him physically weak. He has had a lifetime of spiritual experiences so this experience was, as discussed in the last entry, exceedingly beyond the normal. Joseph Smith stated that the physical exhaustion becomes less with more experiences. This, then must have been extremely powerful. 1Nephi 20;21 are from Isaiah 48;49. They are messianic and very little changed from our current version. The Lord makes it clear that he is giving the prophet vision, wisdom and prophecy in such a a manner that it will not be mistaken for personal knowledge or to have come from a false god.
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