Editing Second Nephi (section)

===Lehi's last counsel===
[[File:Lehi Blesses His Posterity.jpg|thumb|''Lehi Blesses His Posterity'' by C. C. A. Christensen, 1890]]
Second Nephi begins with a reminder that Lehi had warned of [[Jerusalem]]’s destruction and that his family had been purposefully{{Clarify|reason=As opposed to being "accidentally led" to safety? What is this trying to convey? How were they led? By what mechanism?|date=March 2024}} led to safety. In the narrative, Lehi receives a vision confirming{{Clarify|reason=How do visions "confirm" anything? This is not clear|date=March 2024}} that [[Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)|Jerusalem has been destroyed]]; his family also learns the "promised land" they were led to is their inheritance as long as they follow God{{Clarify|reason=Obviously an homage to Exodus, but this is written too in-universe to understand the mechanisms by which this "promise" and "inheritance" are assured. If this can't be clarified, try to make it simpler, please without the flowery language.|date=March 2024}}.

Lehi advises each of his sons to follow Nephi’s leadership, particularly [[Laman and Lemuel|Laman, Lemuel]], and the sons of [[Ishmael (Book of Mormon)|Ishmael]].{{sfn|Thomas|2016|pp=39-41}} He then blesses Zoram, as a friend of Nephi, saying that his descendants will flourish if they are righteous.{{sfn|Gardner|2007|p=34}} Lehi then blesses [[Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet)|Jacob]], promising that his suffering will be consecrated{{Clarify|reason=What  does THAT mean?|date=March 2024}}; he also speaks to him about the Atonement{{Clarify|reason=What is "the Atonement" capitalized? Are we supposed to know what that is?|date=March 2024}} with a focus on opposition{{Clarify|reason=Is a focus on opposition saying that they will be looking at people who don't believe this nonsense? Entirely unclear what is meant by this.|date=March 2024}} and how both good and bad things are important{{Clarify|reason=Important in life? it what?|date=March 2024}} in life. He teaches all of his sons that the Fall of Man{{Clarify|reason=Another anachronism. How was this doctrine arrived at by them? Was it revealed somehow?|date=March 2024}} was necessary{{Clarify|reason=What kind of necessity? Nomological? Metaphysical? How am I supposed to understand this?|date=March 2024}} for humans to progress{{Clarify|reason=Progress in what way?|date=March 2024}} past their original innocent state{{Clarify|reason=What is the "original state" of humans? Embryo?|date=March 2024}} and have children{{Clarify|reason=what does children have to do with any of this?|date=March 2024}}, emphasizing that all have their own right to choose for themselves.{{sfn|Gardner|2007|p=46}} After blessing Jacob, Lehi speaks to [[Joseph (Book of Mormon)|Joseph]]. In his blessing, he says that Joseph's descendants will not be completely destroyed. Further, he cites a prophecy from [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph of Egypt]], which is contained in the brass plates and predicts that God will prepare a seer named Joseph.<ref>{{lds|2 Nephi|3|1–15}}</ref> This seer, Lehi explains, has ancestral connections to both Joseph of Egypt and Joseph, son of Lehi, and will bring the knowledge of the [[Covenant (religion)|covenant]] back to Lehi’s descendants. Lehi also reveals that Joseph of Egypt prophesied of [[Moses]] leading the [[Israelites]] out of [[Egypt]].{{sfn|Gardner|2007|p=56}} Lehi proceeds to bless Laman and Lemuel’s children so that their people will never become extinct. Afterward, he blesses Ishmael’s sons, Sam, and Sam’s family. Nephi does not describe any specific personal blessings he might have received at this time.{{sfn|Gardner|2007|pp=33–34}}