Who is the God of Lehi?

Who is the God of Lehi?

 

So far in our study of the Book of Mormon record, we have referred to God as "the Lord". We know from the Bible that the name the ancient Israelites gave to God was "Jehovah". Is this the same God that was leading Lehi and his family?

Later in the record, Mormon tells us a little about himself in the following way:

"Behold, I do make the record on plates which I have made with mine own hands. And behold, I am called Mormon, being called after the land of Mormon...Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life."

Jehovah and Jesus Christ are the same person: the Son of God. This is the Being that warned Lehi to flee Jerusalem and head into the wilderness. Jesus is the one who delivered Laban into the hands of Lehi's sons. Like all the true prophets before him, Lehi prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus. About this, Nephi's younger brother, Jacob, would write the following:

"Not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us. Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name."

One of Lehi's descendants, a prophet named "Moroni," would write centuries later:

"Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth."

 

We see that this ancient people believed in Christ, and worshipped the Father in His sacred name. He was the God who brought Lehi and his family from Jerusalem to the Promised Land. The Book of Mormon is a witness to His reality.