Stay On The Mountain!

Oh man! Last week my post was about staying away from Satan's snares.

 

This week to go along with it I have a story about a Book of Mormon character that thought he was safe!

The story begins in Alma chapter 46, when a wicked dude, Amalickiah aspires to be a king over a group of people. He wants to gain control of the people to go to war against another group of people.

Amalickiah uses treachery, murder, and intrigue to become king.

Half of the group goes to a top of a mountain and appoints a leader over them, Lehonti!



Lehonti says that are being fixed in their minds with a determined resolution that they would not be subjected to go against the Nephites.

Amalickiah needs the whole group of Lamanites to go against the Nephites.

 

Amlickiah and his men go to the bottom of Mount Antipas.

 

He sends some of his men up to the top of the mountain to speak with Lehonti.

 

He wanted Lehonti to come down to the foot of the mount, because Amalickiah wanted to speak with him.

 

Lehonti wouldn't do it, he was "..fixed in his mind with a determined resolution.." that he would not falter!

 

Amalickiah sent his men 3 times.

 

Lehonti would not go!

                          

 

 

 

This time Amalickiah went half way up Mount Antipus.

 

Again, he sent some of his men to speak with Lehonti.

 

They told him to come down..

Just part way...

And you can bring your guards..

 

You will be safe..

 

 

Sounds a little sketchy to me..

 

They met on the mountain.
 
Amalickiah told Lehonti to come down in
the night to surround him and his men.

They would also hand themselves over.

Amalickiah's only request is that he would
become second in command over the whole army..


..A little strange right?..






"And it came to pass that Lehonti came down with his men and surrounded the men of Amalickiah, so that before they awoke at the dawn of day they were surrounded by the armies of Lehonti."

 

 Amalickiah's men pled with him that they would not have to fight Lehonti's army.

And that is exactly what Amalickiah wanted.

"Now this was the thing that Amalickiah desired"

 

 "Now it was the custom among the Lamanites, if their chief leader was killed, to appoint the second leader to be their chief leader.

 

 

And it came to pass that Amalickiah caused that one of his servants should administer poison by degrees to Lehonti, that he died.

 

  Now, when Lehonti was dead, the Lamanites appointed Amalickiah to be their leader and their chief commander."

-Alma 47:17-19

 

 

 

And it came to pass that Lehonti was murdered by degrees.

 

..Little by little..

 

He didn't even realize what was going on.

 

 

 

 

Satan wants us to come down off the mountain just a little bit,

Drop out standards just a little, Do little things we aren't supposed to do.

That is what he does to snare us..

 

We have got to learn how to stay up on the mountain!

Don't lower your standards, you are a son or daughter of God!