Tag: 1 Nephi 12
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Nephi’s vision of the harlot
In my last post, I noted that Nephi’s description of his own vision carefully synthesizes elements from his father’s visions, adding layers of depth to his writings. In this post, I want to focus on one particular detail of Nephi’s vision, and look at what Lehi had to say on the same topic. We’ll begin…
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Nephi’s synthesis
Stisa and I often discover a new theme and then work together looking at various scriptures through the lens of that theme. Such is the current situation with the “bride/harlot” theme. His last two posts have looked at King Noah and Abinadi through the “bride/harlot” lens, and my last few posts have done the same…
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The Bride and the Harlot — 1 Nephi 11-14
In this post we’ll continue building on the theme that has captured my attention (and Stisa’s) over the past few weeks — the contrasting scriptural metaphors of the bride and the harlot. This theme has really sharpened the meaning of numerous verses, especially the writings of Nephi. I think for the purposes of keeping this…
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The Cosmic Mountain, part 4
In this post, we progress from Jacob’s ladder to the sacred Buddhist Mount Meru.
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The Cosmic Mountain, Part 2
Part 1 of this series is found here. At the end of the last post, I promised to connect more scripture stories to the cosmic mountain. Below, I’ll lay out key quotes from each of these important passages, and invite you to read the full passage on your own time and ponder the common elements.…
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The Cosmic Mountain, Part 1
Buckle up. This series of posts is going to tie together ideas from many different places. When considered together, I can honestly say this set of ideas is by far the most important thing I’ve gained from several years of intense study of the Book of Mormon. To understand the significance of the cosmic mountain,…
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"…in time to come, you will return to the LORD your God and heed him."
26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.27 And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you.28 And there ye…
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Karath (כָּרַת): to cut
The following has been mentioned on this blog before but is repeated because it is important for the context of this post. Strange as it sounds, in Hebrew you don’t make a covenant, you cut a covenant. (It is still translated into “make” in English to make sense to us). In Old Testament tradition, a covenant agreement was…
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"The whole face of the land" — a third covenant allusion in Mormon 8:8?
The intricacy of the Book of Mormon constantly surprises me. So often we find deeper layers of carefully-packed information which draw absolutely no attention to themselves. This is a source of excitement for me. It means incredible truths are waiting to be discovered by anyone willing to seek!  The second half of Mormon 8:8 is…
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"Mosiah" as "Messiah"
Recently, I\’ve been studying changes in the Book of Mormon text over time. I came across an interesting detail. In the original dictation, Nephi says: 16 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw, yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof…