Tag: 2 Nephi 33
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"and they became a sign"
Today’s post will outline an interesting new idea I recently had about this promise in Isaiah: 26 ¶ And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth… (Isaiah 5) I’ve always thought of this “ensign” as a positive thing — a banner or a beacon to which the honest…
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Day and night in the Book of Mormon
I don\’t even remember anymore which Book of Mormon verse gave me the idea to study the symbolic use of day and night in ancient Israelite tradition. One thing is clear: Day and night is used both literally and symbolically in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Searching the internet, I found surprisingly…
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What does it mean to "call upon" the name of God?
Calling upon the name of God is mentioned several times in the Book of Mormon. One reference particularly stands out to me: 27 Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name. (Helaman 3) \”Thus we may see\” is typically…
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"Cast…" and "hard heart"
I\’m looking at symbols of the covenant between God and man. They come in two basic forms, which I call \”positive\” and \”negative.\” For example, singing praises unto God is a positive symbol. (See Ether 6:9 or 3 Nephi 20:32, 34.) I\’ve found great joy as I search for these symbols, come to understand their…
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Psalm 7 and "sleep[ing] in the dust"
I came across this interesting passage in Psalm 7 while studying a different topic. Recently, I posted about \”fear and darkness.\” The fundamental idea is that those who are unprepared for the day of judgment attempt in vain to hide within the creation. This is a deeply symbolic reference to the creation-covenant connection. The earth…
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Filled — Part 2
My search for the use of \”filled\” in the Book of Mormon and research to understand the possible Hebrew root, was triggered by this verse And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled (3 Nephi 27:16) The puzzling part is that \”filled\” is not followed…
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Psalms in the Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 9-33
Jacob and Nephi both referenced the Psalms in their writings. Today we\’ll look at the rest of 2 Nephi. I find it really interesting that although the language seems to come from the Psalms, the usage varies. Nephi isn\’t strictly borrowing, he is using creative license to make his point while at the same time…
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קָדַם — qadam: "to come or be in front, meet"
I\’m still not sure what to make of this post, other than I find the concept really interesting. In researching another topic, I learned that the Hebrew root \”qadam\” has the following meanings in English: anticipate (1), before (2), come (2), come to meet (1), come before (3), comes before (1), confront (3), confronted (4),…
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Internal BoM references connected to 2 Nephi 33 — Part 2
In part 1 we looked at the first half of 2 Nephi 33 and how it demonstrates that both Nephi used themes and phrases from his previous writings to create a sort of summary Moroni used themes and phrases from 2 Nephi 33 in his writings, particularly in Ether 12 We will now look at…
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Internal BoM references connected to 2 Nephi 33 — Part 1
Having studied the Book of Mormon very thoroughly for a while, I more easily recognize phrases from elsewhere in the text that are not necessarily cross-referenced in the footnotes. Particularly in 2 Nephi 33, I see a lot of these. This is Nephi\’s final words, and includes a sort of summary of his writings. At…