Tag: alma 27
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Land of our inheritance — Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at the covenant connection of the Hebrew yeresh, meaning to inherit/possess. The promised land is an inheritance given by covenant. It is a blessing (“flowing with milk and honey”) but also a great responsibility. 9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a…
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Endowment Narratives in the Book of Mormon, Part 2b — The (second half of the) Big Picture
This post will continue detailing five additional examples of the “endowment pattern” I am describing in this series. By the end of this post, I hope you will be convinced that there is a pattern. Future posts will detail the deeper meaning of the pattern.  Please read part 1 and part 2a if you haven’t…
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Scriptural repetition — Book of Mormon examples 1
I introduced this topic in my previous post, citing heavily from a paper by Alan Goff. It has made me think of other previous posts on this blog giving examples of such \”types of repetition and shadows of history\” in the Book of Mormon that perhaps have not been framed in this context. Consider for…
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Heaven and earth — Part 2
In part 1 we considered how the pairing of heaven and earth in scripture comes from an ancient Israelite tradition and signifies God\’s power and major events in his dealings with his children. An important part of that is his desire that we enter into covenants with Him. In Alma 7:9 that I quoted in…
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Repeating the pattern of angelic deliverance
In thinking about the Christmas story, I noticed this pattern in the story of the shepherds: An angel delivers an important message. A person/people listen to the message. It points them to Christ. They are led to a new place. This caused me to think about a general pattern in the scriptures, especially in the…
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Keeping track of the timeline
Many posts have been written about the internal consistency of the Book of Mormon. Those who believe that a poor young farmer invented it and dictated it at record speed without notes or manuscript, would need to answer why he made it so complicated for himself. A collection of revelations of the type \”thus saith…
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Consistent Geography in the Book of Mormon
“Go up” and “go down” A person travels “down” to Zarahemla and “up” to the Land of Nephi: There is a wilderness between Zarahemla and the Land of Nephi that is thick enough for a person to become lost.
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