Tag: Alma 40
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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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Covenant as messenger — "[God's] strong reasoning" (Part 2 of 4)
This post is a continuation of this post, in which I looked at the description of the covenant as the messenger before God’s face as noted in Doctrine & Covenants 45. In part 2, we’ll look at the first of three phrases from Section 45 which describes how the covenant helps prepare a Zion people:…
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Cast out — Part 3
This is a continuation and finalization (I think) of the \”cast out\” theme and how it is used in the scriptures. It is used in different ways, but as I have shown in the previous posts in this series, it is often about removing whatever does not fit in a given environment. It may be…
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Another side note about "No one knoweth"
This post is designed to point out a curious connection between Alma\’s sermon to the apostate Nephites in Ammonihah and usage of the phrase \”no one knows\” in the Book of Mormon. As I outlined in this post, \”no one knows/knoweth\” occurs only 5 times in the entire Book of Mormon, in four passages: Alma…
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"No one knoweth" — Part 1
Please read this post to learn how and why I began this deep dive into Mormon 8:8. To summarize my hypothesis, I believe Moroni points to covenant themes three times in the second half of Mormon 8:8, in a display of just how tightly and subtly the aithors of the Book of Mormon embedded additional…
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Judgment and food
How about that for a heading? I\’m not quite sure what to make of this yet, but there is a pattern I noticed recently. This is a rather long quote from 1 Nephi 15 27 And I said unto them that the water which my father saw was filthiness; and so much was his mind swallowed up in other…
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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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Similarities between Alma 11 and Alma 40 — Describing the resurrection
I\’ve spent the past few days searching for connections between Alma\’s missionary labors described in Alma 5-13 and his words to his sons found in Alma 36-42. There are many examples. Consider Alma\’s description of Amulek\’s teaching concerning the resurrection while among the people of Ammonihah: 42 Now, there is a death which is called…
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Intentional parallels between Alma 5-13 and Alma 36-42
Grant Hardy has a very interesting theory about the layout of Alma. You can watch his entire presentation here. In short, he finds numerous parallels between the chapters describing Alma\’s missionary efforts among three Nephite cities (found in Alma 5-13) and his instructions to his sons (found in Alma 36-42). He offers several lines of…
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Entering into His rest, part 2
Part 1 of the note on entering into the rest of the Lord is found here. As stated there, entering into his rest is mentioned frequently in the Book of Mormon. We have already seen several examples in Alma 12 and 13 in recent posts. Other examples includeAlma 16:17 That they might not be hardened against the…
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