Tag: Alma 46
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Thoughts on Joseph, part 2
My last post was about Joseph and how the prophecies about the arc of the House of Israel map pretty cleanly onto the story of Joseph and his brothers. In today’s post, I’d like to go into some depth on the nature of Joseph’s famous “coat of many colors.” We’ll talk about how it probably…
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"Taken unto himself"
As mentioned in a recent post, I looked at Alma 46, in which Moroni quotes a prophecy of the patriarch Jacob/Israel comparing the preservation of a remnant of the coat of Joseph to a righteous remnant of his seed. In making this comparison, he uses a unique phrase, highlighted in red below: 24 Yea, let us preserve…
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Another parallel between the word of God and the covenant people
14 And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel, that I am God,…
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"Cutting" covenants in Alma 46
This post is a follow-up of Stisa’s most recent post about the ancient understanding of how covenants are made. (To summarize, covenants are ‘cut’ and those who break them are ‘cut off.’)Â It is always interesting to me to learn how ancient people thought about covenants and the stark imagery and symbols associates with keeping…
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Righteousness — Part 2
In part 1, I placed the term, righteousness, in a certain context; as the means to establish or restore the bonds and peace of all creation. Righteousness is one of God\’s primary attributes but he needs a righteous people to work with him and fulfill his purposes. Searching for the term, \”righteous\” or \”righteousness\” in…
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"Carried away" — Part 3
 This is a continuation of a series about the scriptural significance of the term \”carried away.\” In my previous post, we looked at the connections between the coat of skins with which the Lord covers Adam and Eve and the divine protection they are promised as a result of their obedience to God\’s commandments.…
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"Why do ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life?"
In my last post, I pointed out an example of wordplay centered on Mormon 8:39. Moroni\’s piercing question in that verse serves as the title of this post.  \”Why do ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life?\” By asking why one chooses to be clothed in \”that which hath no life,\” he implies…
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Nephite splinter groups and Book of Mormon wars
A few years ago I started making an overview of all the wars in the Book of Mormon: When they occurred, who was involved, how it was initiated, etc. It was a bit difficult since there are so few details sometimes, like Enos just saying that \”I saw wars between the Nephites and Lamanites in the course…
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"Cunning" in the Book of Mormon
In light of the Hebrew connection between \”naked\” and \”shrewd\” or \”cunning\” in the word arum, I decided to look at how the word cunning is used in the Book of Mormon. First, a little background on the word itself and what it meant at the time of the publication of the Book of Mormon. …
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Moroni and the Title of Liberty — Connections to the Northern Kingdom, Joseph of Egypt, and "nakedness"
Stisa\’s recent post on the origins of the Brass Plates reminded me of the symbolic significance of the Title of Liberty in Alma 46. As Stisa also points out in this post, there is a clear cultural context channeled by Moroni as he rends his garment, writes covenant language on it, and uses this symbol…
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