Tag: Alma 57
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"Deliver" and "hand"
In light of my previous post connecting consecration and the phrase “delivered into [their] hands,” I decided to revisit scriptures which use this phrase. As is often the case, we see positive and negative examples. Negative Context In some cases, God allows the righteous to be delivered into the hands of the wicked, for example:…
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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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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.