Tag: Ether 10
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More about “heaps”
This post is a follow up to my recent post about the covenant connotations of the term ‘heaps’ (see here). In that post, I focused on the bivalent uses of ‘heaps’ as a noun, demonstrating either God’s miraculous power or the people’s vain attempts to get gain. This post will focus on ‘heaping’ as a…
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“Heaps”
The word ‘heap’ is used in two very interesting ways as it relates to the covenant people of the Lord.
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Similarities in Book of Mormon names
This is just a short note about a common element in the names of four Book of Mormon figures: Riplakish Akish Kish Kishkumen Here is a brief sketch of each of these figures: Riplakish is a wicked Jaredite king (see Ether 10:4-9) akin to Noah (in fact, his story likely intentionally mirrors the story of…
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Scriptural repetition — Book of Mormon examples 2
This topic was introduced in this post and is largely based on a paper I read. It made think about posts we have already written that fit into this framework and other examples of \”types of repetition and shadows of history\” in the Book of Mormon. I presented several examples here, but I want to…
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Costly apparel versus clothing their nakedness
Clothing and nakedness with its symbolism has been discussed extensively on this blog before. The robe of righteousness or \”clothed with glory/purity\” and similar terms have deep symbolic meaning. But when actual physical clothing is described in the Book of Mormon, there might be some underlying symbolism as well. I just noticed that when the…
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Old Testament Temple Symbolism — Exodus 26
This post is the next installment in a series of posts about temple symbolism in Exodus 25-28. The previous post in this series discussed symbols from Exodus 25. This post will cover Exodus 26. \”Fine-twined linen\” 1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.…
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"The whole face of the land" — a third covenant allusion in Mormon 8:8?
The intricacy of the Book of Mormon constantly surprises me. So often we find deeper layers of carefully-packed information which draw absolutely no attention to themselves. This is a source of excitement for me. It means incredible truths are waiting to be discovered by anyone willing to seek!  The second half of Mormon 8:8 is…
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Internal Consistency throughout the Book of Ether
The Book of Ether offers perhaps the most complex example of internal consistency imaginable. In chapter 1, we encounter a list of the lineage of Jared, starting with the final member in that line (Ether) and extending back to Jared himself. 30 names are mentioned. What follows in the next 15 chapters is a detailed…
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Internal Consistency between Ether 11, Omni 1, Mosiah 8 and 21, and Alma 22 — "Dry Bones"
Do you recall the subtle reference to prophets in the days of Shiblom? Maybe not, but it’s in there: 6 And there was great calamity in all the land, for they [the prophets] had testified that a great curse should come upon the land, and also upon the people, and that there should be a…
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Spacious buildings
We are all familiar with the great and spacious building from Lehi’s dream in 1st Nephi 8. Nephi is told the interpretation of it in his vision in 1st Nephi 11:35-36 and 12:18: “the world and the wisdom thereof”, “the pride of the world” and “vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men”.…
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