Tag: Ether 3
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The breastplate and the Urim and Thummim
I just read Exodus 28:30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually. Aaron and his sons, the priests of the…
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More on the number 8
Even though we have addressed symbolism and ancient Hebrew frequently on this blog, we have not discussed the significance of numbers much. In ancient Hebrew, there is much meaning and symbolism connected to numbers beyond the numerical value. In fact, there are no separate numbers in Hebrew, but rather letters that also have a numerical…
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Fallen — Part 2 (The Brother of Jared)
In part 1 I described the plan of salvation in terms of down and up movements. The fall and exaltation are key parts of the plan. But even though the fall was part of the plan and it is also normal to slip during the ascension on the covenant path, we must be careful not…
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The interpreters and "gift and power of God"
For the first time in the Book of Mormon, we are introduced to the \”interpreters\” in last week\’s \”Come Follow Me\” lesson in Mosiah 8. 13 Now Ammon said unto him: I can assuredly tell thee, O king, of a man that can translate the records; for he has wherewith that he can look, and…
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Redeemer – kinsman — Part 2
In part 1, we saw how Lehi talked about a \”Redeemer of the world\”, an idea that seems to fly in the face of the Old Testament tradition of the redeemer only redeeming his kin. What Lehi had understood, however, was that Jesus Christ is our brother, regardless of nationality and that everyone who repents…
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Fear and Darkness — A pattern in the Book of Mormon
As I was preparing this recent post, I came across many references to fear and darkness. In some cases, the fear immediately precedes a marvelous conversion/revelation and coming to Christ. In other cases, the fear stems from a desire to hide from divine judgement. One point from the post is that Satan\’s main tool to…
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The Creation-Covenant Connection in more detail, part 3
These days I\’m spending a lot of time thinking about the connection between Creation and Covenant. Margaret Barker proposes that both words derive from a primitive Hebrew root associated with \”organizing\” and \”bringing together.\” The covenant was first introduced in the Garden of Eden. Transgression led to the Fall, which drove Adam and Eve out…
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קָדַם — qadam: "to come or be in front, meet"
I\’m still not sure what to make of this post, other than I find the concept really interesting. In researching another topic, I learned that the Hebrew root \”qadam\” has the following meanings in English: anticipate (1), before (2), come (2), come to meet (1), come before (3), comes before (1), confront (3), confronted (4),…
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The Brother of Jared as a Type of Christ
This article by Thomas R. Valletta highlights some of the symbolic connections between the brother of Jared and Jesus Christ. The article is long, and I\’ll likely summarize some of its main points in a few different posts. Definitely worth a read if you enjoy this type of symbolism. One point made early on which grabbed…
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