Tag: Gathering of Israel
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A thorough look at 3 Nephi 20:26-28
I have learned that when similar statements are repeated, the small differences might be meaningful. Therefore I have been looking at 3 Nephi 20:26-28 on and off for days. I\’m still not sure I have fully understood the passage. But there is a certain repeated structure in these verses that I will try to dissect…
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Desolate and inhabited
Whenever I notice that certain words tend to appear several times in certain context, I have often found it worthwhile to study it more closely. This is the case with the word \”desolate\”. It often seems to appear when there is a curse, destruction or scattering, especially in the Old Testament and in the Book…
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The tree of life and the living waters — Part 2
Part 1 is found here. The background for these two post is learning that the possible Hebrew origins of the name, Mormon, is the fountain of living water. The Hebrew equivalent of the letters, \’m\’ and \’r\’ have the symbolic meaning \’water\’ and \’head/source\’, respectively. Judaism connects the Torah to the tree of life. So…
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Scattering/gathering taught through shepherd symbolism
In my recent posts, I have shown examples of tree and shepherd symbolism used together. In these symbols we find Christ, the gathering of Israel and temple covenants. I have studied and written much about tree symbolism before but not really shepherd/sheep/flock symbolism. It is well-known that Christ is the good shepherd and those who…
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More tree and shepherd/flock symbolism
In this post, I proposed that Nephi made a connection to his forefather Joseph\’s patriarchical blessing when he talked about the gathering of Israel. He makes this connection through tree and shepherd/flock symbolism and alludes to the temple. These are common symbols in both the Book of Mormon and the Bible, especially related to the…
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Nephi's reference to Joseph's patriarchical blessing
In Genesis 49, we read about Jacob/Israel’s patriarchical blessing to his sons, although it seems we get a very abbreviated version. The blessing to Joseph has special meaning to Latter-Day Saints, many of whom identify as the seed of Joseph at least in a spiritual sense. This is also the case for the Book of…
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Sources of tree symbolism in the scriptures
I have started to dig into tree-language in the Book of Mormon since there is a lot of it. I believe that there are two primary sources of this:Â The trees in the Garden of Eden, especially the tree of life Joseph of Egypt / The olive tree in Zenos\’ allegory Yes, Joseph and Zenos…
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The "gathering" of spirit and flesh
There have been numerous posts on this blog about the gathering of Israel, Zion and unity, all different aspects of the same subject. Mosiah 15 added a new dimension to this subject for me. I find the first 7 verses really interesting. 1 And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should understand that God himself…
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Scattering as a necessary prerequisite for the gathering — Part 2 of 2
In part 1, we looked at the prophesied scattering of Israel, a major theme of the Book of Mormon. This scattering is necessary for the gathering to take place. In this post, we\’ll look at a few of the many references to the gathering of Israel in the Book of Mormon. As with the scattering…
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Scattering as a necessary prerequisite for gathering — Part 1 of 2
Something in one of Stisa\’s latest posts caught my attention. In speaking about Zenos\’ allegory, he said: He is now planning on how to be able to obtain good fruit again, by grafting the natural branches back into the \”mother tree\” among other things (the gathering of Israel in these latter days). (link to post)…
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