Tag: Genesis 1
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"Left by the hands of those who slew them to molder" versus "grafted into the true vine" (Creation-in-reverse)
My last post ended with a brief discussion of \”creation-in-reverse,\” which is my term for a process described in the scriptures in two different ways. Here is a very brief summary of each type: Covenant makers experience \”creation-in-reverse\” by \”rend[ing] that veil of unbelief\” (see Ether 4:15) and experiencing the \”light of the glory of…
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King Benjamin and × Ö¸×ªÖ·×Ÿ (natan)
In my last post, I outlined how King Benjamin subtly makes repeated reference to the Garden of Eden narrative in the opening portion of his sermon through the various meanings of the Hebrew roots abad and shamar. He has done for the covenant people under his care what God instructed Adam and Eve to do…
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Echoes of Abraham and the creation account in 1 Nephi 17
I\’ve been studying 1 Nephi 17-18 over the past several weeks. I noticed several curious similarities between the account of finding Bountiful and building the ship and the story of Abraham\’s test in Genesis 22 (OT quotations below are from the NIV) and the creation account from Genesis 1. “Provide means” In verse 3, Nephi says: …if…
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The creation account in Alma 32
I posted on allusions to the creation account in the Book of Mormon and based much of it on David Bokovoy\’s article. The main theme in his article is to show Biblical creation themes in Alma 32 in particular. This is particularly interesting considering previous posts on this blog on symbolism involving Alma 32. I…
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Allusions to the creation account in the Book of Mormon
In this article, David E. Bokovoy gives several examples of Book of Mormon prophets and sermons drawing on creation imagery and language. In Hebrew tradition, the essence of the creation is to make order out of chaos. It demonstrates the power of God on which humans can rely. Therefore, in the Old Testament, we frequently…