Tag: Isaiah 1
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A note about "frankincense" — labenah (לָבַן)
As a follow-up to my most recent post on brimstone, here is another short note about a different material also made from plant resin — frankincense. The Hebrew for frankincense is: לָבַן — labenah This word derives from the root “laben” which can mean “to make white” or “purify.” For example in Isaiah 1: 18 Come now,…
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Covenant as messenger — "[God's] strong reasoning" (Part 2 of 4)
This post is a continuation of this post, in which I looked at the description of the covenant as the messenger before God’s face as noted in Doctrine & Covenants 45. In part 2, we’ll look at the first of three phrases from Section 45 which describes how the covenant helps prepare a Zion people:…
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