Tag: Isaiah 52
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The Lord’s “bare arm” and His “instrument of human working”
21 And now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words unto them, he stretched forth his hand unto them and cried with a mighty voice, saying: Now is the time to repent, for the day of salvation draweth nigh;22 Yea, and the voice of the Lord, by the mouth of angels, doth declare it unto all nations;…
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"Touch not that which is unclean"
Often we read about a physical, concrete concept in the Old Testament that has an abstract or spiritual counterpart. This counterpart is typically more prevalent in other scripture. The Law of Moses is one example. It is easy to get hung up on the rituals and rules that are found in Numbers and Leviticus and…
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Isaiah 52:7-10 in other scripture
In the previous post about Isaiah 52, I wanted to include all references in our standard works but it became a bit long. Having discussed the influence of Isaiah 52:7-10 in the Book of Mormon only in the last post, I will focus on the other standard works in this post. We find references to…
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Isaiah 52:7-10 in the Book of Mormon
It occurred to me how influential Isaiah 52 is in the Book of Mormon and really all scripture. Several parts of it is quoted in the Book of Mormon, sometimes more than once. I will focus on verses 7-10 because they seem to play a particular role in the Nephite culture. Ironically, it all starts…
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Abinadi and the first and second Moses
In his book, \”Understanding the Book of Mormon\”, Grant Hardy writes about the connection between Abinadi and Moses. The tale of Abinadi includes a number of parallels to the Exodus story, beginning with God\’s command \”Go forth and say unto this people, \’Thus saith the Lord…\’\” (Mosiah 11:20). The injunction to \”say (un)to [someone], \’Thus…
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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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Covenant symbols in Mosiah 18
I\’m in the process of looking at symbols associated with covenants in the Book of Mormon. Mosiah 18 has been one of my favorite chapters for a long time, but I\’ve never noticed the symbolic parallels which seem to have been intentionally woven into the story line in order to subtly underscore the significance of…
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"Your ruin is as deep as the sea"
I\’ve posted before on the symbolism of the promised land in the Book of Mormon. \”Crossing the great waters\” has deep significance related to the establishment of a covenant people. Think of Moses, the Jaredite, the Lehites, (maybe even the founding fathers of the US, who are mentioned in Nephi\’s vision, who helped create a…
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The Armor of God, Feet, and Preparation
I\’ve been thinking a lot about feet lately. In a recent series of posts (especially this one), I connected Zion and the idea of being carried away by the Spirit. Part of that connection involves the concept of divine messengers (also known as angels) descending from on high to deliver the good news of the…
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More on Isaiah 49, the great and abominable church and dust
I noted in a recent post that the great and spacious building = the great and abominable church, based on some textual connections between 2 Nephi 10 and 1 Nephi 8 and 11. Here is another one, perhaps even clearer, in 1 Nephi 22:14 And all that fight against Zion shall be destroyed, and that great whore,…
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