Tag: Moroni 10
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Jeremiah 31 and the Two Mountains
I will let them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they will not stumble… Jeremiah 31:9 In my last post, we looked at contrasting symbols of the cosmic mountain and its counterfeit in Isaiah 30. As I stated in that post, this imagery is found all over the scriptures in…
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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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The covenant of salt and "none righteous"
Salt is mentioned in reference to covenants twice in the Old Testament, first here: 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. (Leviticus 2) Then…
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Endowment Narratives in the Book of Mormon, Part 3a — Finding Meaning in the Symbols
The more I study the scriptures and ponder their meaning, the more I realize how much we underappreciate the significance of the archetypal story of Adam and Eve as presented in the books of Genesis, Moses, and Abraham. I believe the ancient prophets saw themselves as Adam and created intentional parallels in their accounts. As…
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Subtle evidence that the latter-day Gentiles are meant to be a covenant people
32Â (And these are the words which I spake unto my servant Moses, and they are true even as I will; and I have spoken them unto you. See thou show them unto no man, until I command you, except to them that believe. Amen.) (Moses 4) As I finished up my most recent three part…
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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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Faith, hope and charity leading to good works
My last post is more or less an introduction to this one. I have tried to figure out what to make of some connections between Moroni 7 and Moroni 10 and will try to organize my thoughts in this post. My thoughts build on several previous posts. For instance, a lot has been written already…
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"Wo/woe" and "alas" in the Book of Mormon
I came across an interesting quote in the book 70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know by Matthew Schlimm (p. 79) regarding the Hebrew word \”hoy\” (often translated \”woe/alas\”): My primary point is that when those to whom the prophets preached the initial exclamation, \’hoy!\”, they would have immediately associated this mentally and emotionally with…
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Noah, the ark, and "rest" — part 7 ("Remember")
This post continues an overview of many related concepts, ultimately connecting Noah\’s ark with the rest we find through an everlasting covenant with God. Today we\’ll focus on \”remember\” — a word we\’ve discussed many times on the blog (see here and here for example). The Hebrew context of the word \”remember\” is very interesting. …
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The Shema and the covenant
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 are very well-known verses to Jews. It is a prayer that is often cited on various occasions, similar to the Lord\’s prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 for Christians. It is called \”the Shema\” after the first word of the prayer, which is translated into \”hear\” 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God…
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