Tag: Moses 1
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"Catch/Caught" in the Book of Mormon
As I was studying the double-meaning of \”carried away\” in the scriptures (see here, here and here), I noticed a similar term is used in the same way: \”catch/caught\” The positive examples are intimately connected with the word of God and heavenly experiences: We find people \”[catching] hold of the end of the rod of…
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The Word of God — Part 2
I\’m taking the liberty to make a part 2 of Lord Wilmore\’s post. Reading about the power of the word reminded me of an observation I made a while back in Alma 37. In verses 9-10 we read: Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness. And now, as ye have begun to teach…
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What does it mean to be "carried away in the Spirit"? — Part 2
As I commented in part 1, Nephi\’s vision started by him being caught away in the Spirit. This is also how he closes the account of his visionary experience. And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things which I saw while I was carried away in the Spirit (1 Nephi 14:30) Interestingly, while Nephi…
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Jeff Lindsay discusses thematic connections between the Book of Mormon and Book of Moses. One of the many examples he cites is comparing 1 Nephi 14:7 7 For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall…