Tag: Moses 7
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“Blindness of mind” and “rending the veil of unbelief”
The ideas I’ll cover in this post have been simmering in my head for quite some time. I occasionally have thoughts while studying the scriptures that I instantly recognize as significant, but which take weeks or months to develop into ideas I can actually write down. This is an example of that. “Blindness of Mind” This curious…
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Jubilees and Enoch, part 2
With wond’ring awe the wisemen sawThe star in heaven springing,And with delight, in peaceful night,They heard the angels singing: Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna to his name!By light of star they traveled farTo seek the lowly manger,A humble bed wherein was laidThe wondrous little Stranger.Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna to his name!And still is found, the world around,The old…
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The importance of developing a symbolic worldview
This post is adapted from an answer I gave to a question about the significance of the rainbow in the story of Noah. Question: [R]egarding the meaning behind the covenant God made with Noah with the rainbow. Part of this promise is that God would never flood the entire earth again. Does anyone have any…
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The Bride and the Harlot — 1 Nephi 11-14
In this post we’ll continue building on the theme that has captured my attention (and Stisa’s) over the past few weeks — the contrasting scriptural metaphors of the bride and the harlot. This theme has really sharpened the meaning of numerous verses, especially the writings of Nephi. I think for the purposes of keeping this…
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The Foundation Stone and the Stumbling Block
An exploration of the paired covenant symbols ‘miqdash’ and ‘miksol.’
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The Cosmic Mountain, Part 3
The Cosmic Mountain Series continues. In this part, we look at the basic layout of the molten sea of Solomon’s temple, the camp of Israel, and compare these with God’s mandate to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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The Cosmic Mountain, Part 2
Part 1 of this series is found here. At the end of the last post, I promised to connect more scripture stories to the cosmic mountain. Below, I’ll lay out key quotes from each of these important passages, and invite you to read the full passage on your own time and ponder the common elements.…
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"Stretch forth thine hand" — Part 4 (Enoch)
The other parts of this series can be found here: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Old Testament Part 3: The Book of Mormon In this concluding post of the series, we’ll look at the Book of Moses and what I consider to be the most important use of “stretching forth hands” imagery in all of…
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Searching the scriptures — Moses 7:59-69
I’ve had an incredible experience studying Moses 7:59-69 for the past week. This is a truly remarkable passage of scriptures. I’ve had people ask me what system I use to study the scriptures. I have developed a few patterns over the years and I was amazed to listen to a devotional given by Elder David…
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Adam and adamah — Part 3 ("in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed")
Links to Part 1 Part 2 We have looked at the story in Genesis 2-4 from the perspective of the ground (Hebr. adamah) because it plays a central role and is even sometimes personified, but also because it forms an intimate relationship with man (Adam) in the text emphasized through the similarity of words. In…
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