Tag: Mosiah 3
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Tree symbolism and the hierarchical plan of salvation
This post is based on a few axioms that I do not want to spend too much time on, since they should be well established on this blog by now. Central to the plan of salvation, the scriptures and the gospel contained therein, is the creation. The first 3 chapters of Genesis are extremely dense,…
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Apocryphal supplement — The Sent Ones
This is related to my previous post. Here is more from Hugh Nibley, who has read a ton of apocryphal literature, taken a lot of notes and sharing some of that in the book, “Temple and Cosmos”. There is the doctrine of the “Sent One” – somebody who is sent. Recently, a great deal of…
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Another parallel between the word of God and the covenant people
14 And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel, that I am God,…
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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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Gold and the Two Ways — part 5 (Conclusion)
This is the conclusion of a series of posts about Gold and treasure in the scriptures and how they are used in connection with the doctrine of the Two Ways. Here is an overview and summary of each part with links: Part 1 — We begin with an introduction to the concept and a few…
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Gold and the Two Ways — part 4b
In this post, we take a detour from our main point, which is that gold and riches are often used in the scriptures to underscore the doctrine of the Two Ways. We’ll divert briefly and talk about the related concept of “slippery treasure.” I will connect the two concepts by way of a very ancient…
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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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Adam and Eve in the scriptures, part 3
This is the final post in a series about references to Adam and Eve in the scriptures. Part 1 offered a numerical overview. Part 2 looked qualitatively at references to Adam and Eve in the Bible and the Doctrine & Covenants. This final part will first look at references to Adam and Eve in the…
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"Chaneph" (×—Ö¸× Öµ×£) — defiling the heavenly pattern (part 1 of 3)
This three-part series of posts will hopefully accomplish three things: Unfold the meaning of \”chaneph,\” an important covenant-related Old Testament root. (this post) Demonstrate how a deeper understanding of biblical Hebrew can unlock meaning and connections between all books of holy scripture. This can be done with many different root words and concepts, but I\’ll…
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The power of the name — Part 2
In part 1 we saw how the name of Christ establishes a connection that binds us to him as a prerequisite for our exaltation. There are many examples listed in that blog post to demonstrate it, but the most profound example, in my opinion, is saved for this post. It is found in King Benjamin\’s…
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