Tag: Old Testament Connections
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“Consider the lilies…” of the temple
Jesus’ admonition for us to “consider the lilies” makes an intentional reference to the temple.
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Parallels between 3 Nephi 19 and the Gospels — Part 2
In part 1, we looked at several parallels between 3 Nephi 19 and the Gospels. The connections are undeniable, but this part will be more speculative as I will try to discuss what this all might mean. As mentioned, the learning points are perhaps found in the differences and the major difference is how the…
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Checed, Geburah and Tipharah
The nerd in me got really excited when I just discovered the blog of a convert who was raised in the Jewish faith. I have long been interested in the Hebrew roots of the Book of Mormon and will definitely read more of his posts. But this one caught my immediate attention. It deals with…
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Day and night in the Book of Mormon
I don\’t even remember anymore which Book of Mormon verse gave me the idea to study the symbolic use of day and night in ancient Israelite tradition. One thing is clear: Day and night is used both literally and symbolically in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Searching the internet, I found surprisingly…
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Subtle Isaiah references
I have studied and posted previously on the intricate way the Book of Mormon writers occasionally quote the brass plates. Some examples are here, here, here and here. I learned about a few Isaiah references that are not quotations but rather references or allusions used in passing by Book of Mormon authors. Isaiah was obviously held in high esteem…
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The creation account in Alma 32
I posted on allusions to the creation account in the Book of Mormon and based much of it on David Bokovoy\’s article. The main theme in his article is to show Biblical creation themes in Alma 32 in particular. This is particularly interesting considering previous posts on this blog on symbolism involving Alma 32. I…
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Allusions to the creation account in the Book of Mormon
In this article, David E. Bokovoy gives several examples of Book of Mormon prophets and sermons drawing on creation imagery and language. In Hebrew tradition, the essence of the creation is to make order out of chaos. It demonstrates the power of God on which humans can rely. Therefore, in the Old Testament, we frequently…
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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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Alma 32, "Tilling" symbolism, and covenants
As Mormon sets the scene for Alma-2\’s well-known sermon on faith found in Alma 32, he makes sure to mention that the audience is made up of \”the poor class of people\” who had been \”cast out\” of their place of worship. I\’ve already pointed out how this cleverly sets up a bit of Hebrew…
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