Tag: temple
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The Cosmic Mountain, part 5 (conclusion)
This post concludes the “Cosmic Mountain” series. The fundamental elements of the Genesis account of Adam and Eve are compared to key elements of major ancient world religions.
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Consecration, Temple Incense, and Noah's Ark
My recent posts have dealt with symbols involving incense, noses and smells. We’ve connected these symbols to the concept of consecration. The symbolism surrounding incense is an aspect of temple worship (both ancient and modern) that is so foreign to our way of thinking that it really takes some effort on our part to draw…
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Nichoach (× Ö´×™×—×•Ö¹×—Ö·) — "A Savor of Rest"
As I studied about incense and some of the related symbolism (see this recent post), I came across an alternative translation for Genesis 8:21, which describes God’s response to Noah’s sacrifice after the flood. The KJV translates this “a sweet savour” but the 1599 Geneva Bible translates the same words this way: And the Lord…
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A follow up note on "sweet savor"
In my last post, I attempted to describe/define what it might mean to “smell” the word of God. The essence of the symbol is this: Hearing the word of God and seeing the heavenly light creates a strong desire to worship God and offer Him praise for His mercy and love. I stand by that…
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Hearing, Seeing, Smelling, and Speaking the Word of God
In this post I’m going to introduce a concept from a fascinating presentation given by John Thompson, PhD, as part of the Interpreter Foundation 2021 Egypt Lecture Series. I’ll have more to say in future posts on this presentation, but this post will focus on a one-minute segment dealing with ancient Egyptian anointing rituals. Here…
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In the midst — Part 1
This has been mentioned several times on the blog before, but for the benefit of new readers and because many do not know about this ancient Israelite tradition (I didn’t until quite recently), I will repeat some things about covenant making. At a time and in a culture where literacy was rare, covenants were not…
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Water, bread, fruit and the temple
This post is a continuation of previous posts on food and drink metaphors in the Book of Mormon. See here, here and here. To enable the reader to skip those post, the next paragraph gives a short summary: The scriptures and the Book of Mormon in particular are full of food and drink metaphors: (Living)…
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"Strip yourselves of all uncleanness"
Moroni\’s words in Mormon 9 stood out to me: 28 Be wise in the days of your probation; strip yourselves of all uncleanness; ask not, that ye may consume it on your lusts, but ask with a firmness unshaken, that ye will yield to no temptation, but that ye will serve the true and living God. What is the opposite of…