Category: Scripture Notes
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An interesting position
What was it like to Barsabas or Matthias who, based on Peter’s stated requirements, had been with the disciples for the entirety of Jesus’ministry and been witness to his resurrection and yet had not been numbered with the twelve? In fact, what was it like to be Barsabas to be publicly identified and considered to…
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A close call
Aaron didn’t have the luxury of waiting 3 days for the father of Lamoni to wake up the Ammon had with Lamoni. When he saw trouble brewing because of the command of the queen who didn’t know what was happening he recognized that it was time to intervene and raise the king.
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The order of Nehor
It’s interesting that the Amalekites brought the teachings of Nehor with them when they joined the Lamanites and that the Amulonites who had never lived among the Nephites were so ready to adopt those vain and flattering teachings.
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A humbling moment
The father of Lamoni has probably spent the bulk of his life feeling powerful. He was accustomed to being obeyed and more than likely he had history and skill in combat. When Lamoni refused to obey him and then Ammon took him out of the fight it must have really shaken his self image. We…
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Two new insights
I’ve always assumed that Mary did not recognize Jesus because the sight of him after being crucified was being compensation. I’m certain that not expecting to see Him impeded her recognition but I realized today that she was also crying. Through her tears it would have been hard to recognize anyone. Simon Peter went fishing…
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A mighty sermon
I can just imagine what it would have been like to have the risen Lord expound all the scriptures as they walked. They would have remembered that experience the rest of their lives.
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Testing their faith
It seems that Jesus was testing the faith of the apostles by first appearing to Mary Magdalene and having her witness that he was risen before appearing to the apostles Himself. The test wasn’t that he appeared to a woman, it was whether they had the faith to believe the unbelievable when it came from…
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A place of retreat
It sounds as if Jesus had established a place of meeting in Galilee with His disciples—perhaps a private place that only they would know of.
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Ready to receive
Based on the carrots arguments being made the the people of Lamoni while Ammon and the king were still unconscious it is ready to see that this people was prepared to hear and accept the word.
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Rabbanah
Ammon knew immediately that something significant had shifted when he was greeted with the title Rabbanah after feeding the horses and preparing the chariots.