Category: Scripture Notes
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Do what the Pharisees say but follow not their works
It amazes me how accurate the doctrines and pronouncements of the Pharisees could be while their actions were devoid of righteousness.
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A quiet escape
After all their prideful attempts to throw off the yolk of bondage through force it arms, the people of Limhi knew better than to fight their way out after they received the hopeful knowledge that the land of Zerahemla was still inhabited to which they could flee for safety.
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Compelled to be humble
The people of Limhi began to prosper by degrees after they had become humble but theirs is clearly a story of being compelled to become humble.
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Without weapons
It must have had a powerful impact on the incoming Lamanite army to see their king please on behalf of the Nephites. I imagine it would have looked much different to them if the Nephites had come with weapons while the landlord king pleaded for them—they would have believed the king was under threat rather…
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A young king
I wonder how old Limhi was when he became king. I’ve never thought of Noah as being very old but Limhi was likely old enough to be married seeing as he started with this who would not leave their families and they deferred to his leadership.
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Certain that trusted in themselves
Jesus taught “certain that trusted in themselves that they were righteous” and my immediate thought was, “ah, Pharisees.” That may or may not have been true but as I thought about it I realized that trusting that you are righteous—if that means having some assurance that your life is differently in harmony with God’s will—is…
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Whosoever putteth away
I’ve never noticed the wording in Mark about divorce. “Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery”—that’s consistent—”against her” (that’s new in Mark 10:11). And “if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery”—that’s an important variation on the idea that she who was put…
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Modeled by the householder
We remember that the household paid an the laborers the same whether they had labored one hour or all day but do we remember why he kept hiring more laborers? It was because they were still available. He was not simply trying to get a job done but also making a concerted effort to keep…
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A movement among the people
It should have been no surprise that Noah would discover a movement among his people. With the way they looked after each other and watched it for the needs of others it would have been apparent that something was going on. I realized that having one protest for every 50 of their number would have…
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Sealing his testimony
It is notable that not only did Abinadi not recall his words, and not only did he seal his testimony with his death but he reiterated the testimony as he was being killed. It would be one thing to refuse to recant but it is another to repeat the testimony while enduring the pains of…