David Journal

Tag: 2 Nephi

  • Defining priestcraft

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    I had always read the definition of priestcraft as setting oneself up for a light tu the world to get gain and praise of the world and while that is true it is not complete. The definition also stipulates that they do not seek the welfare of Zion. In other words, it is possible to…

  • Never destroyed save it were foretold

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    Nativii days that the Jews understood the procedure among their people and that they were never destroyed save it were foretold. I would clarify that not only was it foretold but before it was certain they were warned in every case that they were ripening for destruction. I wonder if we, in this promised land,…

  • Modern parallels

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    I see so many modern things in these words: The people of Israel shall rule over those who were their oppressors? They rule over the Palestinians now and there may yet come a time when they stand in power over Iran/Iraq. He who smote the nations will be brought to ruin? That may be what…

  • Sorrows forgot

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    It is telling that in the day the Lord honors His covenant after having left the people to the destruction of their chastening they will rejoice in Him and forget the pain of their crucible.

  • Opposites

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    I’ve never noticed the symmetry before in the way that the reasons the Lord gives for abandoning Israel to the scourge of the Assyrian and the description of how Christ would act when He came—He will be everything that they failed to be to earn their chastisement.

  • Without substance or value

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    It seems the description of the people being led into wickedness by leaders who teach lies to the point that the Lord allows their enemies to surround and consume them is a description of a people who have left no reason for the Lord to intervene on their behalf. They have abandoned everything of value…

  • What a lineage

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    I followed the footnotes and saw the posterity of Pharez, the firstborn son of Tamar who became pregnant from her father in law by playing the harlot when he refused to give her in marriage as required. I’m not trying to cast blame on her but to point out that this was a lineage that…

  • Jacob and his sons

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    When Joseph told his dreams to his family I can’t decide what Jacob meant with his response. Was he offended that Joseph’s dream suggested he would bow down to his son? Was he concerned that Joseph’s dreams would drive s further wedge between him and his brothers? Did he think that Joseph was dreaming his…

  • Refusing the waters of Shiloah

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    The Lord says that because the people refuse the clear stream that flows softly (Shiloah) he will instead give them the great rushing river. It seems to me that today we frequently refuse the soft flowing waters of good counsel and find ourselves in the midst of uncontrollable torrents where we are lucky if we…

  • The larger perspective

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    When Israel was facing two nations in league together seeking to set up a puppet government for Israel the Lord said “fear not” and his reasoning was that within 65 years it wouldn’t matter because both kingdoms would be overrun by Assyria then. To men, 65 years is a long time and they would be…