Tag: 2 Nephi

Knowing how time consuming it is to write a script of any significant length or complexity and go through the process of checking and editing to make sure that it is internally consistent, there is no way that Joseph Smith, out any other person could have written a 500+ page manuscript mimicking over a dozen…

A key point in the restoration of the Jews and the fulfilling of the covenant will be that the Jews not only offer sacrifice in righteousness again but that they cease looking for a Messiah other than the one they already rejected. When they look to Christ then He shall restore them to their place…

Those who oppress the people of the Lord shall later find themselves oppressed. When the Lord restores Israel they shall be established over those who had formerly ruled over them.

This description of the Lord laying the land waste and destroying the wicked out of it reminds me of a strong person in authority laying down dissensions among an undisciplined populous. (Think of a Drill Sargeant dealing with insubordinate new recruits or a police officer dealing with belligerent civilians.) Whether we like the look of…

It sounds so much like a wise parent to say to the cold, though I may be strict and though you may dislike the park you need to walk and the role I will play in your struggle, the time will come when you than me for what I have done and what I will…

I’m wondering if the prophecy regarding the tongue of the Egyptian Sea refers to the Nile Delta running dry. If I see that happen I will take it as the fulfillment of prophecy.

Those who fight against oral shall be the mighty of the Earth and shall grow in number over time until the day comes that they shall be laid low by the God of Israel

What is the difference between battle with it’s confusion and noise vs burning? To me the difference is that battle is generally not straightforward. Victory is uncertain and even temporary success is no guarantee of eventual success. By contrast, burning – once the fire is going – is steady and unidirectional so long as there…

Isaiah tells the people both that their being conquered by Assyria is inevitable and that such a state of security will be short-lived – within a few years Syria will no longer be a force. Some people probably found that contradictory.

Isaiah, like so many servants of the Lord, recognized his imperfections but the Lord declared that his sin was no longer laid to his account. His sin was purged and he was called to serve.