Tag: Malachi
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But ye say…
In many different ways the people cut corners and ignored the Spirit of the law while trying seriously to appear as though they were keeping the letter of the law. They gave grudgingly and skimped in their offerings. They looked longingly toward a life free from having to serve the Lord. They viewed His statues…
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Purify the sons of Levi
I wonder about the Lord purifying the sons of Levi. Part of me thinks He has begun that process and another part feels like that is something he will do openly after he comes. As I think about it, and considering what I know of devout modern Jews, I believe the process has started but…
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The central figure of prophecy
Yesterday only scratched the surface of the best of sources prophesying of Christ.
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The messenger of the covenant
The message of the gospel is centered on the Savior – I never considered the Savior as the messenger of the covenant that He represents.
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King of Israel
Perhaps it was I’m reaction to the fact that Israel he recently rejected the Lord as their king – seeking a mortal king instead – but the psalmists seem to be intent on reminding the people that He is their true king.
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4 June 2013
Malachi 3 – 4 All that we see happening in Israel today I’d a part of the ongoing refining process for the sons of Levi. Note that the Lord shall spare the righteous as a man apparent his own son who serveth him. The Lord recognizes that the son who refuses to honor his father…
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3 June 2013
Malachi 1 – 2 It seems that all of Malachi is a series of questions by priests of the people against statements by the Lord followed by answers by the Lord to the questions. Sometimes their questions come directly from those answers. It sounds like the priests are perfectly willing to offer sticky animals to…
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3 March 2008
D&C 2“plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers” The fathers could refer directly to Abraham, not just immediate fathers, and not necessarily literal progenitors – the children are those whose hearts are fertile for those promises. With the promises planted in their hearts, the children would turn to the…
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22 January 2008
3 Nephi 24 – 25It’s funny that we talk about a 10% tithe – if we understand the word, tithe means tenth – there is no other level of tithe. While we may accept, and even live, the law of tithing, too often we still murmur, “what doth it profit us to serve God and…