David Journal

Tag: Priesthood Men

  • Mordecai

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    The honor that Mordecai exhibits in taking care of Esther after her parents died and in faithfully pursuing justice within his sphere of influence where he lived despite great opposition is a great example of a priesthood man.

  • Nehemiah

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    While Ezra was the spiritual leader of the people during the rebuilding of Jerusalem it was Nehemiah who had the political clout to secure the material assistance and legal permission that they needed to be restored to their lands. He was clearly interested th the spiritual/religious restoration of the Jews as well.

  • Ezra

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    Ezra seems to have been the chief ecclesiastical or spiritual leader of the people who returned to Jerusalem at the time that Darius decreed that the temple at Jerusalem should be rebuilt. During that process Ezra found the books of the law of Moses and reads the laws to the people publicly and encouraged them…

  • Zechariah

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    Zechariah was contemporary with Haggai and I didn’t realize it before but it sounds like Zechariah had the vision of eternity. He definitely had a vision of the end times and that generally comes as part of that complete vision. Many have wondered about the prophecy that the lost tribes will come from the land…

  • Haggai

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    Soon after the Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem from Babylon Haggai began prophesying among them about the messiah and exhorting them to sell to rebuild the temple.

  • Daniel

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    I’m surprised at how little the Bible Dictionary had to say about Daniel. As a youth he was asking those captured by the Babylonians and one of those selected to be raised in the royal household. Even as a youth he was bold enough to defy the kings instructions in order to live as he…

  • Ezekiel

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    Ezekiel was asking the captives of Nebuchadnezzar. He prophesied of the final restoration in end times of his then broken people and he saw the vision of the end of the world although I’ve never thought of him when listing those who have seen that glorious vision.

  • Jeremiah

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    I had often wondered why Jeremiah wasn’t killed at the time of Lehi like other prophets apparently were and like the people planned to do with Lehi before he fled. My best guess is that it was because Jeremiah had already been a recognized prophet under Josiah before the people returned to wickedness and he…

  • Josiah

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    After a father and grandfather who were extremely wicked it is surprising to find that Josiah tried diligently to be righteous – especially considering that he was made king at 8 years old. He reformed Israel during his 31 year reign and restored their worship of the God of Abraham.

  • Isaiah

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    If we knew nothing of Isaiah except what other prophets quoted from him we would still know him to be very influential. When Nephi wanted his brothers to understand the covenants of the Lord he quoted the words of Isaiah at length. The Savior Himself quoted Isaiah extensively. In fact, Isaiah is quoted by later…