People argue that the nephites could not possibly have known french or this word since it. Jeremy began the discussion below by responding to the claim that the book of mormon showed evidence of hebrew names and phrases. The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. C jacob and his family eventually traveled to the americas via boat constructed by his brother, nephi. It is an interesting figure of speech, drawn to our attention by biblical scholarship, that helps illuminate the forceful effectiveness of many of the prophetic messages of the book of mormon. Book of mormon page 518 mormon, chapter 1 mormon page 518 mormon, chapter 2 mormon 45 page 524 mormon, chapter 3 mormon 67 page. This places the age of jacob between 4755 years of age at the time of this writing. More could be said about how the book of mormon does not agree with the bible, but this is sufficient to show that one cannot take both as being the word of god. Joseph smith translated the book of mormon into english.
What it does instead is to show us with heartwrenching honesty what it is like to serve a mormon mission. The enos problem in the book of mormon adventures in. Antenantiosis in the book of mormon book of mormon central. The book of mormon, inspired version of the bible, and the doctrine and covenants contained the laws by which the church was governed. Learn about the book of mormon with verse by verse commentaries from renowned book of mormon scholars like john w. Jacobs usage of the word adieu in the book of mormon. Wherefore, a commandment i give unto you, which is the word of god, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of t. Levi peterson mormon author john dehlin november 19, 2007 best of mormon stories, book club, faith promoting stories 8 comments levi peterson is one of. Joseph fielding smith had such praise for this passage that he said. The nephites gather to the land of cumorah for the final battles mormon hides the sacred records in the hill cumorahthe lamanites are. Memoir of a mormon missionary is unusual in one respect. Alma 4951 powerpoint a 27slide powerpoint presentation for the bofm lesson 102. The book of mormon explains that only when god commands it can a man have more than one wife at a time.
If youve been reading the book of mormon along with me, youre now ready to start the book of jacob. The scattering of israel begins with the sacking of the northern kingdom by the assyrians. We can determine the general time period spoken of here because this is the time right before israel begins to be scattered. The book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
Nephi prophesies that the book of mormon and the restoration will shake the kingdom. Discussions on the book of mormon joseph smithhistory. As an example, john tvedtnes, in his essay pertaining to the hebrew nature of the text, shows, from my educated. Enos is the third author in the book of mormon after nephi 1 and jacob. At the time the alphabet was adopted to write hebrew, there was only one character. On one side of the line is the lords territory, and on the other side of the line is the devils territory. According to the book of mormon narrative, jacob was born in the wilderness during his father lehis journey from jerusalem to the promised land the americas sometime between 592 b. The hebrew origin of some book of mormon place names, journal of book of mormon studies 62 1997 255257.
The coming forth of the book of mormon, foretold by ancient prophets, began. Its interesting to note what jacob writes about and then what really happens. Look unto god with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction. The mormon claim that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ is. And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. Since the nephites did not speak french which didnt even exist until centuries later, how can this be justified. The brother of nephi, usually referred to as the book of jacob, is the third of fifteen books in the book of mormon. Now, lets look at the second chapter of jacob again. Moroni according to the book of mormon, was the last nephite prophet, historian, and military.
A few words concerning the history of the people of nephi. The location of nahom is determined using the following verses in the book of mormon. For i, the lord god, delight in the chastity of women. Death masks of lincoln, shakespeare and others duration. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers. Jacob chapter 5 in the book of mormon is a fairly long and complex one. If you were to study the bible, you would see it is in agreement with the book of mormon on this matter. The biblical and book of mormon pn jacob is from the hebrew ya. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of christ. The family leaves jerusalem and travels to the red sea which is south of jerusalem in 1 nephi 2.
Critics claim that it was authored by smith, drawing on material and ideas from contemporary 19thcentury works rather than translating an ancient record. The lord will recover israel in the last daysthe world will be burned with firemen must follow christ to avoid the lake of fire and brimstone. O my brethren, i fear that unless ye shall repent of your sins that their skins will be whiter than yours, when ye shall be brought with them before the throne of god. This book, printed between august 1829 and march 1830, is the first published scripture of mormonism but was preceded by seventeen other. Principles found in the utah lds church like polygamy or celestial marriage, adamgod theory, and blood atonement were not incorporated into the rlds church because they were not principles of the original. Discussions on the book of mormon jacob, 7 episode info.
Jacob whitmer witnesses of the golden plates and book of. Priesthood concepts in the book of mormon by paul james toscano the book of mormon is probably the earliest mormon scriptural text containing concepts relating to both the structure and the nature of priesthood. Rediscovering the book of mormon is a useful volume of essays dealing with the literary texture, variety and richness of the book of mormon that shows joseph smith could not have possibly authored the text in the 19th century. Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the lord. The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10.
For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife. Jacob 6 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I have often heard critics of the book of mormon make a big stink over the word adieu in the book of mormon. God does not approve of polygamy, and it should only be instituted when it is specifically commanded by god. In saying these wordso be wise, what can i say more. A dictionary of the book of mormonjacobugath wikisource. Though english is a germanic language, it adopted many french words, beginning. Using the symbolism of the art world, one might even consider it the mona lisa masterpiece of the book of mormon. According to the text, it was written by the ancient prophet jacob. The purpose of the book, in his own words, is to persuade all men to come unto christ jacob 1. He is best known for his lengthy prayer while hunting in the wilderness, wherein he first asks for personal forgiveness, then for gods blessings upon the nephites, then his blessings upon the lamanites, then that a record of the nephites will be preserved and brought into the lamantes at some future day should.
Discussions on the book of mormon jacob 46 originally aired. Jacobs father was lehi, a prophet in jerusalem around 600 bc. In his youth, jacob was educated and learned hard work by helping to run the whitmer farm. Discussions on the book of mormon testimony of the witnesses and general church history. With the ongoing suspension of broadway performances due to covid19 continuing until further notice, broadway theatres are now offering refunds and. Between the books of omni and mosiah is an insert called. It neither vilifies the mormon church nor does it really applaud it.
Its history was short, but its people were preeminent in iniquity. The book of mormon shows us not only what the gospel of christ is, but it also shows us what it is not. The first portion the first six books, ending with omni is a trans lation from the small plates of nephi. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. According to the first book of nephi, jacobs father, lehi recieved a revelation that he was to leave with his family to avoid the imminent destruction of. When the nephite republic was broken in fragments a. Among them were very many officeholders, lawyers and petty judges, who. Jacob was the brother of nephi, the second book of mormon prophet. The book of mormon is a translation of an ancient text into a modern language, and the word that best fit the ending jacob used some parting expression commending his readers to god was translated as adieu to god, an expression that is used and widely understood in the english speaking world. Mormon 6 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Jeremy jacobs comments will be listed in green, the mormon apologists comments will be listed in purple, and mine will be in black.
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