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Introduction to Mosiah

Mosiah Introduction to Mosiah Mosiah is probably a title. It probably means deliverer. There are two In individuals who used this name. Mosiah I is probably the eponymous Mosiah the father of King Benjamin who was the Father of Mosiah II, for whom this book is not named. Mosiah I is not even mentioned in Mosiah. The reader of the […]

Omni

Omni. Important historical information is contained in Omni, information that enables a time line to be estimated for this early period of the Book of Mormon. In addition, information about the principal players of these books can also be deduced from what is written. For example, Enos’ age when he was charged by his father to care for the plates: […]

This analysis of Jarom, which is just fifteen verses, takes twenty-four pages in my exegesis of Jarom, from which this posting is taken. It is more complicated than most realize, but, as you will by reading this posting, this is an important book that deserves more than the quick read most give it. Jarom Jarom, the son of Enos, was […]

Jacob 7

  Sherem, an anti-Christ, was certainly part of what was and is Satan’s plan to undercut belief in Jesus Christ. Sherem’s tacts–Satan’s tactics –were the same as they are today. So this chapter chapter should be read with a view to its applica- tion in today’s world. The footnotes in this posting apply what Sherem did to what others in […]

2 Nephi 25 – 30

The last chapters of 2 Nephi are, perhaps, the most important of his two books. This posting is about 2 Nephi 25-30. The next four postings, later this week, will be about the last three chapters of 2 Nephi and, finally, an overview of Nephi’s second book. 2 Nephi 25–30 These chapters were two in the 1830 edition of the […]