God Will Prevail Ep. 490 The Cultural Hall

Richie T. interviews Kerry Muhlestein’s latest book, God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel.

About the Book:

By entering into covenants with His people, God forges vital connections that allow Him to guide and bless His children in incredible ways. Latter-day Saints have long been encouraged to stay on the covenant path―but what is that path, and how do we stay the course? In God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel, BYU Professor of Religion Dr. Kerry Muhlestein encourages readers to take hold of God’s promise to gather His covenant people by recognizing the connection between covenant making and the eternal and transformative love of the Savior.

Discover the obligations and blessings of making and keeping sacred covenants, as outlined in the standard works, with insights on topics ranging from temple work and family history to covenant language, the gathering of Israel, and the equalizing power of Christ’s Atonement. With clarity and hope, this groundbreaking book speaks to this powerful truth: promised blessings and gatherings are available to all who truly seek to be covenant keepers.

GET THE BOOK HERE

Interview Timestamps:

7:23 What is the Abrahamic Covenant?

9:25 Liken all scriptures unto us

12:35 Wait – What’s it called?

15:35 Restoration of the New and Everlasting Covenant

17:34 Is this the fulness?

21:32 Covenant People

26:30 I will be your God

27:58 Obligations

34:10 Glory of God or Welfare of Gods Children

40:49 Drink Your Ovaltine

48:16 2 Baptisms

50:26 Peculiar People

53:21 Who cares how many kids?

1:00:44 How the Abrahamic Covenant changes lives

Find Kerry Muhlestein’s other interviews and books here:

Episode 407 & I Saw the Lord: Joseph’s First Vision Combined from Nine Accounts

Episode 778 & The Easter Connection: Made Whole with God Through Christ

About the Author

Kerry Muhlestein is a professor and former associate chair of the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, where he has taught about the First Vision for over two decades. He is also the director of research for that department. He has taught in the history department of three universities and has been part of award-winning history publications. He received his BS in psychology with a Hebrew minor from BYU, his MA in Ancient Near Eastern studies from BYU, and his PhD from UCLA in Egyptology. He is also the director of the BYU Egypt Excavation Project. He and his wife, Julianne, are the parents of six children, and they have lived in Jerusalem on multiple occasions with Kerry taught there.

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