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The post Ep 190 | Matthew 5; Luke 6, Come Follow Me 2023 (February 13-19) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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The post Ep 189 | John 2-4, Come Follow Me 2023 (February 6-12) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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The post Ep 188 | Matthew 4; Luke 4-5, Come Follow Me 2023 (January 30-February 5) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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The post Ep 187 | Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3, Come Follow Me 2023 (January 23-29) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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The post Ep 186 | John 1, Come Follow Me 2023 (January 16-22) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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The post Ep 185 | Matthew 2; Luke 2, Come Follow Me 2023 (January 9-15) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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The post Ep 184 | Matthew 1; Luke 1, Come Follow Me 2023 (January 2-8) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

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00:26 – During the 2nd temple period the Jews are reproved in Malachi for a sluggish approach to following God’s law.

06:58 – The Lord addresses the lack of faith the people had. This was manifest in four specific ways: questioning God’s love, offering impure sacrifices, marrying outside of the covenant, and the lack of diligence in keeping the commandments.

09:25 – Malachi 1.3 says “I hated Esau.” Reading this troubling passage in its proper historical context will help make it more clear. Readers can also work to balance this scripture with gospel principles that clearly teach God loves all his children.

15:36 – Malachi prophesies of a pure offering. The Doctrine and Covenants unlocks the meaning of this passage as a book of remembrance containing records of temple ordinances for the living and the dead.

28:10 – Tree and temple imagery are found in Malachi’s words.

32:33 – Malachi 4.2 speaks of “The sun of righteousness arising with healing in her wings.” The Hebrew text of this verse helps us to see our Heavenly Mother.

38:44 – Elijah will prepare the way for the Second Coming, turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers.

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The post Ep 183 | Malachi, Come Follow Me 2022 (December 12-18) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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00:26 – The Jews have returned from exile in Babylon and Haggai exhorts them to finish rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem.

09:58 – King Darius and the Jewish leaders Zerubbabel and Joshua are important players during this time period.

18:45 – Various readings of Haggai 2.9 show the layered nature of this prophecy. Mere contact with the temple does not convey holiness. Rather, holiness has to do with your heart and how you live your life.

24:48 – Reading Zerubbabel in his messianic context.

29:07 – The candlestick and oil in Zechariah 4 as symbols of the prophets of God.

34:38 – Zechariah experiences a series of 8 visions.

43:44 – Apocalyptic language in Zechariah teaches about the coming of Jesus and his triumph over evil. Jesus does all that the Father asks, yet doesn’t seek glory or credit.

48:00 – Tyre is cast out and devoured with fire. Jesus, as the cosmic king, speaks peace and redeems the heathen nations. Zechariah 11 portrays a good shepherd who struggles to save his sheep. The shepherd is paid 30 pieces of silver, which he throws before the potter.

53:51 – Prophecy about the New Jerusalem, a land of peace and a city of refuge. Jerusalem will be a cup of trembling. The governors of Judah will be made like a hearth.

1:00:14 – “What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.”

1:06:09 – The city of Jerusalem will be taken by her enemies, but the Lord will come to fight for her. The Lord’s feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives and the mountain will cleave in two. Zechariah tells us that a sign of this event will be when “at evening time it shall be light.”

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The post Ep 182 | Haggai; Zechariah, Come Follow Me (December 5-11) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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00:26 – The historical background of the book of Nahum. Nineveh has reached the fulness of iniquity. This context helps us understand the Lord’s harsh words.

13:59 – God is “slow to anger,” literally “long in the nostrils.” The early Israelites saw God in anthropomorphic terms and described him as such.

16:40 – Habakkuk asks the Lord, “How long must I cry before you hear me?”

26:42 – Babylon prospers for a time, but will eventually fall.

34:24 – The mythology of other gods are woven into the description of God in Habakkuk 3. The “horns coming out” of God’s hand can also be read as light coming forth from his powerful might.

44:59 – Leaping upon a mountain is a beautiful symbol of those who are given strength by trusting in the Lord.

46:05 – Zephaniah warns of the destruction of Jerusalem, but also offers hope that a remnant will be preserved.

47:44 – The Chemarims in Zephaniah 1.4 may be Melchizedek Priests connected to a group of ancient priests that were disenfranchised during Israel’s religious reforms. The Chemarim may also be connected to the account in the Book of Mormon as the remaining Nephites take a final stand at Cumorah.

50:50 – Having a pure language, overcoming division, and being of one heart and one mind.

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