The Ancient Covenant Structure of Deuteronomy and the Temple

https://youtu.be/Sc5QZqGEvew Note: This is part of a video series made in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central. The Elements of Ancient Covenant Making If the Book of Deuteronomy feels difficult to get into, you’re not alone. It can feel repetitive and tedious. But I think we can find beauty and even temple significance in the Book …

The Menorah in the Ancient Israelite Temple and Tabernacle | Exodus 25, 37

https://youtu.be/kCeZWchRTwk Note: This is part of a video series made in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central. What is the Menorah in Judaism? If I said the word, “menorah” to you, what comes to mind? Is it something that looks like this? A hand-held candelabra with nine branches and maybe a star of David? This is …

Uplifted Hands and God’s Power

https://youtu.be/ZtHI_4uGEiM Moses Lifts His Hands to God Note: This is part of a video series made in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central. In Exodus 9 and 17, Moses performed a strange gesture by raising his hands above his head. In Exodus 9, Moses told Aaron that he would raise his hands above his head unto …

Abraham’s and Sarah’s New Names and Covenant Tokens

https://youtu.be/FSrVjR0SkcI Note: This is part of a video series made in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central. Names, Signs, and Tokens Are Part of Ancient Covenant Making In Genesis 17, the Lord appeared to Abraham and ratified or certified what we now know as the Abrahamic Covenant. In the preceding chapters of Genesis, God outlined the …

Biblical Genealogies in Genesis

https://youtu.be/7PPWpjyTxrw Note: This is part of a video series made in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central. Long Genealogy Lists in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Why are there long, genealogy lists in the Bible? In Genesis 5, there’s a chapter-long list of ancestors down to Noah, and again in Genesis 10–11, large passages …

The Sacred Name of the Son of God

https://youtu.be/WfbBm-BHiUg Note: This is part of a video series made in collaboration with Book of Mormon Central. Enoch and the Name of the Son Jesus Christ has many titles, but perhaps the most sacred in Restoration scripture is the sacred name of “Son.” The name “Son” appears throughout the standard works in royal, prophetic, and …

My Work and My Glory: Ascending Back to God in Moses 1

https://youtu.be/jjshb4FmARg Moses’s Temple Endowment Experience One of the more well-known and beloved verses in the Book of Moses is in chapter 1, verse 39: For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. (Moses 1:39) It’s certainly a beautiful inspiration quote by itself. But when …