The Israelites' Song of the Sea reads like an ecstatic expression of awe, with waves of amazement at the miracle of their deliverance. Under the waves, the song has a chiastic structure, surrounding a rhetorical question: Who is like unto thee, O Lord?
Great Power Which Looks Small
When something looks small, it may simply be that we have failed to recognize its significance. The brother of Jared said that God's great power looks small to us. We can ask Him to help us see the true grandeur of apparently ordinary things.
Helaman 5 and 3 Nephi
The miracle experienced by Nephi and Lehi in the Lamanite prison mirrors the experience of the Nephites and the Lamanites when the Savior visited. Both experiences teach us that we have access to divine power and help when we open our hearts to God.
A God of Miracles
Nephi and Moroni taught that God is a God of miracles and that He is unchanging. President Nelson encouraged us to do things that require more faith, believing that God will work miracles to help us move the mountains in our lives.
“Revive Thy Work”
God is unchanging. Therefore, if He performed miracles in the past, he can perform miracles today. This is a core message of the Book of Mormon. Nephi repeatedly appeals to scriptural accounts of miracles as evidence that his family can expect miracles in their lives. "The Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers, and... Continue Reading →
“I Will Heal Thee”
Hezekiah was very ill. The prophet, Isaiah, visited him and told him that he would not recover. He was going to die. But Hezekiah wasn't willing to accept that answer. Laying on his bed, he turned toward the wall and offered the following heartfelt prayer: "I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked... Continue Reading →
The Lion and the Bear
An awareness of prior miracles we have experienced can strengthen our faith to meet new challenges. When David saw his compatriots cowering before the giant Goliath, he was perplexed and disappointed. As he explained to King Saul, he had no doubt that he could defeat the giant with God's help: Thy servant kept his father’s... Continue Reading →
What Does the Book of Mormon Refute?
This is the third of six posts answering a series of questions raised by President Russell M. Nelson in the October 2017 general conference. So far, I have discussed what the Book of Mormon is and what it affirms. Today, I am listing some of the fallacies it refutes. It refutes the concept of original sin,... Continue Reading →
Moroni’s First Message to His Modern Readers – Mormon 8-9
Setting After Mormon's death, his son Moroni appended two chapters to his father's book. He may have believed that these were the concluding chapters in the book. He didn't know how much longer he would live, and there was not much space left on his father's plates (Mormon 8:5). Purpose His father had given him guidance... Continue Reading →
A Marvelous Work – 1 Nephi 22:8-9
8 And after our seed is scattered the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, which shall be of great worth unto our seed; wherefore, it is likened unto their being nourished by the Gentiles and being carried in their arms and upon their shoulders. 9 And it shall also... Continue Reading →