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Highlights for Isaiah 50-57 Dr. Avraham Gileadi is an Orthodox Jew who is now a Latter-day Saint. He specializes in Hebrew and is featured at the Church’s Religious Studies Center. He spent decades on the book of Isaiah and explains it clearly. I recently read Isaiah 50-57 on his website, “Isaiah Explained” and Isaiah’s message…
This year, Joseph Smith made reading the Old Testament a true joy. Isaiah 38:15-17 is a small example; please notice the words Joseph both deleted and added: Joseph Smith Translation – Isaiah 38:15-17 strikethrough = words Joseph Smith deleted (sometimes what Joseph crossed out can be just as much information as what he added) bold…
Highlights for Isaiah 1-12 The first chapter of Isaiah is one of my favorites. Some of Isaiah’s writings are pretty hard to understand, but chapter one is more manageable. First, Isaiah talks about how apostate and rebellious Israel has become, yet they keep all the traditional feasts and sacrifices as instructed by Mosaic law. Here…
Highlights for Proverbs and Ecclesiastes For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he… (Proverbs 23:7) Interesting question: does your heart have thoughts? The conclusion you come to by the end of this article may surprise you! The ancient Hebrews, Aristotle, and others considered the heart the center of understanding and conscious intellect. Robert…
Highlights for Psalms – Week 3 Consider this delightful set of verses from Psalm 145: 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom….