Latter-day Saints aren’t the first people whom God commanded to be a temple-going people. This has been a practice since Adam and Eve, a practice first described in scripture with…
Year: 2018
The Glory of Zion Will Be a Defense - Old Testament S01E36
When he was called to be a prophet, Isaiah learned that the refiner’s “fire” might have one of two effects: God could purify those who came into his presence, if…
The Six Antecedents of Isaiah - Special Episode S00E02
Part of what makes Isaiah hard to understand is that, at times, it’s difficult to know what antecedents his pronouns refer to. As it turns out, that uncertainty is by…
God Reveals His Secrets to His Prophets - Old Testament S01E35
Though separated by centuries and perhaps hundreds of miles, Amos and Joel were surprisingly united in their warning of the “Day of the Lord,” in which God would visit wickedness…
I Will Betroth Thee Unto Me in Righteousness - Old Testament S01E34
Hosea marks the beginning of our study of the “prophetic” works of the Old Testament, and we discuss both the historical context of Hosea, and what he adds to Israel’s…
Sharing the Gospel with the World - Old Testament S01E33
Mark talks with Bry Cox, award-winning photographer and student of Biblical Hebrew on Jonah, unique among the Prophetic books for being a story about a prophet, rather than the writings of…