D&C 128:16-20
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Verse 17
- Is it significant that Malachi refers to the heart (singular) of the fathers rather than the hearts (plural) of the fathers? (See the lexical notes for this verse, below.)
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Verse 18
- There must be a welding link between the fathers and the children or the earth will be cursed. Given what the scriptures teach about binding, record, priesthood, etc., what might one say about the nature of that welding link?
- If we understand the nature of that welding link, what might that say about our relations to our children and our parents? to our history? to our culture?
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Verse 20
- Is there a connection between the voice of Michael on the banks of the Susquehanna river, and the voice of Peter, James, and John in the wilderness? Are these separate events?
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Lexical notes
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Verse 17
- "Heart of the fathers." The earliest quotation of this scripture is in Malachi 4:6. There, as here, the word "heart" is singular. The scripture is also referred to in 3 Nephi 25:6, where "heart" is also singular: "the heart of the fathers." On the other hand, in Luke 1:17 and D&C 27:9, 98:16, and 110:15, the quotation is plural: "the hearts of the fathers."
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Verse 20
- "A voice of the Lord in the wilderness." This phrase occurs several other places in scripture, most likely originating in Isa 40:3 and being applied to John the Baptist (cf. Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23). Interestingly, D&C 88:66 adds the following note of explanation after using this phrase: "in the wilderness, because you cannot see him."
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