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D&C 8:1-5
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Doctrine & Covenants > Section 8
Questions
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Verse 3
- In his address to BYU students Cast Not Away Thy Confidence, Elder Holland talks about Moses's revelation to bring the children of Israel through the Red Sea as a prototype of revelation.
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D&C 8:6-12
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Doctrine & Covenants > Section 8
Questions
- What is the "gift of Aaron" (vs. 6)?
Lexical notes
- In the original Book of Commandments, this revelation refers to Oliver as having the "gift of working with the rod"--this was changed to the "gift of Aaron" in the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Exegesis
- There has been much speculation about Oliver's "gift of Aaron" or "gift of working with the rod", with some claiming that it was a diviner's rod, while others have referred to it as a rod used for revelation like that used by Aaron, the brother of Moses. From the description in these verses, it appears that Oliver had a rod that he could hold in his hand and through which he would be able to recieve divine revelation.
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