Difference between revisions of "3 Ne 4:31-33"
From Feast upon the Word (http://feastupontheword.org). Copyright, Feast upon the Word.
(→Exegesis) |
m (→Exegesis: removing instructions) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {| | + | [[The Book of Mormon]] > [[Third Nephi]] > [[Third Nephi 4|Chapter 4]] |
| − | | [[3 Ne 4:26-30|Previous]] || [[3 Ne 5:1-5|Next]] | + | {| |
| + | | [[3 Ne 4:26-30|Previous (3 Ne 4:26-30)]] || || [[3 Ne 5:1-5|Next (3 Ne 5:1-5)]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
| Line 16: | Line 17: | ||
== Exegesis == | == Exegesis == | ||
| − | + | ||
*It is when we recognize God's hand in all things that we are truly humble, such as the Nephites are here. | *It is when we recognize God's hand in all things that we are truly humble, such as the Nephites are here. | ||
| Line 24: | Line 25: | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| − | {| | + | {| |
| − | | [[3 Ne 4:26-30|Previous]] || [[3 Ne 5:1-5|Next]] | + | | [[3 Ne 4:26-30|Previous (3 Ne 4:26-30)]] || || [[3 Ne 5:1-5|Next (3 Ne 5:1-5)]] |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 00:51, 20 October 2006
The Book of Mormon > Third Nephi > Chapter 4
| Previous (3 Ne 4:26-30) | Next (3 Ne 5:1-5) |
Questions
3 Ne 4:32
- Why the emphasis here on God as the "Most High"? What does that mean?
3 Ne 4:33
- Why were humility and repentance essential to the Nephite's victory?
- Verse 33 tells us that the Nephites knew they were delivered "from an everlasting destruction" because of their repentance and their humility. Does this everlasting destruction refer to the everlasting physical destruction of Nephites? Or is this a reference to the spiritual destruction we all face without repentance and humility? Or, does it refer to both at once?
Lexical notes
- In the KJV the phrase "Most High God" is consistently translated from the Hebrew title El Elyon. Given this, it is likely that the phrase here was translated from this same title. El Elyon refers to Elohim or God the Father, as opposed to Yahweh (Jehovah) who is Jesus Christ..
- The phrase "God Almighty" is probably a translation of the Hebrew title El Shaddai.
- El Elyon and El Shaddai are ancient titles for God closely associated with stories of the Patriarchs--and are appropriately used here where the Nephites are thanking the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (see verse 30).
- Curiously, the term shaddai means "female breasts" and some have interpreted this to mean that God is the provider of all that is sufficient, just as a mother's breast provides all that is sufficient for an infant. Others have noted that shaddai has Semitic cognates that refer to mountains--which might indicate that El Shaddai is the God of the Mountain, the [Most High] God that rules from Mount Zion.
Exegesis
- It is when we recognize God's hand in all things that we are truly humble, such as the Nephites are here.
Related links
- Click the edit link above and to the right to add related links
| Previous (3 Ne 4:26-30) | Next (3 Ne 5:1-5) |
