Chapter 5: Choice Above All Other Lands The Book of Mormon provides us with an abundance of details[1] about Manasseh’s small remnant which God led out of the land of Jerusalem in 600 B.C. to an inheritance in the land blessed for them by Jacob and Moses.[2] With these unique details come fresh insights into […]
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Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Pushed to the Ends of the Earth Details given in Joseph’s birthright blessing—as stated by his father Jacob (Israel) and as confirmed by Moses—give us invaluable insights into the double portion of land his eldest son’s tribe received in the covenant land promised to Abraham and his seed. Each statement of the blessing and […]
Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 3
By Dwight on January 17, 2023 in Book of Mormon, Covenants, Israel, Jesus Christ, Joseph, The House of Israel
Chapter 3: The Learning of the Jews and the Language of the Egyptians The authors of the Book of Mormon were from a small remnant of the line of Manasseh[1] which God led out of the land of Jerusalem in 600 B.C.[2] As the family that formed the core of this remnant departed the ancient […]