Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – There is evidence that the Five Books of Moses and specifically the Book of Deuteronomy were edited both before and during the Babylonian captivity, around 600 B.C. 03:16 – Many scholars see Deuteronomy as the “Book of the Law” that was discovered duringContinue Reading

Podcast Slides Podcast Outline Podcast Ep 153 Further Articles: Deuteronomy 1.1 – On the other side Jordan Deuteronomy and the changes to the Divine Council Deuteronomy 32.8-9 and the Sons of God How did Josiah change the religion of the Jewish nation?Continue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 02:36 – The Israelites murmur and complain in the wilderness. How we respond to our afflictions will shape our character. We can strive to see God’s hand in our lives like Nephi and Francis Webster. 15:35 –Continue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 02:15 – Jethro counsels Moses to delegate certain tasks. Delegation gives opportunities for growth. 19:41 – The Lord covenants to make Israel a peculiar treasure, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. Time, pressure, and heatContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 02:09 – The children of Israel murmur and complain in the wilderness. As a comparison, Nephi’s trust in God blesses his wilderness experience. 08:43 – The Book of Mormon gives added insight as to why murmuring isContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – Multiplying signs and the law of increasing witnesses. God increases in severity as an act of kindness towards those he strives to redeem. 05:13 – The Lord wants to save Israel. A summary of the escalation of the plagues as a sign ofContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – The children of Israel are placed in bondage by the Egyptians. Moses is born and saved through the efforts of heroic women like Jochebed, Shiprah, Puah, Miriam, and Pharaoh’s daughter. 08:58 – Moses flees from Egypt, meets Jethro, marries Zipporah, and speaks withContinue Reading

The slides for this podcast are in pdf format here. The podcast outline with notes is here. For the short paper on Miriam, go here. For the paper addressing the complexity of Moses’ staff, see: Whose staff is it anyway?Continue Reading

Miriam traditions Miriam, (מִרְיָם)in what some scholars have identified as the author or leader of the “Song of the Sea,”[1]Exodus 15.1-18, 21. Many scholars debate over the ways to interpret “The Song of the Sea.” What this a song led and directed by Moses as the text suggests? Or wasContinue Reading