Seeing Beyond the Veil
In the temple, the veil can be very thin sometimes inviting communication with heaven. If we could only see what’s...
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“Wash and Be Clean”
We have examined the procedures for the rite of cleansing lepers in Leviticus 14 and the associated atonement symbolism. Two...
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Oil of Plenty
Oil was essential in ancient times and one of the first fruit products of the Holy Land. Kings (and queens)...
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Visions of Divine Councils
In First Kings, chapter 22, we have a divine council setting. This follows temple rituals where an assembly is initiated...
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Elijah Restores the Sealing Power
Joseph F. Smith saw in vision a “vast congregation of the righteous,” who would be leaders in fulfilling the Lord’s...
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The Hallel Gesture at the Dedication of Solomon’s Temple
There are striking similarities between the dedicatory prayer of Solomon’s Temple and the Kirtland Temple. They begin in a similar...
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Songs for the Dedication of Solomon’s Temple
King David has a realization that his own house is, in some respects, superior to the Lord’s. He said to...
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The Anointing of Kings and Queens
There is much temple imagery in 1 Kings chapter 1. David is on his death bed and Adonijah attempts to...
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The Threshing Floor As a Temple Groundbreaking
I love how you can have your choice in the scriptures. You can get the pure doctrine in the Doctrine...
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Abigail, Uzzah, and the Ark of the Covenant
Second Samuel chapter 6 has the perplexing story of Uzzah, who steadied the Ark of the Covenant. But first,...
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Saul Lost His Wings Again
After David slew Goliath, “the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing with tabrets, with joy,...
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Clothed For the Battle
As David prepares to battle Goliath, Saul comes to his aid by providing “armor,” a helmet of brass, and a...
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Kings and Queens As Types of Christ
The Lord chose Saul to be king over a united Israel. “Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it...
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To Stand in God’s Presence
Sometimes when the Israelites fought an enemy, they would take the Ark of the Covenant into battle. After the Philistines...
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Gestures of Covenant Making
Previous posts have dealt with gestures of approach as we progress through the temple in a symbolic journey to enter...
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Ruth Enters Into the New and Everlasting Covenant
In the story of Ruth, we have some interesting temple imagery relating to covenants. Boaz seems to take an interest...
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Symbols of Consecration
There are several examples and symbols of temple theology in the Book of Judges. I want to write about two...
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Asherah, The “Happy” Tree, and Deuteronomy Disclaimer
I have quoted from Deuteronomy in recent posts. The Book of Deuteronomy has many great teachings. We know of their...
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Soles and Spoons
Today’s post will be from Numbers chapter 7 and various chapters from Joshua. It will be centered on covenant making,...
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King Benjamin’s Feast of Tabernacles
There were three required annual feasts in ancient Israel when the people gathered to the “place which the Lord thy...
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Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and Moroni’s Trumpet
I’m still stuck in Leviticus. This post, however, deals with the most holy day of the year on the Jewish...
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Atonement Symbolism and the Cleansing of the Leper
The ritual for cleansing lepers was highly symbolic. The leper was brought to the priest. The entire book of Leviticus...
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How Priests Were Washed, Anointed, Clothed, and Consecrated
There was a specific order for the consecration of priests, and particularly the high priest. I should emphasize that the...
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The Smoke of the Burnt Offering
Animal sacrifices were a major component of the Law of Moses. There were basically two categories of offerings—the compulsory offerings,...
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The Priestly Garments, the Veil, Scarlet Worms, and Snails
Moses was commanded to make holy garments for Aaron and his sons, who would become the high priests. The garments...
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The Tabernacle and the Mercy Seat
Moses is commanded to build a tabernacle. The Lord called it a “sanctuary,” so He could “dwell among them” (Exodus...
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A Kingdom of Priests and Priestesses
The Lord covenants to make Israel a “peculiar treasure.” Moses ascended Mount Sinai and received a revelation from God. He...
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“Baptized in the Cloud”
The children of Israel were delivered from bondage thanks to a three-part revelation from the Lord to Moses. There is...
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Gestures of Approach
The word hand occurs 21 times in these Come Follow Me chapters of Exodus 7-13. In every case, in these...
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The Atonement and the Temple
I am profoundly grateful for the influence of the temple in my life. As I contemplate the atonement of Jesus...
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Jesus’ Triumphal Entry
I should have done this yesterday, but I decided to do posts regarding Holy Week and maybe share some personal...
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The Great I AM
When Moses is called to deliver the children of Israel from bondage, he asks the Lord saying, “Behold, when I...
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Moses and the Burning Bush
The presence of God is personified as the Lord appears to Moses at the burning bush. To stand in the...
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Jacob Blesses His Sons
Just before Jacob yields up the ghost, he gives each of his sons a patriarchal blessing. In your own patriarchal...
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How Colorful Was Joseph’s Coat?
The Lord commanded Jacob to return to Beth-el (house of God). In preparation to approach the house of God (or...
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Jacob Received a New Name
As Jacob travels to meet his brother Esau, he encounters a host of angels. He has already seen messengers from...
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The Model Covenant
The model covenant pattern is revealed in Genesis 31. I will break this down into five major components, although some...
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The House of God
Genesis 28 is one of the most poignant temple texts in scripture. Jacob travels from Beersheba (meaning “well of the...
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The Horn of Salvation
I often wonder what was going through the mind of Abraham and Sarah with the commandment to sacrifice Isaac. We...
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The Law of Sacrifice
Abraham received the promises of the New and Everlasting Covenant. The Lord said, “Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a...
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Three Messengers
In Genesis 18:1-2, it states that “the Lord appeared unto (Abraham) in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in...
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Made Whole Through God’s Covenant
Abraham knows his covenant with the Lord will be fulfilled through his offspring, but he has no children. The Lord...
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“I Have Lifted Up Mine Hand”
Abraham learns that his nephew, Lot, has been captured in battle and the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah were taken....
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How Do You Measure Glory?
It seems that after Abraham enters into a covenant with the Lord he is blessed both temporally and spiritually. Abraham...
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The Abrahamic Covenant
The word father (or fathers) appears 17 times in Abraham 1. This would certainly qualify as a Leitwort or theme...
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The Right Way To Get To Heaven
Like many of the crossroads of life, there’s a right way and a wrong way. The Tower of Babel story...
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Was Noah Drunk and Naked?
We have this odd story in Genesis 9:20-24 about Noah planting a vineyard, getting drunk, and being “naked” inside his...
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Noah, the Dove, and the Veil
The Ark gets finished and the eight souls get aboard—Noah, his three sons, and their wives. This number eight is...
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Noah’s Ark As a Floating Temple
We have a lot to unpack with the temple and Come Follow Me this week, so let’s get started with...
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A Loving Embrace
In Moses chapter 7, Enoch has had his eyes washed and anointed (Moses 6:35), and now he is “clothed upon...
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Blood, Water, and Spirit
I’m so excited to do this post about one of my top ten favorite scriptures! The verses are Moses 6:59-60:...
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Washing and Anointing
A great blessing of Restoration scripture is the restoration of lost accounts from the Bible. Such is the case of...
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Guardians of the Throne of God
While working on my last post, I noticed the Hebrew words for skin and light are both transliterated into the...
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The Coats of Skins As the First “Kaphar”
After Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit, they become aware of their nakedness, a condition which becomes...
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The Serpent in the Garden of Eden
We get more information from the Moses account compared with the Genesis account regarding Adam, Eve, and Lucifer in the...
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“Our Glorious Mother Eve” and the Tree of Life
We left off on the last post with Adam naming the animals, which in some texts (like the Quran) is...
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Eden As the First Temple
The Garden of Eden was the first temple. After man is placed in the garden, the first items mentioned are...
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The Creation of Adam
Adam and Eve were created differently besides the obvious that one may think. First, let’s consider the general creation of...
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The Foundation Stone
I’ve got to say how super excited I am to share the concepts of this post! Yesterday, I mentioned how...
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Jehovah Sits As King Upon the Flood
Yesterday I mentioned that some of the Creation events in Genesis are echoed in the New Testament, particularly in the...
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The Power of His Word
The first words of the Bible are, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The...
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Were You a Star in Heaven?
In Abraham 3, Abraham received a Urim and Thummim, meaning lights and perfections in Hebrew, and since a Urim and...
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The Cosmic Mountain
The opening verse in Moses 1 begins with, “The words of God, which he spake unto Moses at a time...
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Welcome To Temple Study
Welcome to temple study. My objective is to learn and share more of the symbolism and temple imagery within the...
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