Temple Themes

Have you ever wondered why the Isaiah chapters in the Book of Mormon begin with Isaiah 2? The Isaiah chapters are not in exact chronological order according to Bible scholars. There is not universal agreement on this, but a likely scenario is that chapters 1 to 39 center on the divine judgments against the house

There will likely be more overlap going deeper into the Old Testament, and that is probably acceptable, if not desirable. The Book of Proverbs combines principles of the divine feminine, the Tree of Life, wisdom, Council of the Gods, and temple liturgy. Old Testament scholar, Margaret Barker, establishes the basis for a Heavenly Mother in

We have, in the Psalms, fifteen chapter headings from Psalm 120 to 134 with chapter headings reading “A song of degrees.” These “degrees,” or steps, represent the fifteen steps in Jerusalem’s Second Temple, which lead from the court of women to the court of the Israelites. Levite singers would stand on these steps playing instruments

On an earlier post, I mentioned the veil being hung on four pillars creating three gateways leading to the throne of God in the Holy of Holies. Bible scholars have identified three traits for these three sections of the veil, and the traits are uprightness, righteousness, and truth as identified in Psalm 15:2.   Psalm

The beginning of Psalm 82 states, “God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.” This is a divine council. It is the Hebrew term cowd (pronounced sode). It’s the same word that gets translated as secret in Amos 3:7: “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his

Psalm 29 speaks of the glory and holiness of the Lord. Verse 2 directs our worship “in the beauty of holiness.” “In his temple doth everyone speak of his glory” (Psalm 29:9). Inscribed in each temple are the words, “Holiness to the Lord, The House of the Lord.” The focus of this post will be

Psalm 24 reflects the Temple Endowment Ceremony beginning at the Creation of the Earth. The first two verses state, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas and established it upon the floods.” The Hebrew suggests that the earth

I’m a week behind again due to Education Week, which I attended last week. It was so awesome! I hope to be able to share some ideas I learned there. But today’s post will largely be a collaboration of ideas from a book I read several years ago entitled, Ancient Temple Worship, Temple on Mount

I used to think the Psalms were merely fancy poetry, so I practiced my speed reading on those and other sections, like Isaiah and the Book of Mormon war chapters, but now I slow down and savor all of these. The Psalms were the temple hymns, and as a result, they are loaded with temple

In Job chapter 38, the Lord speaks in divine council language and asks a series of questions. Job cannot answer any of them. The Lord answers Job “out of the whirlwind,” demonstrating His power and majesty. But for me, the whirlwind is like a veil, separating God’s glory from our mortal fallen state. It represents