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How Could Lechi Offer Sacrifices?
The very first chapter of the Stick of Joseph presents us with Lechi offering a sacrifice in the wilderness: And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones and...
The very first chapter of the Stick of Joseph presents us with Lechi offering a sacrifice in the wilderness: And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones and...
On several occasions the Stick of Joseph refers to “unfolding” information, often in terms of revealing “the mysteries of Elohim”. The Bible, by contrast, never refers to “unfolding” the mysteries of Elohim. One is left to wonder where this term came from and how it applies to divine learning.
Of all the cities, towns and places of note in the Stick of Joseph, none plays a greater and more central role than the capital city of Zerach’mla (Zarahemla in the 1830 Edition). Because this place holds such a central role in the text, and also has such a unique history, it’s worth considering the city’s unique name and its potential meaning.
In the Stick of Joseph, the Neftes display many distinctively Jewish customs and practices concerning prayer. It would have been very unlikely for Yosef ben Yosef, a farm boy raised in a Protestant Christian environment, to have been aware of these Jewish practices.
Nefi’s thoughtful discussion of priestcrafts, using the 4th rule of Hillel to deprive a principle from two verses, demonstrates the underlying Jewish thought in this passage, and is yet another illustration of the ancient, Jewish origin of the Stick of Joseph.
This covenant made by the people is an example of a vow or oath made by way of a euphemism or analogy. Within Jewish law, there are two ways a person might make a vow. The first is direct, stating the terms forthrightly. For example, “this item shall be prohibited to me” is a direct statement of vow terms. However the vow might also be made by a euphemism, stating by analogy the terms of the vow.
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