Ep 296 | Ether 6-11, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 18-24)

Talking Scripture

Mike Day & Bryce Dunford

Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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→ Timestamps: (00:00) When the Brother of Jared sees the Lord’s finger it sparks his divine curiosity.(05:34) The ocean is a symbol for chaos, the fallen world, and the veil.(07:52) The 2 to 1 Principle as seen in the Garden of Eden, Moses’ crossing out of Egypt into Canaan, and the Jaredite vessels.(11:26) The number 8 can be associated with rebirth and renewal.(12:09) Serpents as a symbol of captivity and Divine Providence, ushering the Jaredites south into a place where they eventually repent.(24:08) The Jaredites hit the pinnacle of righteousness.(30:13) The Book of Ether is almost like the whole Book of Mormon in miniature.(34:29) Secret combinations eventually destroy the Jaredites. Substance abuse and addiction are modern secret combinations.(49:03) Prophets are the opposite of secret combinations.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Talking Scripture, a podcast where we illustrate relevance and application of the scriptures in Come Follow Me.
0:10.1	We also dive into the history and cultures of the text.
0:13.4	Thanks for taking the time to share and subscribe to this podcast.
0:16.9	For show notes, head over to our website, talking scripture.org.
0:22.9	Welcome to Talking Scripture. I'm Mike.
0:24.9	And I'm Bryce.
0:26.0	And today we're going to be an ether 6 through 11.
0:30.1	And there's a lot of stuff in here with kings and government and power.
0:36.3	And sons being jealous and brothers being angry at brothers.
0:39.6	So much. Fighting over power. But before we do that, let's jump back to something that we
0:44.8	didn't take time for last time. We try to make these podcasts just a right amount, not too much,
0:51.3	not too little, kind of like the Goldilocks zone of podcasting,
0:55.1	but there was something that we felt like we should go back and address. So back in Ether
1:00.4	Chapter 3, there's this beautiful teaching moment where the brother of Jared brings his stones
1:05.8	up to the Lord. And he's a little hesitant. I know this is a big ask, Lord, you know,
1:10.6	would you stick your finger down and touch these?
1:13.5	But watch the Lord, who is the master teacher, teach him.
1:20.8	So he sticks his finger down, and the brother of Jared sees the finger of the Lord.
1:26.2	And he's kind of blown away. And the Lord says,
1:29.9	Why hast thou fallen? Verse seven. I knew not that you had flesh and blood. And he corrects that.
1:35.1	I don't have flesh and butt. I'm a spirit body. I'm going to take upon myself flesh and blood.
1:41.3	And then the very end of verse 9 is one of the most intriguing questions the Lord asks,
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