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Like Moses as he raised his hands to part the red sea, Abinadi raised his hands as he prophesied to King Noah’s court. This emphasized his God-given authority. Image by Robert T. Barrett
Friday, May 6, 2016
Mosiah 16:1; KnoWhy #94
Why Did Abinadi Stretch Forth His Hand as He Prophesied?
The Raising of Lazarus, Duccio di Buoninsegna. Image via Wikimedia Commons
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Mosiah 15:8; KnoWhy #93
Why Does Abinadi Use the Phrase "the Bands of Death"?
The First Vision by Del Parson
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Mosiah 15:2; KnoWhy #92
How is Christ Both the Father and the Son?
Image by Book of Mormon Central, featuring Abinadi by Briana Shawcroft and Jesus Christ on the Cross via lds.org
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Mosiah 14:4; Isaiah 53:4; KnoWhy #91
Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah?
Abinadi testifying before King Noah by Jeremy Winborg
Monday, May 2, 2016
Mosiah 13:5; KnoWhy #90
Did Abinadi Prophesy During Pentecost?
Abinadi Before King Noah, Arnold Friberg. Image via lds.org.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Mosiah 12:20–21; cf. Isaiah 52:7; KnoWhy #89
Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah?
Image via pixabay.com
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Mosiah 11:15; KnoWhy #88
Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Wine, Vineyards, and Wine-presses?
Stalk of Barley via Wikimedia commons.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Mosiah 9:9; KnoWhy #87
How Can Barley in the Book of Mormon Feed Faith?
The Spectacles or Interpreters by Anthony Sweat
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Mosiah 8:15; KnoWhy #86
Why is a Seer Greater than a Prophet?
King Limhi Sitting on his Throne. Image via lds.org
Monday, April 25, 2016
Mosiah 7:9; KnoWhy #85
Why Are Mormon's Extensive Quotations of Limhi Significant?
King Benjamin by Jeremy Winborg
Friday, April 22, 2016
Mosiah 6:6; KnoWhy #84
Why Were Benjamin and Mosiah Such Beloved and Effective Leaders?
King Benjamin used the ancient near eastern practice of parallelism in his famous speech. Image via lds.org
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Mosiah 5:11; KnoWhy #83
Why Did King Benjamin Use Poetic Parallels So Extensively?
Rogier van der Weyden. The Descent from the Cross. (c.1435) Museo del Prado, Madrid via Wikipedia.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Mosiah 4:2; KnoWhy #82
Why Does King Benjamin Emphasize the Blood of Christ?
Pandemonium by John Martin, 1841 via Wikipedia.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Mosiah 2:38; KnoWhy #81
Why Do the Scriptures Compare Hell to an Unquenchable Fire?
Image of King Benjamin's Speech by Walter Rane via lds.org
Monday, April 18, 2016
Mosiah 2:6; KnoWhy #80
Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech?
King Benjamin's Speech by Minerva Teichert
Friday, April 15, 2016
Mosiah 1:10; KnoWhy #79
Why Is the Theme of Kingship So Prominent in King Benjamin's Speech?
Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Words of Mormon 1:3; KnoWhy #78
Why is “Words of Mormon” at the End of the Small Plates?
Stela 5 at Takalik Abaj, El Asintal, Retalhuleu, Guatemala, showing an early example of a Long Count date. Altar 8 lies before it. Image via wikimedia Commons
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Omni 1:20; KnoWhy #77
Why was Coriantumr's Record Engraved on a "Large Stone"?
Plates and Lineage via Book of Mormon Central, featuring Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell and The Gold Plates by Jerry Thompson
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Jarom 1:1; KnoWhy #76
Why Were Genealogies Important to Book of Mormon Peoples?
Image via Book of Mormon Central, featuring "Horses Running" by TNS Sofres on Flikr
Monday, April 11, 2016
Enos 1:21; KnoWhy #75
Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
Ancient Records by James Fullmer
Friday, April 8, 2016
Jacob 7:27; KnoWhy #74
Why Do the Authors on the Small Plates Follow a Pattern?
Sherem went about teaching that Jacob was a false prophet and that there would be no Messiah. Image via lds.org.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Jacob 7:7; KnoWhy #73
Why Did Sherem Die?
Scriptures and Manuals via LDS.org
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
3 Nephi 27:21—22; KnoWhy #72
Was the Book of Mormon Used as the First Church Administrative Handbook?
Olive Grove via surfingbird.ru
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Jacob 5:9–10; KnoWhy #71
Why Did Zenos Give So Many Details about Raising Good Olives?
Roots of Olive Trees by Jody Livingston.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Jacob 5:3; KnoWhy #70
What are the Roots of Zenos's Allegory in the Ancient World?
Elder Russell M. Nelson
Saturday, April 2, 2016
2 Nephi 25:26; cited 55 times in General Conference; KnoWhy #69
Why Do Certain “Treasured Words” Appear So Repeatedly in General Conference Talks?
LDS Conference Center by Hugh Millward via flikr.com
Friday, April 1, 2016
3 Nephi 23:5; KnoWhy #68
Why Do Church Leaders Frequently Testify of the Book of Mormon?
Olive Orchard by Vincent van Gogh.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Jacob 5:1; KnoWhy #67
Is Anything Known of the Prophet Zenos Outside of the Book of Mormon?
Olive Trees on Thassos, Greece. Image via Wikipedia.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Jacob 4:17; KnoWhy #66
Why Did Jacob Share the Allegory of the Olive Tree?
Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob utilizing the plates. Image via Book of Mormon Central.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Jacob 3:14; KnoWhy #65
Why Did Jacob Call his Record the "Plates of Jacob"?