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The priesthood is an integal part of Nephite life even though Lehi and his sons were not Levites. Image by Minerva Teichert
May 17, 2016
KnoWhy #101; Mosiah 23:17
Why Does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much About Priesthood Authority?
Lamanite Daughters by Minerva Teichert
May 12, 2016
KnoWhy #98; Mosiah 20:18
Why did the Lamanites Break Their Treaty with King Limhi?
Abinadi Before King Noah by Minerva Teichert
May 9, 2016
KnoWhy #95; Mosiah 16:6
Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Speak of Future Events as if They Had Already Happened?
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
May 6, 2016
KnoWhy #94; Mosiah 16:1
Why Did Abinadi Stretch Forth His Hand as He Prophesied?
King Limhi Sitting on his Throne. Image via lds.org
April 25, 2016
KnoWhy #85; Mosiah 7:9
Why Are Mormon's Extensive Quotations of Limhi Significant?
Pandemonium by John Martin, 1841 via Wikipedia.
April 19, 2016
KnoWhy #81; Mosiah 2:38
Why Do the Scriptures Compare Hell to an Unquenchable Fire?
Image of King Benjamin's Speech by Walter Rane via lds.org
April 18, 2016
KnoWhy #80; Mosiah 2:6
Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech?
Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell
April 14, 2016
KnoWhy #78; Words of Mormon 1:3
Why is “Words of Mormon” at the End of the Small Plates?
Roots of Olive Trees by Jody Livingston.
April 4, 2016
KnoWhy #70; Jacob 5:3
What are the Roots of Zenos's Allegory in the Ancient World?
Jacob and the Psalms. Image via Book of Mormon Central, featuring I Will Send Their Words Forth by Elspeth Young
March 25, 2016
KnoWhy #62; Jacob 1:7; cf. Psalm 95:8
Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms?
Speaking with the Tongue of Angels. The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism by Gustave Dore.
March 23, 2016
KnoWhy #60; 2 Nephi 32:2
What is it to Speak with the Tongue of Angels?
A portion of the gold plates was sealed as depicted in the rendering here. Image via lds.org
March 14, 2016
KnoWhy #53; 2 Nephi 27:10
Why Would a Book Be Sealed?
Detail of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo
March 8, 2016
KnoWhy #49; 2 Nephi 19:12; Isaiah 9:12
Why is the Lord's Hand "Stretched Out Still"?
Lucifer from Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave Dore (1866)
February 29, 2016
KnoWhy #43; 2 Nephi 24:12; Isaiah 14:12
Why Did Lehi "Suppose" the Existence of Satan?
Jonah and the Whale by Pieter Lastman
February 16, 2016
KnoWhy #34; 2 Nephi 9:10
Why Does Jacob Choose a “Monster” as a Symbol for Death and Hell?
The ruins of the island of Elephantine
February 11, 2016
KnoWhy #31; 2 Nephi 5:16
Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
“The Sinners are Expelled from Paradise” stained glass panel from Auxerre Cathedral
February 8, 2016
KnoWhy #28; 2 Nephi 2:25
What are the Origins of Lehi's Understanding of the Fall?
Shakespeare and Lehi. Image by Book of Mormon Central
February 4, 2016
KnoWhy #26; 2 Nephi 1:14
Did Lehi Quote Shakespeare?
Various Sailing Vessels in Antiquity
January 28, 2016
KnoWhy #21; 1 Nephi 18:8
Did Ancient People Sail the Seas?
January 27, 2016
KnoWhy #20; 1 Nephi 17:5
Why Would Nephi Call the Ocean "Irreantum"?
Assyrian relief of archers in battle
January 25, 2016
KnoWhy #18; 1 Nephi 15:24
What are the “Fiery Darts of the Adversary” Spoken of by Nephi?
A deep wadi illustrating the great and terrible gulf in Lehi's dream
January 19, 2016
KnoWhy #14; 1 Nephi 12:18
What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream?
Mary the mother of Jesus depicted as the Tree of Life
January 18, 2016
KnoWhy #13; 1 Nephi 11:18
What Does the Virgin Mary Have to Do with the Tree of Life?
Servant and El by Jody Livingston
January 15, 2016
KnoWhy #12; 1 Nephi 10:17
Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?
Lehi Offers Sacrifice in the Wilderness
January 12, 2016
KnoWhy #9; 1 Nephi 7:22
How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?
Sariah
January 11, 2016
KnoWhy #8; 1 Nephi 5:1
Were Any Ancient Israelite Women Named Sariah?
Walls of Jerusalem
January 8, 2016
KnoWhy #7; 1 Nephi 4:4
Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It?
Satelite image of Israel
January 7, 2016
KnoWhy #6; 1 Nephi 3:4
Why Does Nephi Always Go Down to the Wilderness and Up to Jerusalem?
Lehi in the desert
January 6, 2016
KnoWhy #5; 1 Nephi 2:9–10
Did Lehi Use the Poetry of the Ancient Bedouin?
Hieratic Ostracon from Arad
January 5, 2016
KnoWhy #4; 1 Nephi 1:2
Did Ancient Israelites Write in Egyptian?