Come Follow Me : Exodus 18-20 -- Part 2 : Dr. Daniel L. Belnap

Dr. Belnap returns to discuss what it means to be “bold in the Atonement” as well as the law of Moses being a preparatory law, and the Ten Commandments.

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00:00 Part II – Dr. Daniel Belnap
00:55 Two versions of Noah’s Ark story
1:40 What do you do when you fall short?
04:35 The two great commandments are out of the law of Moses
07:10 How do we have agency if God knows what I am doing?
11:45 What keeps us from being ready in three days?
14:09 The Ten Commandments
17:02 Walking through the Ten, The First Commandment
20:20 In the Old Testament, covenant relationships matter more than genetics
22:17 Why no graven images?
25:29 Taking the name of the Lord in vain
30:08 The Sabbath day is a liminal state
39:50 Honoring parents
44:02 Stealing, adultery, and killing have qualifications and explanations
50:15 The moral and ethical behavior of Zion hasn’t changed
54:37 What might have been the third great commandment? Love the stranger
55:48 Coveting and the Other Prodigal
57:40 Dr. Belnap shares his thoughts about his education, biblical scholarship and his faith tradition
1:06:02 End of Part II–Dr. Daniel Belnap

[kathrynquinn]

I grew up near an observant Jewish community. There was immense peace and joy on the Sabbath. Families walking to worship together. People enjoying just being with each other. Mothers of many children truly resting. The bumper sticker on many a car (of course not driven on the Sabbath) said it all: “Relax! Shabbat is coming”

[dianahumphries]

Another insightful-rich episode; thank you All so much for continuing with this podcast, it's the best available! I love the format, it works perfectly...for me at least!

[bunniguisinger]

I DID NOT WANT THIS TO END! However, I ran out of space in my scriptures for more notes. Students of Dr. Belnap need to never take for granted learning from him. Thank you

[Valerie-qowr]

Love the comment about Fathers. I am a pioneer (joined later in life) in my family, I was blessed to have a caring father, as did most of my friends growing up. I'd like to think that the spiritual support and basis, along with sacrifices of time, energy, and emotion he made as a father to me and our family will qualify him for eternal blessings. Remember LDS covenant fathers are about 2% of the world's population. I continue to cheer and support the other 98% of not just Dad's, but fathers trying the absolute best that they know how! Keep the podcasts coming. Absolutely love them.

[Momcamp]

No, we never do want it to end! Thank you for another wonderful Follow Him episodes! You and your guests add so much insight - you’re like study partners with me.

[denebuxtoo]

This was absolutely wonderful! Talk about helping me to unfold the mysteries of Heaven!!! This happened for me! Thank you for explaining so much about Israel and the Laws of God! I had always thought that if we knew the law in Israel at the time that Nephi found Laban, this was a man that had stolen all of their inheritance from them! Laban was a thief to the house of Lehi! Under the law the Lord had given Laban into the hands of Nephi. This absolutely makes sense as to why Nephi told this whole entire story in detail! It was his defense according to the law of Moses excellent explanation! Thank you Daniel, John and Hank! I feel so fortunate every morning to listen to all of you. It helps set the tone of my day! I feel so fulfilled with the Spirit of the Lord when I go to serve others.

[jacquecook]

Thank you to Dr. Daniel Belnap for sharing your perspective of these chapters. I learned so much! I am so grateful for this podcast and these incredible insights.

[rchristley]

I will try not to covet the amazing talent and intellect of your quest today. Thank you so much for such a wonderful lesson!

[carolynkeiser]

When talking about progress in learning & practicing Gospel principles some would say things like line upon line etc and I just can't jump that far. Dad called the law of Moses a school master. It's true that with faith and a close relationship with The Lord we can move forward in The Gospel on the Covenant Path, I wish these people could have followed Moses in his trust and serve The Lord. I'm also thankful The Lord showed mercy to them in helping them to progress.

[hollayevladimiroff]

The death of Jesus on the cross was extraordinary and phenomenal, it did away with the Laws, and gave us God's grace, the sacrifice of Jesus changed the world. If the Law of Moses could have created righteousness, then we would not have needed Jesus to sacrifice His life. It was the greatest gift that God gave us, for those who believe in Jesus, the biblical Jesus The cross provided great power, Christians believe it is the center of their faith, and a new life began through Jesus. The greatest love of all, God's love!! Happy Easter!!

[KristinaL]

My favorite takeaways from these lessons are: God doesn't need our gratitude or praise because His self-esteem is fragile, but He wants us to thank and praise Him for our benefit. The concept of liminal occasions or places (the temple, the Sabbath, the sacrament, etc.), and the discussion of the Sabbath in general. It shifted something for me even more in how I will approach the Sabbath day. The only thing that bothers me at all is something that is far too often overlooked in most lessons, and that is that the second great commandment is stated as "love thy neighbor, " totally leaving out the last bit of "as thyself" which clearly says we need to love ourselves, too. Not more than or less than other people, but just as much. Narcissism is a real thing that seems to be on the rise. So is the belief that we''re not as good as other people, and therefore deserve to be treated badly by others. We need to do more in teaching that it's okay to love ourselves in a healthy and balanced way. That we were not intended to always come last as is evidenced by that simple little word "as" between the words "neighbor" and "ourselves." It's a balancing word that is too often overlooked, maybe because it is just two letters.

[zillmanelle]

We learn that Christ created spiritually first- I think when we (imagine) and see afar off and see what we can become/ what we could create..we also are creating things spiritually…(ie: ourselves, art, cooking, landscaping, family planning etc…)

[mmkvoe]

I am so happy 1 Nephi 4 was brought up!! Good job Dr. Belnap.

Happy Easter everyone! 46:05--besides whatever other purposes 1 Nephi 4 has, it's the Easter story!!

1 Nephi 3 and 4 is the story of a father sending his son to a part of the world which was influenced by a relative who had taken possession of property that should belong to the father--an adversary who wouldn't listen to God. The son's purpose was to obtain engravings--records--as a testimony that that property had been brought back to the father and could belong to him. The son was favored because he went willingly; it wasn't easy and plenty of his brothers and sisters murmured in contrast to his faithfulness. But he was always led by the Spirit until he came face to face with the enemy who had stolen his father's property.

Jesus Christ is a soul who doesn't go around destroying, but it was needful for him to obtain those engravings. He did what he was asked to do, and sacrificed one to save many, and God delivered the devil's kingdom into his hands. He got access to the keys of the treasury, and he brought back to his father all the former servants of the enemy, with power to hold on to them and not lose them, even when they feel sure they don't belong in the family group.

We are the treasure, the property, who God and His Son were determined to go after and bring back. Jesus obtained the engravings like Nephi did. And Nephi's story had to happen this way, and it became symbolic of how Jesus' story had to happen that way. I love also how you guys pointed out that we, people, are in God's image, and when we see another person, like C.S. Lewis said, we're seeing someone who can be glorious and we might be tempted to worship if we saw it all.

[hjrobbins]

So great, fun ! I still don't understand the last two verses. Can you give me any insight on
25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. (why "not build it of hewn stone")

26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. ( Was this for modesty?)


Exodus 20:25-26
Old Testamet

[TheRms]

No, not confidence in yourself. Confidence in Christ!