Daily Archives: July 3, 2018




There are numerous scriptural references to the casting of lots as a way to discern the will of God and decide everything from choosing an apostle (Acts 1:26) to deciding who should confront Laban and request the Plates of Brass as mentioned in the Book of Mormon (1 Nephi 3:11). […]

The Casting of Lots



There was a lot of pressure for Nephi to get ahead.                 There are a great number of people both in and out of the Church who have a hard time defending or justifying Nephi in the Book of Mormon decapitating Laban. (1 Nephi 4:18)  The essence of the story […]

Samuel and Nephi


2 Samuel 2: David moved from Ziklag, a town on the Philistine border, to Hebron in Judah. Hebron is about nineteen miles almost directly south of Jerusalem. Ziklag [Place of Distress] is about nineteen miles southwest of Hebron. David commended the valiant men of Jabesh-gilead [Dry-Place of Testimony] who had […]

Hebrew Insights into 2 Samuel 2-10