There Is No Other God That Can Deliver

Consider Your Ways: The Book of Haggai and the Responsibilities and Blessings of Temple Work

Ray L. Huntington

Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament (2005)

The central focus of Haggai’s message is certainly clear: Now is the time to build God’s holy temple! Haggai began his prophetic message by declaring: “Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built” (Haggai 1:2). Yes, the altar and parts of the foundation had been rebuilt, but the work had been set aside for sixteen years. More importantly, the people didn’t seem bothered by their inattentiveness to the Lord’s work. In fact, they rationalized it was not the time to rebuild the temple. Clearly, they had other work they felt was more important.

My Servant Gazelem

John A. Tvedtnes

Book of Mormon Research

The word Gazelem appears in Alma 37 in reference to seers and oracles. It is unclear if this word is refering to a person or to a seer stone. Tvedtnes explains this word’s appearance in reference to Joseph Smith, the seer and prophet of the Restoration.

Quiet Slumber: Revelation through Dreams

Ryan Jenkins

Religious Educator 12, no. 1 (2011)

God has communicated with people through dreams and visions, such as Joseph’s receiving dreams and interpreting others’ dreams. This article includes a list of dreams in the Old Testament, teachings of modern prophets regarding dreams, and a caution regarding interpreting dreams.