Category Archives: Psalms

John 10:34-36 & Psalm 82 — ‘Ye are gods…children of the most High’ — LeGrand Baker

34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 Say ye of him, … Continue reading

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John 3:16-17 & Psalm 103 — For God so loved the world (Nicodemus part 7) — LeGrand Baker

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; … Continue reading

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Psalm 119 — LeGrand Baker — Ritual Combat

Psalm 119 — LeGrand Baker — Ritual Combat Psalm 119 is the longest, and certainly one of the most of the moving of all the psalms. It is a silique that rivals Hamlet in its intensity and power. I have … Continue reading

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3 Nephi 11:8, 19:25-26 — LeGrand Baker — The Savior’s ‘white robe’ and ‘white garments’

3 Nephi 11:8, 19:25-26 — LeGrand Baker — The Savior’s ‘white robe’ and ‘white garments’ On each of the two days the Savior appeared to the Nephites, he was dressed differently: 8 And it came to pass, as they understood … Continue reading

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John 12:12-16 — The Ancient Israelite Temple Drama, precursor to the Savior’s Triumphal Procession — LeGrand Baker

It is probable that the Savior’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem expressed a ethnic memory of the ancient Israelite Feast of Tabernacles temple drama. Those temple rites had not been practice by the Jews since before the destruction of Solomon’s Temple … Continue reading

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