Covenantal Kingship in the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 1-3)
Keywords
heavenly king, God’s presence, covenant relationship, covenant promises
Abstract
WHO IS THE KING?
This may be one of the most important questions for understanding the Book of Mormon and even the Bible. Much of the Biblical and Book of Mormon narratives are dominated by how this question was asked and answered.
The prophet Jacob in the Book of Mormon provides the most sublime and succinct answer to this question.
“I, the Lord, the king of heaven, will be their king, and I will be a light unto them forever, that hear my words.” (2 Nephi 10:14)
But how searing is the painful loss to watch how many people in recorded scripture, recorded history, and even today replace the Real King with false and destructive imitations.
What do we see in the Bible? God covenantally bound Himself to fulfill His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to provide posterity, property, and prosperity (remember that in a scriptural sense, prosperity = having God’s presence.) That is the essence of the Book of Gensis in the Bible.
Original Publication Citation
Covenantal Kingship in the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 1-3), April 12, 2020.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "Covenantal Kingship in the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 1-3)" (2020). Faculty Publications. 9935.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9935
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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