Keywords
sôd, heavenly council, Latter-day Saint temple endowment
Abstract
Most scholars agree that sôd, when used in relationship to God, refers to the heavenly council, which humans may sometimes visit to learn divine mysteries or obtain a prophetic message to deliver to humankind. Biblical texts on this subject can be compared to passages in Latter-day Saint scripture (e.g., 1 Nephi 1:8-18; Abraham 3:22-23). In this article, William Hamblin succinctly summarizes this concept and argues that the Latter-day Saint temple endowment serves as a ritual and dramatic participation in the divine council of God, through which God reveals to the covenanter details of the plan of salvation — the hidden meaning and purpose of creation and the cosmos.
Recommended Citation
Hamblin, William J.
(2020)
"The Sôd of Yhwh and the Endowment,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 38, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol38/iss1/6
