Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Keywords
Ancient Near East, Civilization, Religion, Bible, New Testament, Jesus Christ, Bible, Old Testament, Modern Church, Restoration, Coming forth of the Book of Mormon
Abstract
Joseph Smith received the golden plates on the Israelite Day of Remembrance (or Rosh ha-Shanah). Biblical references and interpretation by Jewish sages through the centuries set this day as the day God would remember his covenants with Israel to bring them back from exile. Also called the Feast of Trumpets, this day features ritual trumpet blasts to signify the issuance of revelation and a call for Israel to gather for God’s word of redemption. The day, which is set at the time of Israel’s final agricultural harvest, also symbolizes the Lord’s final harvest of souls. Furthermore, it initiates the completion of the Lord’s time periods, the Days of Awe, and signifies the last time to prepare for final judgment and the Messianic Age. The coming forth of the Book of Mormon is literally fulfilling such prophecies of the day.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Read, Lenet Hadley
(1993)
"Joseph Smith's Receipt of the Plates and the Israelite Feast of Trumpets,"
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol2/iss2/8