New Testament 248

New Testament 248 August 31, 2015

 

Siloam Silwan
The pool of Siloam is located near the modern Palestinian village of Silwan.
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John 9:1-41

Compare Matthew 13:13-15; Mark 4:12; 8:17-18; Luke 8:10

 

This is a wonderful passage, and Latter-day Saints are well within their rights in regarding the first few verses as pointing to an assumption of human pre-existence.

 

Another quick observation:  Some object to Joseph Smith’s use of a “seer stone.”  It’s just a rock, they rightly point out.  Such derisive criticism makes a certain amount of sense coming from secularists.  But it comes awkwardly from evangelicals, in this sense:  If God can use mud mixed with spit to help a man see, why not a rock?

 

There’s a whole lot more that might be said, and should be said, about this wonderful episode and account.  Maybe at some future time.

 

 


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