Ezekiel 37 is a prophesy about the apostasy that prevails among the people of YHWH before the Mighty and Strong One comes teaching them from two different records, the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Two works of scripture that when applied in our lives will bring us to Yeshua / Jesus and teach us to keep His commandments / Torah to show our love for Him. Keeping Yeshua’s commands / Torah causes us to become like Him such that we can recognize Him and His actual servants.
2 Nephi (LDS 3:11)(RLDS 2:17-18)
———-KA 11 But a seer [Mighty and Strong One] will I [YHWH] raise up [awake & arise]
———-K-B out of the fruit [posterity] of thy [Joseph of Egypt] loins [children];
———-K–C and unto him [Mighty and Strong One]
———-K—D will I [YHWH] give power to bring forth My [YHWH] word [Bible & Book of Mormon]
———-K—-E unto the seed [posterity] of thy [Joseph of Egypt] loins [children]—
———-K—D and not to the bringing forth My [YHWH] word [Bible & Book of Mormon] only,
———-K–C saith the Lord [YHWH],
———-K-B but to the convincing them of My [YHWH] word [Bible & Book of Mormon],
———-KA which shall have already gone forth among them.
see Mighty One Chiasmus for full Chiasmus
A key to know about the character and desires of the coming Mighty and Strong One and what he will doing is studying past preparers in the scriptures (see Mighty and Strong One for such a list). One example of this is Nephi son of Nephi, a preparer with the Lehites. Nephi was a preparer when Yeshua / Jesus came to the Lehites after His death. Nephi had the ability to convince people of the truth of Yeshua / Jesus and His Torah, which is every word of Yah that is not a prescribed punishment.
3 Nephi (LDS 7:18-20)(RLDS 3:59-61)
A 18 And it came to pass that they were angry with him [Nephi],
-B even because he [Nephi] had greater power than they [wicked],
–C for it were not possible that they [wicked] could disbelieve his [Nephi] words [expounding],
—D for so great was his [Nephi] faith [trust & diligence] on the Lord [YHWH] Jesus [Yeshua] Christ [the Messiah]
–C that angels did minister unto him [Nephi] daily.
-BA 19 And in the name [character] of Jesus [Yeshua] did he [Nephi] cast out devils and unclean spirits;
-B-B and even his [Nephi] brother [Timothy] did he [Nephi] raise from the dead,
-B-B after he [Timothy] had been stoned and suffered death by the people [wicked].
-BA 20 And the people [wicked] saw it [miracle], and did witness of it [miracle],
AA and were angry with him [Nephi] because of his power;
A-B and he [Nephi] did also do many more miracles,
A-B in the sight of the people [wicked],
AA in the name [character] of Jesus [Yeshua].Deuteronomy 29:29
AA 29 The secret things
AB belong unto the Lord [YHWH] our God [Elohim]:
BA but THOSE THINGS which are REVEALED
B-B BELONG UNTO US
B-B and to OUR CHILDRES FOR EVER,
BA that we may DO ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LAW [TORAH].JST Matthew 4:4 [Bolds and
strikethroughsare New Translations / JST / Inspired Version of the Bible]
A 4 ButheJesus [Yeshua] answered and said,
BA It is written,
B-B Man shall not live by bread alone,
B-B but by every word
BA that proceedeth out of the mouth of God [Elohim].
I want to bring up, that one requirement for being able to perform miracles, is being sin free at the time of performing it. Another requirement is receiving the High / Melchizedek Priesthood, which is received by Yah’s own voice, not by someone laying their hands upon you (see Priesthood for many scriptures teaching this). It is also important to keep in mind that it is one thing to ask for a miracle in prayer, it’s quite another one to command a miracle to happen.
3 Nephi (LDS 8:1)(RLDS 4:1-2) And now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be true, for behold, it was a just man who did keep the record—for he truly did many miracles in the name of Jesus; and THERE WAS NOT ANY MAN WHO COULD DO A MIRACLE in the name [character] of Jesus [Yeshua] SAVE HE WERE CLEANSED EVERY WHIT FROM HIS INIQUITY—
D&C (LDS 50:28-29)(RLDS 50)(1833 53)(1835 17)(1844 17)
28 But no man is possessor of all things [Torah] except he be purified and cleansed from all sin. 29 And if ye are purified and cleansed from all sin, ye shall ask whatsoever you will in the name [character] of Jesus [Yeshua] and it shall be done.
The Targum Jonathan for Ezekiel 37:15-20 lets us know how ancient Israel understood this passage. It is believed that Targum Jonathan was done by a student of Hillel the Elder, see Targum Jonathan – Wikipedia. Hillel the Elder died around 10 AD, see Hillel the Elder – Wikipedia. Targum Jonathan uses the word plates instead of stick in Ezekiel 37:16-17,20. And although sticks can be symbolic of people, plates cannot. In Ezekiel 37:19-20, in addition the Targum Jonathan uses ideas for stick that states people. It is important to know that Joseph Smith did not have access to The Targum Jonathan for Ezekiel 37. The idea that the Bible and Book of Mormon will be used together to bring people to Yeshua / Jesus and Torah is brought up throughout the Book of Mormon. The Targum Jonathan for Ezekiel 37:15-20 supports this truth. If people today, who are far removed from the culture that this prophesy was given in, believe they understand the symbolism in the passage better than those who were immersed in it, they are welcome to have that belief, but I ask, is it really reasonable to believe that?
Targum Jonathan Ezekiel 37:15-20
-BAA 15 And it came to pass a sentence
-BA-B came upon me [Ezekiel]
-BA-B from before YHWH saying:
-BAA 16 And you son [follower] of man [Yeshua] [Ezekiel],
-BBAAA take you one [metal] plate [record teaching Yeshua & Torah]
-BBAA-B and write upon it
-BBAA-B for the tribes of Judah [Bible, Southern Kingdom],
-BBAAA and to the sons of Israel, their brothers.
-BBABA And take one [metal] plate [record teaching Yeshua & Torah]
-BBAB-B and write upon it
-BBAB–C for the tribe of Joseph [Book of Mormon, Northern Kingdom]
-BBAB-B which is the tribe of Ephraim [birthright],
-BBABA and all the House [people] of Israel their brothers.
-BB-BA 17 And join the [metal] plates [records teaching Yeshua & Torah] one [united in Yeshua & Torah] to another [together],
-BB-BB and they shall become one [united in Yeshua & Torah] in your hand [works].
-BB–CA 18 And when the children [followers] of your people
-BB–CB shall speak to you saying:
-BB—D “Will you not show us
-BB—D what these [plates / records teaching Yeshua & Torah] are?”
-BB–CA 19 I prophesied to them
-BB–CB thus says YHWH Elohim,
-BB-BA behold I shall join the tribe of Joseph [Northern Kingdom]
-BB-BB which is the tribe of Ephraim [birthright],
-BBAA and the tribes of Israel their brothers,
-BBA-B and I will cause them to have fellowship [united]
-BBA–C with the tribe of Judah [Southern Kingdom]
-BBA—D and I will make them one [united in Yeshua & Torah] people
-BBA–C and they shall be one [united in Yeshua & Torah] before Me [YHWH].
-BBA-B 20 And the [metal] plates [records teaching Yeshua & Torah] which were written upon
-BBAA will be in your hand [works] to their eyes [desires].
see below for full Chiasmus with SJR Ezekiel 372 Nephi (LDS 29:7-9)(RLDS 12:55-63)
A 7 Know ye not that there are more NATIONS than one?
-B Know ye not that I, the Lord [YHWH] your God [ELOHIM], have CREATED ALL MEN,
–C and that I REMEMBER those who are upon the ISLES OF THE SEA;
—DA and that I RULE in the heavens above and in the earth beneath;
—DB and I BRING FORTH my WORD unto the children of men,
—-E yea, even upon all the NATIONS of the earth?
—–F 8 Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall RECEIVE MORE of my WORD?
——G Know ye not that the TESTIMONY of TWO NATIONS is a WITNESS unto you that I am GOD [ELOHIM],
——G that I REMEMBER one NATION like unto ANOTHER?
—–F Wherefore, I SPEAK THE SAME WORDS UNTO ONE NATION LIKE UNTO ANOTHER.
—-EA And when the two NATIONS shall run TOGETHER
—-EB the testimony of the two NATIONS shall run TOGETHER also.
—DA 9 And I do this that I may PROVE unto many that I AM THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER;
—DB and that I SPEAK FORTH my WORDS according to mine own pleasure.
–C And because that I have spoken one word YE NEED NOT SUPPOSE THAT I CANNOT SPEAK ANOTHER;
-B for MY [YHWH ELOHIM] WORK is not yet finished;
A neither shall it be until the end of MAN, neither from that time henceforth and forever.
In 1 Nephi (LDS 5:18-19)(RLDS 1:169-171) and Alma (LDS 37:4,14,18,19)(RLDS 17:33,45,49,50) (see Torah in the Millennium) we are told that Brass Plates will be translated and will bring people to repentance. Considering the Brass Plates are basically the Old Testament / Tanak through Jeremiah with some additional books (see Torah in the Millennium) there should be no question that the Brass Plates are teaching people to repent by returning to, which is keeping Torah. With these points in mind, it is easy to conclude that Torah is still valid, especially considering that Yeshua’s / Jesus’ holy prophets in the Book of Mormon after His death taught Torah (see Scripture Study 2022-11-02). One thing we need to know to help get rid of much confusion on this, is how the Law of Moses was a punishment given to be kept, in addition to Torah, until Yeshua’s / Jesus death. The Law of Moses was given because of gross sins committed after all YHWH did to deliver Israel and the mixed multitude from their oppressors. The Law of Moses punishment to be kept in addition to Torah, ended when Yeshua / Jesus died as Paul stated which goes with Numbers 28 stating an expiration date of the two daily lambs that started at Mount Sinai (see Law of Moses for more details). With that explanation of the difference between Torah and the Law of Moses, let’s get back to the Brass Plates. The Brass Plates being translated and bringing people to Torah is part of the prophesy in Ezekiel 37 in that it is part of the stick / plate / record of Judah. I used to wonder why the Brass Plates were made of brass. Learning about symbolism, and specifically the symbolism of brass gives us the answer. Brass is symbolic of judgement, strength and purification. I see all three connected with Torah, which the Old Testament / Tanak and thus the Brass Plates teach. Let me explain. We are to make judgements the same way that Yeshua / Jesus is to make them, and making a judgement is declaring something as right or wrong. Right and wrong are defined in the word of Yah also known as Torah. Brass is symbolic of strength because we only receive strength from YHWH when we are keeping His commandments as they are defined in His words also known as Torah. Brass is symbolic of purification because brass is made by removing what is dross which goes with removing what is evil in ourselves, and we can only do that if we know what is right and wrong, which Yeshua / Jesus tells us in Torah. YHWH, through Joseph Smith, has reiterated how the law, which is Torah is required to receive justification and later sanctification.
D&C (LDS 88:34-35)(RLDS 85)(1835 7)(1844)
A 34 And again, verily I say unto you, that which is GOVERNED by LAW [TORAH]
B is also PRESERVED [JUSTIFIED] by LAW [TORAH]
C and PERFECTED and SANCTIFIED by the SAME [LAW / TORAH].
AA 35 That which BREAKETH a LAW [TORAH],
AB and ABIDETH NOT by LAW [TORAH],
BA but seeketh to BECOME A LAW UNTO ITSELF,
B-B and WILLETH to abide in SIN,
BA and altogether abideth in SIN,
CA CANNOT be SANCTIFIED BY LAW [TORAH],
C-B neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment.
CA Therefore, they must REMAIN FILTHY still.1828 Webster’s Dictionary, PRESERVE:
1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to defend from evil.
2. To uphold; to sustain.
3. To save from decay; to keep in a sound state; as, to preserve fruit in winter. SALT is used to preserve meat.
4. To season with sugar or other substances for preservation; as, to preserve plums, quinces or other fruit.
5. To keep or defend from corruption; as, to preserve youth from vice.1828 Webster’s Dictionary, JUSTIFICATION:
1) The act of justifying; a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude or propriety; vindication; defense. The court listened to the evidence and arguments in justification of the prisoner’s conduct. Our disobedience to God’s commands admits no justification
2) Absolution.
3) In law, the showing of a sufficient reason in court why a defendant did what he is called to answer. Pleas in justification must set forth some special matter.
4) In theology, remission of sin and absolution from guilt and punishment; or an act of free grace by which God pardons the sinner and accepts him as righteous, on account of the atonement of Christ.1828 Webster’s Dictionary, SANCTIFICATION:
1) The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, the act of God’s grace by which the affections of men are purified or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God.
2) The act of consecrating or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.
The Book of Mormon was translated from plates having the appearance of gold. Gold is symbolic of celestial glory, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Spirit and eternal life. Which are all different ways of saying the same thing.
Testimony of Eight Witnesses
Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That Joseph Smith, Jun., the translator of this work, has shown unto us the plates of which hath been spoken, which have the APPEARANCE OF GOLD; and as many of the leaves as the said Smith has translated we did handle with our hands; and we also saw the engravings thereon, all of which has the appearance of ancient work, and of curious workmanship. And this we bear record with words of soberness, that the said Smith has shown unto us, for we have seen and hefted, and know of a surety that the said Smith has got the plates of which we have spoken. And we give our names unto the world, to witness unto the world that which we have seen. And we lie not, God bearing witness of it.
It is significant that The Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the gospels and that it was translated from plates that had the appearance of gold.
D&C (LDS 42:12)(RLDS 42)(1833 44+47)(1835 13)(1844 13)
AA 12 And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this [Yeshua’s] church
AB shall teach the principles [commandments / Torah] of My [YHWH] gospel [good news],
BA which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon,
BB in the which is the fulness [sanctification] of the gospel [good news].
The fullness of the gospel is sanctification. First lets look at the word fullness and what it means. Fullness means completeness, nothing wanting, and perfection. To better understanding how completeness and nothing wanting deals with the gospel, we need to know what the gospel is. The literal translation of gospel is good news. It’s the good news that Yeshua / Jesus paid our debt. For what reason did Yeshua / Jesus pay our debt? Yeshua / Jesus paid or debt, so that we can return and be with Him. Yeshua / Jesus being sinless and performing the atonement is what makes it possible for us to return to Him. Then we have to show Him we love Him by keeping His commandments as they are defined in Torah, not our own conceived ideas. The goal of the gospel is to form us to be like Yeshua / Jesus and He keeps Torah. Although we have sinned in our past, it is possible for us to keep YHWH’s Torah from now on. The scriptures have examples of this throughout history as listed in my Torah is Perfect page under People who became Perfect. Torah is YHWH’s perfect law. It defines how YHWH Elohim knows we should behave such that there is no ambiguity. It is also the revelation of Yeshua’s / Jesus’ character. Keeping YHWH’s perfect law, which is Torah, is our part of becoming sanctified. That is significant because gold is symbolic of sanctification and YHWH, in the D&C, tells us that the fullness of the gospel is also sanctification.
1828 Webster’s Dictionary, FULLNESS:
3) Completeness; the state of a thing in which nothing is wanted; perfection.D&C (LDS 39:18)(RLDS 39)(1833 41)(1835 59)(1844 59)
A 18 And inasmuch as they do repent [return to Torah]
-B and [even] receive the fulness of my gospel,
-B and [even] become sanctified,
A I [YHWH] will stay [hold back] Mine [YHWH] hand in judgment.D&C (LDS 66:2)(RLDS 66)(1835 74)(1844 75)
A 2 Verily I [YHWH] say unto you,
-B blessed are you for receiving Mine [YHWH] everlasting covenant [Torah],
–C even the fulness [sanctification] of My [YHWH] gospel [good news],
—D sent forth unto the children of men,
—D that they might have [eternal] life [sanctification]
–C and be made partakers of the glories [Celestial, Terrestrial, Telestial]
-B which are to be revealed in the last days,
A as it was written by the prophets and apostles in days of old.D&C (LDS 35:12)(RLDS 34)(1833 37)(1835 11)(1844 11)
A 12 And there are none that doeth good [righteousness / Torah]
-B except those who are ready to receive [accept]
-B the fulness [sanctification] of My [YHWH] gospel [good news],
A which I [YHWH] have sent forth unto this generation.D&C (LDS 39:11)(RLDS 39)(1833 41)(1835 59)(1844 59)
AA 11 And if thou do this,
AB I [YHWH] have prepared thee for a greater work.
-BAA Thou shalt preach the fulness [sanctification] of My [YHWH] gospel [good news],
-BAB which I [YHWH] have sent forth in these last days,
-BBA the covenant [Torah]
-BBB which I [YHWH] have sent forth
AA to recover My [YHWH] people,
AB which are of the house [people] of Israel.D&C (LDS 42:12)(RLDS 42)(1833 44+47)(1835 13)(1844 13)
AA 12 And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this [Yeshua’s] church
AB shall teach the principles [commandments / Torah] of My [YHWH] gospel [good news],
BA which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon,
BB in the which is the fulness [sanctification] of the gospel [good news].D&C (LDS 133:57)(RLDS 108)(1835 100)(1844 108)
AA 57 And for this cause,
AB that men might be made partakers
-BA of the glories [Celestial, Terrestrial, Telestial]
-BB which were to be revealed,
-BA the Lord [YHWH] sent forth
-BB the fulness [sanctification] of His [YHWH] gospel,
AA His [YHWH] everlasting covenant [Torah],
AB reasoning in plainness [Torah] and simplicity—D&C (LDS 88:2-5)(RLDS 85)(1835 7)(1844 7)
A 2 Behold, this is pleasing unto your Lord [YHWH],
-B and the angels rejoice over you;
–C the alms of your prayers have come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth,
—D and are recorded in the book of the names of the SANCTIFIED,
—-E even them of the CELESTIAL world [system].
—–F 3 Wherefore, I now send [bestow] upon you ANOTHER COMFORTER,
——G even upon you My [YHWH] friends,
——-H that IT [not HE or I] may abide in your hearts [Torah is to be written on our hearts],
——–I even the Holy Spirit [Behavior] of promise [sanctification / baptism of the Holy Spirit / grace];
——-H which OTHER [ANOTHER] COMFORTER is the same that I [Yeshua] promised unto My [Yeshua] disciples,
——G as is recorded in the testimony of John [John 14 – 16].
—–F 4 This [ANOTHER] COMFORTER IS THE PROMISED which I give unto you of ETERNAL LIFE,
—-E even the GLORY of the CELESTIAL kingdom [glory];
—D 5 Which GLORY is that of the church of the Firstborn,
–C even of God [Elohim],
-B the holiest of all,
A through Jesus [Yeshua] Christ [the Messiah] His Son—
Along with the fullness of the gospel, which is sanctification, there is the preparatory gospel. The preparatory gospel is justification which has other names such as the baptism of fire. Justification happens after you have been baptized by water and Yeshua / Jesus accepts your desire to keep His ways, which is Torah. When you are justified, or receive baptism of fire, you are forgiven of your past sins. This goes along with what YHWH is saying in D&C (LDS 84:26-27)(RLDS 83)(1835 4)(1844 4) on what the preparatory gospel is. The preparatory gospel is preparing you to be sanctified, which is the baptism of the Holy Spirit [behavior] / Torah. The fact that the preparatory gospel is the gospel of repentance shows this. The preparatory gospel begins the process of us taking Yeshua’s / Jesus’ name, which means character. Taking on Yeshua’s / Jesus’ character is completed with the fullness of the gospel, which is sanctification, because part of sanctification is when are acting as He would act as it is defined in Torah. Repenting is returning to YHWH’s law which is every word that proceeds from the mouth of Yah that is not a prescribed punishment, because punishments don’t have to be eternal. The word of Yah is Torah. When we repent, and don’t return to sin later, we are becoming like Yeshua / Jesus which is what sanctification is. Repenting is preparing us to be like Yeshua / Jesus in keeping Torah and thus preparing us to be sanctified which is the fullness of the gospel.
D&C (LDS 84:26-32)(RLDS 83)(1835 4)(1844 4)
AAA 26 And the lesser priesthood continued,
AAB which priesthood holdeth the key
ABA of the ministering of angels [calling repentance]
ABB and the preparatory gospel [justification];
-BA 27 Which [preparatory] gospel
-B-B is the gospel of repentance
-B-B and of baptism,
-B–C and the remission of sins [justification / baptism of fire],
-B—D and the law of carnal commandments [Law of Moses],
-B—-E which the Lord [YHWH] in his wrath
-B—-E caused to continue with the house of Aaron [who performed the two daily lambs]
-B—D among the children of Israel until [through time of ] John [Law of Moses ended at the cross],
-B–C whom God [Elohim] raised up,
-B-B being filled with the Holy Ghost [Torah]
-BA from his mother’s womb.
–CAA 28 For he [John the Baptist] was baptized
–CAB while he [John the Baptist] was yet in his childhood [8 Hebrew years / 7 Greek years],
–C-BA and was ordained by the angel of God [Elohim]
–C-BB at the time he was eight days old unto this power,
–C–C to overthrow the kingdom of the [wicked] Jews,
–C-BA and to make straight the way of the Lord [YHWH]
–C-BB before the face of his people,
–CAA to prepare them for the coming of the Lord [YHWH],
–CAB in whose hand [work] is given all power.
–CAA 29 And again, the offices [callings]
–CA-BA of elder
–CA-BB and bishop
–CA-B are necessary [required] appendages [additions]
–CAA belonging unto the high [Melchizedek] priesthood.
–CBA 30 And again, the offices [callings]
–CB-BA of teacher
–CB-BB and deacon
–CB-B are necessary [required] appendages [additions]
–CBA belonging to the lesser [Aaronic] priesthood,
–CCA which [Aaronic] priesthood
–CCB was confirmed upon Aaron
–CCC and his sons [followers].
-BA 31 Therefore, as I [YHWH] said
-B-BA concerning the sons [followers / priesthood] of Moses [Melchizedek]—
-B-B-B for the sons [followers / priesthood] of Moses [Melchizedek]
-B-BA and also the sons [followers / priesthood] of Aaron [Aaronic]
-B–CA shall offer an acceptable
-B–C-B offering [animal]
-B–CA and sacrifice [animal]
-B—D in the house [Temple] of the Lord [YHWH],
-B—D which house [Temple] shall be built
-B–C unto the Lord [YHWH]
-B-B in this generation [believers],
-BA upon the consecrated spot as I [YHWH] have appointed—
AA 32 And the sons [followers / priesthood] of Moses [Melchizedek]
A-B and of Aaron [Aaronic]
A–C shall be filled with the glory of the Lord [YHWH],
A—D upon Mount Zion in the Lord’s [YHWH] house [Temple],
A–C whose sons [followers / priesthood] are ye;
A-B and also many whom I [YHWH] have called
AA and sent forth to build up My [YHWH] church.
With this talk of the preparatory gospel, which is justification, and fullness of the gospel, which is sanctification, it is important to bring up the phrase “grace to grace”. Mercy is a subset of grace. Mercy is another word for justification. Grace is another word for sanctification. The phrase “grace to grace” is going from justification, the preparatory gospel, to sanctification, the fullness of the gospel.
Hebrews 4:16
A 16 Let us therefore come boldly
-B unto the throne of grace [Yeshua],
–C that we may obtain mercy [justification],
-B and find grace [sanctification]
A to help in time of need [endure to the end].D&C (LDS 93:13)(RLDS 90)(1835 82)(1844 83)
A 13 And He [Yeshua] received not of the fulness [sanctification] at first,
-B but continued [not breaking Torah]
-B from grace [mercy] [justification] to grace [sanctification],
A until He [Yeshua] received a fulness [sanctification];Lectures on Faith 5:2 … And he being the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, and having overcome, received a fulness of the glory of the Father—possessing the same mind with the Father, which mind is the Holy Spirit, that bears record of the Father and the Son, and these three are one, or in other words, these three constitute the great, matchless, governing and supreme power over all things: by whom all things were created and made, that were created and made: and these three constitute the Godhead, and are one: The Father and the Son possessing the same mind, the same wisdom, glory, power and fulness: Filling all in all—the Son being filled with the fulness of the Mind, glory and power, or, in other words, the Spirit, glory and power of the Father—possessing all knowledge and glory, and the same kingdom: sitting at the right hand of power, in the express image and likeness of the Father—a Mediator for man—being filled with the fulness of the Mind of the Father, or, in other words, the Spirit of the Father: which Spirit is shed forth upon all who believe on his name and keep his commandments: and all those who keep his commandments shall grow up from grace to grace, and become heirs of the heavenly kingdom, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ; possessing the same mind, being transformed into the same image or likeness, even the express image of him who fills all in all: being filled with the fulness of his glory, and become one in him, even as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one.
With Benjamin, from Torah is Eternal, wanting to do a Scripture Study on Ezekiel 37 (see upcoming Scripture Study 2026-03-11 SJR Ezekiel 37) it was time to publish the Ezekiel 37 chiasmus along with the work done on the Hebrew word “H1732: David” on how it means beloved and how Yeshua / Jesus is going to reign for eternity from the Temple and not David the son of Jesse. With that introduction to SJR Ezekiel 37, below is SJR Ezekiel 37 in a chiasmus. After the SJR Ezekiel 37 chiasmus, I have explanations for the SJR Translations corrections I did.
SJR Ezekiel 37
A Problem
-B Solution
A Result
SJR Ezekiel 37
AAA 1 The hand [work] of the Lord [YHWH] was upon me [Ezekiel],
AA-B and carried [sustained] me [Ezekiel] out
AA–C in the spirit [behavior / Torah] of the Lord [YHWH],
AA-B and set me [Ezekiel] down in the midst [among]
AAA of the valley which was full of bones [laws],
A-BA 2 And caused me [Ezekiel] to pass by them [bones] round about:
A-BB and, behold, there were very many [bones] in the open valley;
A-BC and, lo, they were very dry [wicked].
A–CA 3 And He [YHWH] said unto me [Ezekiel],
A–C-B Son [follower] of man [Yeshua] [Ezekiel],
A–C–C can these bones [law] live [give eternal life]?
A–C-B And I [Ezekiel] answered,
A–CA O Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim], Thou [YHWH] knowest.
A—DA 4 Again He [YHWH] said unto me [Ezekiel],
A—D-B Prophesy upon these bones [laws],
A—D–C and say unto them [bones / laws],
A—D-B O ye dry [wicked] bones [laws],
A—DA hear [listen & obey] the word [Torah] of the Lord [YHWH].
A—-EA 5 Thus saith the Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim]
A—-E-B unto these bones [laws];
A—-E–C Behold, I [YHWH] will cause breath [Torah]
A—-E-B to enter into you [wicked],
A—-EA and ye [repentant] shall live [eternal life / sanctification / baptism of the holy spirit]:
A—–FA 6 And I [YHWH] will lay sinews [principles] upon you [repentant],
A—–F-B and will bring up flesh [imagine / action] upon you [repentant],
A—–F–C and cover you [repentant] with skin [flesh / image of YHWH],
A—–F–C and put breath [Spirit / Torah] in you [repentant],
A—–F-B and ye [repentant] shall live [eternal life / sanctification];
A—–FA and ye [repentant] shall know that I [YHWH] am the Lord [YHWH].
A——GA 7 So I [Ezekiel] prophesied as I [Ezekiel] was commanded:
A——G-B and as I [Ezekiel] prophesied,
A——G–C there was a noise,
A——G–C and behold a shaking [earth quake],
A——G-B and the bones [law] came together,
A——GA bone [law] to his bone [law].
A——GA 8 And when I [Ezekiel] beheld,
A——G-B lo, the sinews [principles]
A——G–C and the flesh [image / action] came up upon them [repentant],
A——G-B and the skin [flesh / image / YHWH] covered them [repentant] above:
A——GA but there was no breath [understanding / Torah] in them [wicked].
A—–FA 9 Then said He [YHWH] unto me [Ezekiel],
A—–F-B Prophesy unto the wind [Spirit / Torah],
A—–F–C prophesy, son [follower] of man [Yeshua],
A—–F—D and say to the wind [Spirit / Torah],
A—–F—-E Thus saith the Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim];
A—–F—D Come from the four [all] winds [Spirit / Torah],
A—–F–C O breath [wind / Torah],
A—–F-B and breathe [Torah] upon these slain [sinners],
A—–FA that they may live [eternal life].
A—-EA 10 So I [Ezekiel] prophesied as He [YHWH] commanded me [Ezekiel],
A—-E-B and the breath [Spirit / Torah] came into them [repentant],
A—-E–C and they [repentant] lived [eternal life / sanctification],
A—-E-B and stood up [awake & arise / repented] upon their feet [path / Torah],
A—-EA an exceeding great army [fighting for YHWH’s & His Torah].
A—DA 11 Then He [YHWH] said unto me [Ezekiel],
A—D-B Son [follower] of man [Yeshua] [Ezekiel],
A—D–C these bones [laws] are the whole house [people] of Israel:
A—D—D behold, they [repentant] say,
A—D–C Our [repentant] bones [law] are dried [broken],
A—D-B and our hope [trust] is lost:
A—DA we [wicked] are cut off [missing] for our parts [body including flesh / image].
A–CA 12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them [wicked],
A–C-B Thus saith the Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim];
A–C–C Behold, O My [YHWH] people,
A–C—D I [YHWH] will open your [wicked] graves [sinning],
A–C–C and cause you [wicked]
A–C-B to come up out [repent] of your graves [sinning],
A–CA and bring you [repentant] into the land of Israel [Zion].
A-BA 13 And ye [repentant] shall know that
A-B-B I [YHWH] am the Lord [YHWH],
A-B–C when I [YHWH] have opened your [wicked] graves [sinning],
A-B-B O My [YHWH] people,
A-BAA and brought you [repentant] up out [awake & arise]
A-BAB of your [repentant] graves [sinning],
AAA 14 And shall put My [YHWH] spirit [behavior / Torah] in you [repentant],
AA-B and ye [repentant] shall live [eternal life],
AA–C and I [YHWH] shall place you [repentant] in your own land [inheritance]:
AA-B then shall ye [repentant] know
AAAA that I [YHWH] the Lord [YHWH] have spoken it [this],
AAAB and performed it [this],
AAAC saith the Lord [YHWH].
-BAA 15 The word of the Lord [YHWH]
-BA-B came again unto me [Ezekiel], saying,
-BAA 16 Moreover [also], thou son [follower] of man [Yeshua] [Ezekiel],
-BBAAA take thee one stick [book / plates],
-BBAA-B and write upon it,
-BBAA-B For Judah [Bible, Southern Kingdom],
-BBAAA and for the children [followers] of Israel his companions:
-BBABA then take another stick [book / plates / scriptures],
-BBAB-B and write upon it,
-BBAB-B For Joseph [Book of Mormon, Northern Kingdom], the stick [book / plates / scriptures] of Ephraim [birthright],
-BBABA and for all the house [people] of Israel his companions:
-BB-BA 17 And join them one [united in Yeshua & Torah] to another into one [united in Yeshua & Torah] stick [book / plates / scriptures];
-BB-BB and they shall become one [united in Yeshua & Torah] in thine hand [works].
-BB–CA 18 And when the children [followers] of Thy [YHWH] people
-BB–CB shall speak unto Thee [YHWH], saying,
-BB—D Wilt thou not shew us
-BB—D what thou meanest by these?
-BB–CA 19 Say unto them [repentant],
-BB–CB Thus saith the Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim];
-BB-BA Behold, I [YHWH] will take the stick [book / plates / scriptures] of Joseph [Book of Mormon, Northern Kingdom],
-BB-BB which is in the hand [works] of Ephraim [birthright],
-BBAA and the tribes [Lehi / Manasseh; Levi / Zoram; Ishmael / Ephraim; Mulekites / Judah ] of Israel his fellows,
-BBA-B and will put [give] them [book / plates / scriptures] with him [Ephraim],
-BBA–C even [and] with the stick [book / plates / scriptures] of Judah [Bible, Southern Kingdom],
-BBA—D and make them one [united in Yeshua & Torah] stick [book / plates / scriptures],
-BBA–C and they [books / plates] shall be one [united in Yeshua & Torah] in Mine [YHWH] hand [works].
-BBA-B 20 And the sticks [book / plates / scriptures] whereon thou writest
-BBAA shall be in thine [repentant] hand [works] before their [repentant] eyes [desires].
AAA 21 And say unto them [repentant],
AAB Thus saith the Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim];
A-BA Behold, I [YHWH] will take
A-BB the children [followers] of Israel [Jacob]
A–C from among the heathen [world],
A—D whither they [Israel] be gone [to be gathered],
A—-E and will gather them [Israel] on every side [world],
A—–F and bring them [Israel] into their own land [inheritance]:
A——GA 22 And I [YHWH] will make them [Israel] one [united] nation
A——GB in the land upon the mountains [Torah] of Israel;
A——-HAA and one king [YHWH] shall be king to them [Israel] all:
A——-HAB and they [Israel] shall be no more two [divided] nations,
A——-HBA neither shall they [Israel] be divided
A——-HBB into two [divided] kingdoms any more at all:
A——–IA 23 Neither shall they [Israel] defile [sin] themselves
A——–I-B any more with their idols,
A——–I–C nor with their [Israel] detestable things [sins],
A——–I—D nor with any of their [Israel] transgressions [sins]:
A——–I—-E but I [YHWH] will save them [Israel]
A——–I—-E out [remove] of all their dwellingplaces [world to Zion],
A——–I—D wherein they [Israel] have sinned,
A——–I–C and will cleanse [justify then sanctify] them [Israel]:
A——–I-B so shall they [Israel] be My [YHWH] people,
A——–IA and I [YHWH] will be their God [Elohim].
A———JAA 24 And David {H1732: My Beloved} [Yeshua] My [YHWH] servant
A———JAB shall be King over them [Israel];
A———J-BA and they [Israel] all shall have one {H0259: their first} [1st Division of Torah] shepherd [YHWH]:
A———J-BB they [Israel] shall also walk in My [YHWH] judgments [Torah],
A———JAA and observe My [YHWH] statutes [Torah],
A———JAB and do them [Torah].
A——–IA 25 And they [Israel] shall dwell in the land
A——–I-B that I [YHWH] have given unto Jacob My [YHWH] servant,
A——–I–CA wherein your [Israel] fathers [leaders] have dwelt;
A——–I–CB and they [Israel] shall dwell therein,
A——–I—D even they [Israel],
A——–I–CA and their [Israel] children [follower],
A——–I–CB and their [Israel] children’s children for ever:
A——–I-B and My [YHWH] servant David {H1732: My Beloved} [Yeshua]
A——–IA shall be their prince {H5387: Chief Leader} [top] for ever.
A——-HAA 26 Moreover I [YHWH] will make a covenant of peace [through Torah] with them [Israel];
A——-HAB it [covenant] shall be an everlasting [forever] covenant with them [Israel]:
A——-HBA and I [YHWH] will place them [Israel],
A——-HBB and multiply [increase] them [Israel],
A——GA and will set My [YHWH] sanctuary [Temple]
A——GB in the midst of them for evermore.
A—–FA 27 My [YHWH] tabernacle [Temple]
A—–FB also shall be with them [Israel]:
A—-E yea, I [YHWH] will be their God [Elohim / Judge],
A—D and they [Israel] shall be My [YHWH] people.
A–C 28 And the heathen [world]
A-BA shall know that I [YHWH] the Lord [YHWH]
A-BB do sanctify [give eternal life] Israel,
AAA when My [YHWH] sanctuary [Temple]
AAB shall be in the midst of them [Israel] for evermore.
Below I explain my reasoning for my SJR Translations within SJR Ezekiel 37.
I did two corrections in Ezekiel 37:24, one is a significant correction. Below is the interlinear of Ezekiel 37:24 from BibleHub. After that I will explain each correction separately.
I corrected the Hebrew word “H1732: David” from “David” to “My Beloved”, meaning YHWH Elohim’s Beloved, who is Yeshua. First and foremost, the meaning behind David’s name is “beloved” as you can see below. On top of that, there are scriptures and prophecies that state Yeshua / Jesus is the King and shall rule.
BibleHub, H1732: David:
David: David
Word Origin: from the same as H1730 (דּוֹד דּוֹד – BELOVED)
Definition:
1) LOVING
2) David, the youngest son of Jesse
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:
David
Rarely (fully); Daviyd {daw-veed’}; from the same as dowd; LOVING; David, the youngest son of Jesse — David.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance:
Word Origin: from the same as dod [BELOVED]
Brown-Driver-Briggs:
(BELOVED ONE ? compare BaNB 189; according to SayceModern Rev. 1884, 158 ff.; Rel. Babylonian 53, 56 f. originally Dodo, title of sun-god worshipped in Israel compare דודה name of divinity among east Jordan Israelites MI12)Isaiah 9:6-7 [2 Nephi (LDS 19:6-7)(RLDS 9:66-67)]
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.SJR Micah 5:2
AA 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah,
AB though thou be little among the thousands of Judah,
-BA yet out of thee [Beth-lehem] shall He [Yeshua] come forth unto Me [YHWH]
-BB that is to be rulerin{of} Israel [followers of Jacob] [Zion];
AA whosegoings forth{H4163: family descent} have beenfrom of old{H6924: from antiquity},
AB fromeverlasting{H5769: ancient times}.Zechariah 9:9 [see Matthew 21:1-11]
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.Matthew 2:1-2
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.Matthew 21:1-11 [see Zechariah 9:9]
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2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
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5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
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7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
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9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
…Luke 1:32-33
AA 32 He [Yeshua] shall be great,
AB and shall be called the Son of the Highest:
-BA and the Lord [YHWH] God [Elohim] shall give unto him
-BB the throne of His [Yeshua] father David:
-BA 33 And He [Yeshua] shall reign over
-BB the house [people] of Jacob for ever;
AA and of His [Yeshua] kingdom
AB there shall be no end.Revelation 19:16
AA 16 And He [Yeshua] hath on His [Yeshua] vesture
AB and on his thigh a name [character] written,
BA King of Kings,
BB and Lord of Lords.
I corrected the Hebrew word “H0259: echad” from “one” to “first”. “First” is a valid translation of “H0259: echad“. And goes with “chief shepherd” in 1 Peter 5:4. Additionally, in SJR Revelation (JST 12:3)(KJV 12:5), the Mighty and Strong One is prophesied to be a shepherd to the world. On top of that, throughout the scriptures leaders in Yeshua’s / Jesus’ church are told to be shepherds to Yeshua’s / Jesus’ flock, with Yeshua / Jesus being the first or top shepherd. This goes along with how it is stated in the 1st division of Torah, that there shall be no judges or leaders that are more important than Him.
BibleHub, H0259: echad:
echad: One, single, FIRST, alone, unity
KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, FIRST, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
NASB: one, each, first, other, same, another, any
Word Origin: a numeral from H258 (אָחַד – One [FIRST])
Definition:
1) (properly) united, i.e. one
2) (as an ordinal) FIRST
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:
a, alike, alone, altogether, and, anything, apiece, a certain
A numeral from ‘achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or (as an ordinal) FIRST — a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, FIRST, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
NAS Exhaustive Concordance:
Definition: one
NASB Translation: 151,450* (1), 41,500* (2), 61* (1), 61,000* (1), 621* (2), 721* (1), alike (1), all at once (1), alone (2), altogether (1), another (23), another into one (1), any (15), any one (2), any* (1), anyone* (1), apiece (1), certain (11), certain man (1), each (48), each one (4), each other (1), each* (4), eleven* (9), eleventh* (4), every (1), everyone (1), few (3), FIRST (38), forty-FIRST* (1), forty-one* (4), numbered (1), once (14), once* (4), one (586), one and on another (1), one and the other (2), one at the other (1), one can him who (1), one the other (1), one to another (1), one will to another (1), one another (4), one thing (2), one thing to another (1), one-tenth (1), one-tenth for each (1), only (2), other (27), other was one (1), outermost* (1), same (25), same one (1), single (15), some (2), thirty-FIRST* (1), thirty-one* (3), together (3), twenty-FIRST* (4), twenty-one* (4), uniformly* (2), unique (4), unison (1), unit (4), united (1), whom (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs:
7) as ordinal, FIRST
1) FIRST1 Peter 5:4
A 4 And when the chief Shepherd [Yeshua] shall appear,
B ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.SJR with JST Revelation 12 [
strikethroughswith {} are SJRs otherwisestrikethroughsand bolds are JSTs]
-BAA 2 Andshethe woman [church]
-BAB being with [still hidden] child [follower / Mighty and Strong One],
-BAC cried,
-B-B travailing [troubles of 1st – 3rd Seals]in birth{G5088: to bringing forth} [Mighty and Strong One],
-B–C and pained [1st – 3rd Seals] to be delivered [4th Seal with Mighty and Strong One and Zion].
-B—D 35And she [church] brought forth a man child [Mighty and Strong One / adult follower],
-B–C who [Mighty and Strong One]was{G3195: is destined}to rule{G4165: to shepherd} [teaching, tending, guarding, guiding and dying] all nations [creating disciples of Yeshua around the world as a missionary]
-B-B with a rod of iron [word of Elohim];
-BAA and her [church]
-BAB child [Mighty and Strong One] was caught up [3.5 days because he was murdered see Revelation 11]
-BAC unto God [Elohim] andtoHis [YHWH] throne.
see SJR Revelation 12 with Expounding for full chiasmusExodus 20:2
AAA 2 I am the Lord [YHWH] thy God [Elohim]
AA-B which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt [wickedness],
AA-B out of the house of bondage [sin].
AAA 3 Thou shalt have no other gods [judges] before [above] Me [YHWH].
I did two corrections in Ezekiel 37:25, one is a significant correction. Below is the interlinear of Ezekiel 37:25 from BibleHub. After that I will explain each correction separately.
I corrected {H1732: David} from “David” to “My Beloved”, meaning YHWH Elohim’s Beloved, who is Yeshua. For explanation of this see the same correction in SJR Ezekiel 37:24.
BibleHub, H1732: David:
David: David
Word Origin: from the same as H1730 (דּוֹד דּוֹד – BELOVED)
Definition:
1) LOVING
2) David, the youngest son of Jesse
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:
David
Rarely (fully); Daviyd {daw-veed’}; from the same as dowd; LOVING; David, the youngest son of Jesse — David.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance:
Word Origin: from the same as dod [BELOVED]
Brown-Driver-Briggs:
(BELOVED ONE ? compare BaNB 189; according to SayceModern Rev. 1884, 158 ff.; Rel. Babylonian 53, 56 f. originally Dodo, title of sun-god worshipped in Israel compare דודה name of divinity among east Jordan Israelites MI12)
I corrected the Hebrew word “H5387: nasiy’” from “prince” to “Chief Leader”. It is a fact that this verse is talking about Yeshua / Jesus who is YHWH Elohim (see Modalism) and as such there is no one above Him. “Chief Leader” is a valid translation of “H5387: nasiy’“. Where “prince” suggests someone can be above who the verse is talking about. With the incorrect understanding of it being about David the son of Jesse instead of Yeshua / Jesus that makes sense, but that is not the case. “Chief Leader” goes along with 1 Peter 5:4 and how Yeshua / Jesus is being called the “chief Shepherd”. Chief also goes along with the 1st division of Torah, in that no one should be above Yeshua in judgement or leadership.
BibleHub, H5387: nasiy’:
nasiy’: Prince, LEADER, CHIEF [TOP], ruler
KJV: captain, CHIEF, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour
Word Origin: from H5375 (נָשָׂא נָסָה – lifted)
Definition:
1) (properly) an exalted one, i.e. a KING or sheik
2) also a rising mist
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:
captain, CHIEF [TOP], cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapor
Or nasi’ {naw-see’}; from nasa’; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A KING or sheik; also a rising mist — captain, CHEIF [TOP], cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
Brown-Driver-Briggs:
noun masculine one lifted up, i.e. a CHIEF [TOP] prince
1) of any CHIEF [TOP] man (ruler)
3) heads of tribes
4) rulers of the congregation
5) tribal CHIEFS [TOP] and representatives
6B) CHIEF [TOP] men of Judah
7) LEADER of exiles
8) non-Isael CHIEFS [TOP]
Topical Lexicon:
Range of Meaning and Semantic Profile:
נָשִׂיא (nasi) designates one who is lifted up, carrying the ideas of exaltation and representative leadership. Context determines nuance: patriarchal chief, tribal head, civil ruler, military commander, or royal heir. Though frequently translated “prince,” it often functions more like “chieftain” or “governor,” describing the highest-ranking human authority beneath the direct rule of God.
Tribal LEADERS in the Sinai Wilderness:
At Sinai nasi becomes Israel’s formal designation for the head of each tribe. Moses is instructed, “Take a census… with you shall be a man from each tribe, the head of his father’s household” (Numbers 1:4–16). Their prominence underscores shared but delegated authority; Yahweh rules Israel, Moses mediates, and the nasi implement.1 Peter 5:4
A 4 And when the chief Shepherd [Yeshua] shall appear,
B ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.Exodus 20:2
AAA 2 I am the Lord [YHWH] thy God [Elohim]
AA-B which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt [wickedness],
AA-B out of the house of bondage [sin].
AAA 3 Thou shalt have no other gods [judges] before [above] Me [YHWH].
Seeking YHWH 