4.7 • 680 Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2019
⏱️ 66 minutes
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On this episode, we pick up with a European convert who made his way to Nauvoo in 1841. Alexander Neibaur was a “learned” man who was given to linguistic studies, dentistry, and esoteric Hebrew mysticism. Joseph Smith found a friend and fellow occultist in Neibaur and Mormon doctrine and theology exploded upon Neibaur’s arrival. We tell Neibaur’s story, give a brief overview of Kabbalah, and speculate on how Nauvoo theology was influenced by Kabbalah and Neibaur specifically.
Links:
Joseph Smith and the Kabbalah
http://gnosis.org/jskabb3.htm
Brief History of Neibaur
https://www.neibaur.org/journals/alexnotes.htm
Neibaur Journal
http://www.neibaur.org/journals/alex.html
Susa Young Gates biographical sketch of Alexander Neibaur
https://archive.org/stream/reliefsocietymag09reli#page/136/mode/2up
Usage of ‘Elohim’ in early Mormonism
https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-14-number-1-2013/usage-title-elohim
“The Jews” by Alexander Neibaur circa July 1843
https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/8533
https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/8539
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0:00.0 | One name, among his other names, expands in branches in various ways and paths. It is called |
0:06.7 | Elohim. He bestowed this name, and it was distributed to those below in this world. This name |
0:13.2 | was apportioned to attendants and appointees who guide the other nations. As is said, Elohim came to |
0:19.9 | Balam at night. Elohim came to Abimelech in a night dream. |
0:24.6 | Thus, every appointee and every attendant bestowed by the Blessed Holy One, upon other nations is |
0:29.7 | included in this name, and even idolatry is called by this name. This name rules over nations. This |
0:36.2 | name is not the one that rules over Israel, which is |
0:39.0 | unique for the unique people, for the holy people. Now, you might say, let us establish the verse as |
0:45.7 | follows, who would not fear you, O king of the nations? This is the name that rules over nations, |
0:51.9 | Elohim, in whom fear and judgment in here. |
0:56.3 | Not so, it does not refer to this, for if so, even idolatry would be included in this category. |
1:02.3 | However, now that the wall behind which you were leaning has been torn down, the verse stands firmly |
1:08.1 | established with a little contemplation. |
1:10.8 | Who would not fear you, O King of the Nations? |
1:13.5 | Now, if you say that King of Nations refers to the Blessed One, Holy One, not so. |
1:19.2 | Rather, who is the King of the Nations that does not fear you and does not tremble before you? |
1:24.5 | Which King of the Nations would not fear you? |
1:29.8 | Similarly, Hallelujah, praise,weh, praise, O servants of Yehweh, praise the name of Yehweh. Whoever hears this does not know |
1:36.6 | what it means, since it says praise Yeah, and also praise, O servants of Yehweh. It should have been |
1:42.6 | written, O servants of Yehweh, praise the name of Yehweh. Here too. It should have been written, O servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh. |
1:46.7 | Here too, it should have been written, |
1:48.7 | who is the king of the nations that would not fear you. |
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