{"id":2301,"date":"2005-05-21T22:55:30","date_gmt":"2005-05-22T02:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2009-03-01T20:54:41","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T01:54:41","slug":"sunday-school-lesson-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2005\/05\/sunday-school-lesson-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday School Lesson 22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lesson 22: Doctrine and Covenants 89<\/b><\/p>\n

Notice that this is the first revelation given after the School of the Prophets was organized. Is there a connection between that organization and this revelation? <\/p>\n

As you study section 89, ask yourself what aspects of the Word of Wisdom you personally have difficulty with. Why? <\/p>\n

Verse 1: The phrase “word of wisdom” appears in three other places in the scriptures, 1 Corinthians 12:8, Moroni 10:9, and D&C 46:17, in sections that are clearly parallel. What might the use of that phrase here have to do with its use in those places? How is this a “word of wisdom”? Why is this given “for the benefit of the council of high priests, [. . .] and that church, and also the saints”? Why list all three rather than just the church, since it includes the other two?<\/p>\n

Verse 2: As this verse makes clear, the Word of Wisdom was not originally binding as a commandment. How did it become one? When? What does it mean to say that the Word of Wisdom is given, not only by revelation, but by<\/i> the word of wisdom? Is it important that this is for the temporal salvation of the saints? (Cf. Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses<\/i> 18:243.) <\/p>\n

Verse 3: What is “a principle with promise”? Are there principles that do not have promises associated with them? If not, why describe this one in particular in that way? What is the implication of saying that the Word of Wisdom has been adapted? What does it mean to say that it is for the weakest of those who can be called saints? <\/p>\n

Verse 4: What do you make of the fact that this revelation was given “in consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of men”? What evils and designs might the Lord have had in mind? How is that related to these commandments about food and drink? <\/p>\n

Verse 5: It is not good to drink wine, the Lord says. But current medical science says that, in moderation, wine is good for our health. If the Word of Wisdom is a health law, how do we explain that difference? <\/p>\n

Verse 9: How do we know that “hot drinks” refers to tea and coffee? (Cf. Hyrum Smith, Times and Seasons<\/i> 3:799.) <\/p>\n

Verses 10-11: What did the word “herb” mean at the time of Joseph Smith? Look here<\/a> for an answer. Does that meaning change your understanding of the verse? In 1833, when this revelation was given, it was important to use fruits and vegetables in season because they were considerably less nutritious at other times, due to the difficulty of storing them well. Is it still important for us to use them in season? If so, why? What does it mean to use fruits and herbs with prudence? <\/p>\n

Verses 12-13: To whom should we be thankful for the meat we eat? Though we sometimes twist verse 13 in a variety of ways, the plain meaning seems clear: do not eat meat except in the winter or in famine. Why does the Lord make an exception for winter time? How do you deal with this part of the revelation? <\/p>\n

Verses 14-17: What does it mean to say that grain is the staff of life? What is the significance of the image of the staff? What mild drinks are made from barley? From other grains? <\/p>\n

Verses 18-20: What do these promises mean to us? What does it mean to receive health in our navels and marrow in our bones? Compare Proverbs 3:7-8. Are that verse and this about the same thing? What does it mean to find wisdom? Does “not faint” have anything to do with the same phrase in D&C 88:126? Compare Isaiah 40:31, which uses the same phrase, “run and not be weary, walk and not faint.” Does the passage from Isaiah shed any understanding on this promise? On the revelation as a whole? <\/p>\n

Verse 21: Implicitly this verse compares keeping the Word of Wisdom to the children of Israel placing blood on the lintels of their doors. (See Exodus 12:21-23.) What is the point of that comparison? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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