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But the phrase has also been defined in dictionaries as \u201chigh level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement. \u2018a man of great stature\u2019 type of: esteem, regard, respect.\u201d This is the use, for example, in Ephesians 4:13 when we are encouraged to come unto the unity of faith and \u201cunto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n This definition also makes more sense in the context of 1 Nephi 2:16:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in\u00a0<\/span>stature, and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, I did\u00a0<\/span>cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Lord didn\u2019t bless Nephi because he was tall, muscular, and athletic. He favored him because even though he was very young, he had more respect, maturity, and spiritual maturity for his age.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLarge in stature\u201d can also mean \u201cmassive; the sheer size and weight of someone,\u201d someone who is full-figured, plus-sized, big-bodied, heavyset, thick, and even plump. This girth makes more sense in the other use of the phrase by Nephi, when he describes how he was able to throw his weight around with Zoram so he wouldn\u2019t run away:<\/span><\/p>\n And now I, Nephi, being a man large in stature, and also having received much strength <\/span>of the Lord, therefore I did seize upon the servant of Laban, and held him, that he <\/span>should not flee. (1 Nephi 4:31)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, doesn\u2019t it make sense that Nephi is really the heavyset kid in the family and not the Adonis portrayed in the 1960s artwork? Consider:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mike Winder is the author of 14 books, including his newest, Hidden in Hollywood: The Gospel Found in 1001 Movie Quotes<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Mike Winder When Nephi says he is \u201clarge in stature\u201d does that mean he is merely \u201ctall and muscular\u201d or something else? Sometimes in the Bible stature means height, such as \u201ca man of great stature\u201d in 2 Samuel 21:20 speaking of the man born to the giant of Gath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":46324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-of-mormon"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nephi-Large-in-Stature-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46321"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46329,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46321\/revisions\/46329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
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\n Looks like the youngest son of a wealthy Jerusalem merchant who likely had a diet high in bread, honey, and wine:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n More likely to be teased by older brothers:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n More likely to pass off as old fat Laban in his clothes:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Very interested in successful hunts and dreams about delicious fruit:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n More surprising and notable when he shocks his brothers:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n More bookish and into reading Brass Plates and writing his own record:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Laughable that he\u2019d think he can build a ship and sail across the ocean:<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Likely to proclaim: \u201cmy heart sorroweth because of my flesh\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n X<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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