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W. Cleon Skousen Insights
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W. Cleon Skousen Insights
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OT Lesson 38 The Prophet Jeremiah
Text: Jeremiah chapters 1 - 26 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 24 BYU Lecture 43 Jeremiah received his prophetic calling and open revelation from God when he was just “a child.” This is similar to many prophets, such as Enoch (“a lad”), Abraham (unmarried youth), Samuel...
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Political Insight: What is Left Wing? What is Right Wing?
There is a great deal of discussion in today's world about "Left wing" and "Right wing." Some are claiming Communism to be Left wing and Fascism to be Right wing. And yet both Communism and Fascism are basically the same thing: oppression of the people and denial of their rights! The reason...
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OT 37 Good and Evil in a Deadly Struggle
Text: 2 Chronicles chapters 33 – 34; Nahum, Zephania and Habakkuk. Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 23 BYU Lecture 42 - Although today’s lecture covers chapter 23, Brother Skousen presents to the class a slide show of modern Israel and shows the fulfillment of the Book of…
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OT 36 Isaiah's Prophecy and Modern Times
BYU Lecture 41 Quick review of chapter 21 of The Fourth Thousand Years and the interesting parallel scriptures between Isaiah and Nephi. Just as history repeats itself, prophets will often apply their prophecy to multiple places and occasions, all of which are literally fulfilled. Isaiah, David…
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OT Lesson 35 Isaiah’s Prophecies about Israel and America
Text: Isaiah chapters 40 – 55; 2 Kings chapters 18 – 19; Chronicles chapters 29 – 32; 3rd Nephi chapters 21 – 27 relating to Isaiah. Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapters 20-21 BYU Lecture 40 Once the Bible reader grasps the scope of Isaiah’s prophesies he cannot help being amazed...
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OT Lesson 34 Fall of the Ten Tribes and the Importance of Isaiah's Ministry
Text: 2 Kings chapters 14 – 27; 2 Chronicles chapters 26 – 28; Books of Hosea and Micah; Isaiah chapters 1-39 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapters 18-19 BYU Lecture 39 Judah on the south and Israel on the north had both become strong, powerful nations, yet they were cankered with...
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OT Lesson 33 The Ministry of Elisha, Jonah and Amos
Title: OT Lesson 33 The Ministry of Elisha, Jonah and Amos Text: 2 Kings chapters 8 – 13; Books of Jonah and Amos Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapters 16-17 BYU Lecture 38: As we open the 8th chapter of 2 Kings, the author reverts back to a previous time period. Gehazi (the…
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OT 32 The Ministry of Elisha the Prophet
Text: 2 Kings chapters 3 - 7 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 15 BYU Lecture 37: Barely had Elisha returned from witnessing the translation of Elijah when the people of Jericho asked him to purify their water supply. In the name of the Lord, Elisha performs this miracle and...
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OT 31 The Last Days of Elijah
Text: 1 Kings chapters 20 - 22; 2 Kings chapters 1 - 2 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 14 BYU Lecture 36: Elijah returns to Trans-Jordan after meeting the Lord at Mt. Sinai. Here, he finds Elisha plowing his field. Elijah gives Elisha his mantel, demonstrating to Elisha his...
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OT Lesson 30 The Coming of Elijah
Text: 1 Kings chapters 17 - 19 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 13 BYU Lecture 35: At the peak of the apostate administration of king Ahab of Israel and his gentile wife Jezebel, there suddenly appeared at the royal palace in Samaria a man who dared to risk his very life by...
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OT 29 The Struggle Between Reform and Apostasy
Text: 1 Kings chapters 15-16; 2 Chronicles 14-17 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 12 BYU Lecture 34: After 922 BC, Israel history becomes complicated to read and study without understanding the proper labels used in the Old Testament. The nation is now divided into 2 nations;...
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OT Lesson 28 Solomon’s Rise and Fall: A Golden Age Unraveled
Text: 1 Kings 9-15; 2 Chronicles 7-11 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapters 10-11 BYU Lecture 33: As the temple was being constructed, Solomon fortified his lands and conquered countries, expanding his kingdom into one of the great powers of the region, along with Egypt and…
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OT 27 Solomon Builds the Great Temple
Text: 1 Kings chapter 4-8 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 9 BYU Lecture 32: Solomon now wants to construct a temple as was instructed by his father David and from the Lord. He reaches out to Hiram, King of Lebanon, who built David’s palace and humbly asks for his help. Hiram...
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OT 26 The Closing Years of David and the Rise of Solomon
Text: 2 Samuel chapters 15-24; 1 Kings chapters 1-3; 1 Chronicles chapters 28-29 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapters 7-8 BYU Lecture 31: As David declines in life, his son Absalom conspires to kill David and take the throne, assisted by David’s traitorous prime minister...
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OT 25 The Fall of King David
Text: 2 Samuel chapters 10-14 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 6 BYU Lecture 30 - Now that Israel is united and has conquered the lands as prophesied, spread from the Euphrates River to the Egyptian border, King David spends his time putting down skirmishes from the…
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OT 24: The Rise of Israel to Greatness
Text: 2 Samuel chapters 6-9 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 5 BYU Lecture 29: After battling Abner and the northern 10 tribes, King David unites all of Israel and moves the capital city from Hebron to Jerusalem. Peace in Israel, however, is short lived. The Philistines...
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Celebrating Our Constitution
Join W. Cleon Skousen as he walks the room from history to the present, weaving dramatic Founding-era stories with a lawyer’s sober account of how the Constitution’s 248 principles were meant to protect liberty — and how many have been unraveled. Through vivid anecdotes about Jefferson, Adams…
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OT 23 David Becomes King of Israel
Text: 2 Samuel chapters 1-4 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 4 BYU Lecture 28: David learns of the death of King Saul and his son Jonathan. Rather than rejoicing from the news that his tormentor Saul was dead, he went into fasting and mourning. David writes a sad song…
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OT 22 The Fall of King Saul
Text: 1 Samuel chapters 22-31 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 3 BYU Lecture 27: King Saul, bitter and feeling rejected by nearly all he trusted, sought the life of David in a tirade. He calls on the prophet Ahimelech, accusing him of treason for siding with David. Saul has…
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OT 21 Saul's Campaign to Murder David
Text: 1 Samuel 18 - 21 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 2 BYU Lecture 26: David exercises his faith in God and confronts Goliath, killing him with a rock and sling. David suddenly becomes a military hero to the people of Israel. He meets and befriends the crown prince of…
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OT 20 King Saul and the Rise of David
Text: 1 Samuel 16-17 Supplemental Text: The Fourth Thousand Years chapter 1 BYU Lecture 25: The Jews use different names for some of their scriptural books than do our Bible scriptures. The following reference table shows these differences: JEWISH KJV Bible 1st Book of Kings 1st Samuel 2nd Book…
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OT 19 - Introduction to the Thundering Fourth Thousand Years
Text: The Old Testament Summary Supplemental Text: Finish up the Third Thousand Years chapters 21-26 from last semester. The Fourth Thousand Years text begins next week. BYU Lecture 24: This is the "thundering thousand years" from David down to Christ. This is the thousand years of Bible history…
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God's Outlook for America
Join Dr. W. Cleon Skousen on a sweeping, personal journey through the birth of the United States—where battlefield drama, prophetic vision, and a small band of determined leaders collide to forge a Constitution which ultimately bears the hand of God. Through vivid anecdotes—from Yorktown’s storms...
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OT 18 The Final Year for Moses
Text: Deuteronomy 6-8; 15; 18; 29-30; 34 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapter 20 BYU Lecture 23: Finally, the Lord declares that Israel is now ready to enter Canaan, the Promised Land. Moses is 120 years old and is in the last year of his life. He has also recently lost Aaron and...
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OT 17 Rebel Not Against the Lord
Text: Numbers 11-14; 20-24; 27 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapters 18-19 BYU Lecture 22: The law of carnal commandments include many different sacrifices and oblations which are discussed. The Lord hates them because as a schoolmaster, the law was not obeyed by Israel with…
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OT 16 Organizing Israel to March Into Canaan
Text: Exodus 35-40; Leviticus 1: 4; 16; 19 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapter 17 BYU Lecture 21: After taking Israel out of Egypt Moses immediately began teaching the people the Gospel of Jesus Christ so they could witness God and become a people like unto the city of Enoch. But...
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OT 15 Revelations Pour Down from Mt. Sinai
Text: Exodus 19-20; 24; 31-34 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapters 14-16 BYU Lecture 20: After a 2 month journey from Egypt, Moses brings the entire camp of Israel to the base of Mt Sinai. Moses climbs the mount and meets with God, who offers Israel a covenant to make them His...
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OT 14 The Great Exodus Begins
Text: Exodus 14 - 18 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapter 13 BYU Lecture 19 summary: Today, there are many inaccurate doctrines taught throughout the church regarding the Law of Moses, the Law of the Covenant and the Carnal Commandments. The restored gospel compels us to teach the...
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OT 13 Moses Returns to Egypt - Plagues and Miracles
Text: Exodus 7-13 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapter 12 BYU Lecture 18: At the age of 80, Moses crosses the desert back into Egypt. He and his brother Aaron meet with the leaders of Israel with the message from God – liberation! Moses demonstrates his authority from God by...
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The Easter Story
Written by W. Cleon Skousen and narrated by Francis Urry, this professionally dramatized story of Easter was produced by KSL radio in Salt Lake City and was widely broadcast on radio stations during the 1960's and 1970's. Journey through the Easter events beginning with the burial of Jesus Christ...
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OT 12 The Rise of the Prophet Moses
Text: Exodus 1-6 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapters 10-11 BYU Lecture 17: Moses, the grandson of Levi, is born. The Israelites had now been in Egypt for 215 years (a total of 430 years since Abraham arrived in Canaan). Moses was born while the Israelites were in slavery due to a...
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OT 11 Joseph Rescues His Family and Israel Settles in Egypt
This week, we have 2 lectures to keep pace for those following the Come Follow Me schedule. Text: Genesis 42-50 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapters 6-8 BYU Lecture 14: Joseph marries Asenath and has two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. He prepares Egypt for the upcoming famine by…
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OT 10: Young Joseph - A Shepherd, a Seer and a Slave
Text: Genesis 37-41 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapter 5 BYU Lecture 13: Joseph spent his youth in Beersheba. He was a devoted son to Jacob and to God. When he witnessed evil doings by his brothers, Joseph faithfully reported it to his father. This created a trusted bond between...
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OT 9 - Let God Prevail
This week, we have 2 lectures to keep pace for those following the Come Follow Me schedule. Text: Genesis 24-33 Supplemental Text: The Third Thousand Years chapters 1-4 BYU Lecture 11: One of the purposes of a college education is to learn how to think and not to be deceived; what is true and…
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OT 8 Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?
Text: Genesis 18-23 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 28-32 BYU Lecture 10: Amazingly, Noah witnessed 10 generation of his descendants before he died, Abraham being his 10th generation, at 2,000 BC. The life of Abraham is discussed, including his ordination of the priesthood in…
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OT 7 - When Prophets Call: Stay Steady in Tumultuous Times
Text: Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 23-27 BYU Lecture 9: The church will not save the Constitution – it will be saved by the Elders of Israel. Political education is crucial by the members of the church because the Church itself cannot get involved…
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OT 6 Noah Finds Grace in the Eyes of the Lord
This week, we have 2 lectures to keep pace for those following the Come Follow Me program. Text: Genesis 6-11; Moses 8 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 20-22 BYU Lecture #7: The Great Universal Flood Due to the wickedness of the people, similar to the wickedness of today, God...
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OT 5: The Ministry of Enoch
This week we have combined 2 lectures, #5 for the first 35 minutes and #6 for the next 41 minutes. This is necessary for those following the Come Follow Me study program of the Old Testament. Text: Moses 7 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 17-19 BYU Lecture #5: The Children of…
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OT 4 - Atonement of Christ - Keystone to the Entire Plan of Salvation
BYU Lecture #4 - Why was the Atonement necessary? Text: Genesis 5; Moses 6 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 10-16 and Appendix: Atonement Probably no subject in scripture has aroused more questions or provoked more wonderment than the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Join W. Cleon...
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OT 3 - Why the Fall of Adam and Eve was Difficult to Achieve
BYU Lecture #3: The Fall and Eviction from the Garden Text: Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 6-9 After Adam and Eve’s arrival in the Garden, the Fall became a tremendous challenge, as it is on every Earth created for mankind. Essential as the Fall is, our...
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OT 2- The Lord Created All Things Spiritually Before Temporally
BYU Lecture #2 - The Creation; The Garden; Adam and Eve Text: Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5 Supplemental Text: The First 2,000 Years - Chapters 3-5 In this 2nd University lecture, we learn that Moses has a second opportunity to inquire of the Lord. This time he learns the importance of the...
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OT 1 - Getting Acquainted with the Amazing Old Testament
Biblical Text: Moses 1 and Abraham 3 College Text: The First 2,000 Years chapters 1 and 2 W. Cleon Skousen narrates a series of lectures on the Old Testament that were recorded decades earlier at the university and recently recovered. He recounts his return to BYU at the request of President…
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Communist Attack on the Bible
In the great battle to take over the world, America is the number one target. Enemies of America, enemies of the Bible, enemies of goodness are almost always atheist, amoral, ruthless and power hungry. Knowledge is the only defense against our enemy’s deception. We must do our own homework and...
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The Real Story of Christmas
Narrated by the renowned Francis Urey and originally produced in the 1960s, this production unveils chapters of the historical account of the first Christmas that modern day pageants frequently omit. Performed for a time at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, discover the story of Zacharias and his...
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Personal Discovery of the Old Testament
The beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ comes alive in the Old Testament. The backbone of learning the Gospel in the Old Testament begins with a historical understanding, which W. Cleon Skousen lays out masterfully by helping the student learn the easy hook dates of critical learning. Weaving...
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The Christmas Story
The Christmas Story as only W. Cleon Skousen can tell so beautifully and personally. Experience the birth of Christ as a living, human story from the hush of a temple’s incense in Jerusalem to the bright surprise of angelic visitations, weaving the lives of Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary, and Joseph...
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The Old Testament Predicts Our Day
The Old Testament prophets saw our day, prior to Christ's return, and describe these events for our learning and preparation.
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D & C 137 - 138 The Redemption of the Dead
Section 137 – Given on January 21, 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio. Historical Background: The Kirtland temple was nearing completion. In preparation for its dedication, Joseph Smith, along with other leaders of the church in Kirtland and Missouri, gathered in the upper-west room of the temple. A…
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D & C 135 - 136 Joseph and Hyrum Seal Their Testimony with Their Blood
Section 135 - Historical Background: John Taylor and Willard Richards were witnesses to the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. John Taylor was shot several times and fell to the floor but saved his life by rolling under the bed. He was assigned to write the official declaration of the church...
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The Real Story of Thanksgiving: From Communism to Capitalism
Often overlooked and unappreciated, the history of the early settlers who initially practiced a form of communism that led to widespread starvation and hardship. The miraculous shift to free enterprise transformed their lives, replacing scarcity with abundance. This life-saving transition is the...
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