There is nothing haphazard or accidental about the peopling of the earth or the assignment of various land areas to the races of men. McConkie commented: “God sends his spirit children to earth on a regular, organized schedule. Israel had to learn certain lessons first.Įlder Bruce R. It also helps us to see why the Lord compelled Israel to wander forty years in the desert before permitting them to enter the promised land. Understanding this concept helps us appreciate why the Lord would command Israel to deal so harshly with their Canaanite neighbors, who were ripe in iniquity.
The population of the earth is fixed according to the number of spirits appointed to take tabernacles of flesh upon this planet when these have all come forth in the order and time appointed, then, and not till then, shall the end come.” (Articles of Faith, pp. 193–94.)ĭo you see how the Lord works by law? We obtain exactly that for which we live-blessings or cursings-just as Moses indicated. “No chance is possible, therefore, in the number or extent of the temporal creations of God. “From this we learn that the earth was allotted to the nations, according to the number of the children of Israel it is evident therefore that the number was known prior to the existence of the Israelitish nation in the flesh this is most easily explained on the basis of a previous existence in which the spirits of the future nation were known. Why were the people of Israel so favored of the Lord? Could it be that they had earned their privileges by their conduct in the premortal life? Commenting on Deuteronomy 32:8–9, Elder James E. For the Lord’s portion is his people Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.” ( Deuteronomy 32:8–9.) “When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. It is true also that our choices in premortal life affect our condition in earth life. It is now as it has ever been: “I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise” ( D&C 82:10). If we disobey the commandments, we lose the proffered gifts. If we keep the commandments, we receive the promised rewards. Nothing is haphazard or accidental about the manner in which He dispenses His blessings. Our Father in Heaven is a being who governs by law.
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