Numbers 11-14, 20-24, 27 Part 2 • Dr. David Thomson • May 4-10 • Come, Follow Me
4/29/20261 hr 1 min
Dr. David Thomson returns to unpack the twelve spies, the science-faith relationship, and what Balaam’s donkey teaches us about the people who see what we can’t.
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TIMECODE:
00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Dave Thomson
01:34 Giants and grasshoppers: “We’re toast!”
02:34 Caleb and Joshua vs the ten–focus on God
05:10 Believing Jesus Christ
07:18 Trust what Jesus Christ said He can do
11:51 “We’re not earning heaven, we’re learning heaven.”
13:42 Elder Renlund reminds to choose to keep the commandments
16:46 2 Nephi 25:23 reimagined
20:45 Science and faith–a perceived conflict
23:44 President Nelson: All truth is compatible
29:59 Alma 32 and the Scientific Method
33:43 Balaam and his donkey
29:43 Who are the donkeys in your life?
41:30 Dr. Thomson’s donkeys
49:39 President Hinckley taught that faith is like a muscle
51:48 Muscle growth and faith
59:17 Closing testimonies
1:47:18 End of Part 2 - Dr. Dave Thomson
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First 90 secondsJohn Bytheway· Host0:00
[gentle music] Welcome back to part two with Dr. David Thompson, Numbers 11 to 27.
David Thomson· Guest0:06
That brings us to Numbers 13 and 14, and Hank, you talked about giants and grasshoppers earlier. The Israelites, they're near Canaan. They're near the Promised Land. God tells Moses to send scouts, spies in to scout out the land. They get one from every tribe, 12 of them in total. I'm imagining these are trusted people. Their judgment is gonna be well valued. This wasn't the rabble. These were the leaders. Go in and scout out the land. Verses 13 through 24, maybe we'll just paraphrase right now. They go in, they spy out the land, and they bring back their report. They bring along some pomegranates and figs because the land is awesome. There is all kinds of good stuff in there. It is flowing with milk and honey. It's wonderful. 10 of those 12 who went in there are afraid. They said, "The people be strong that dwell in the land. The cities are walled." Worst of all, and like you said earlier, Hank, [laughs] there's giants there. The children of Anak, they're huge, and they're warriors. In the NLT, "Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and they convinced most of the people that taking the land would be impossible." It's great, but we're grasshoppers.