<< ENLARGE THE PLACE OF THY TENT >>

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(1.) Living in the "City of Our Lord" with Our Lord:
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Dwelling places such as tents with their poles (stakes) and curtains may represent the organized facilities and order of heaven. ". . . The city of the LORD (Ether 13:5) The "camp" of Israel was organized in a "City of the Lord," likened to the "House of the Lord." The families were on the outside; the priests (Levites) were next. They surrounded the holiest place (the Ark) where the Lord's prophet communed with God. It may be likened to the terms telestial, terrestrial and celestial.

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(2.) King Benjamin's Organized Camp:
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Even in the Book of Mormon, such an organized camp could be imagined as a special holy convocation was being held. ". . . they came up to the temple, they pitched their tents round about, every man according to his family . . . with the door there­of towards the temple, that
thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them;" (Mosiah 2:5-6)

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(3.) Stakes of Ancient Zion:
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Areas of responsibility and assigned living were "staked" out. Stakes, poles or standards identified the living areas. "`. . . each with his standard under the banners of their ancestral house' (Numbers 2:2) . . . heraldic devices . . . colors and emblems were: Reuben red; emblem mandrakes. Simeon green; emblem the town of Shechem. Levi white, black and red; emblem the Urim and Thummim (Deuteronomy 33:9). Judah azure; emblem a lion. Issachar black;
emblem a strong- boned ass or sun and moon. Zebulun white; emblem a ship. Dan sapphire; emblem a tent or a lion. Naphtali rose; emblem a hind. Asher aquamarine; emblem an olive-tree. Ephraim and Manasseh black, embroidered with a picture of Egypt; emblem: Ephraim, a
bullock and Manasseh, a wild ox. Benjamin 12 colors; emblem a wolf." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.)

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(4.) Sacred Curtains:
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In the ancient days, the inner two courtyards were draped or had curtains draped between the stakes or poles and cords so that the sacredness and dignity of the priest­ly area and the Lord's habitation were maintained. ". . . thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes there­of shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken." (Isaiah 33:20)

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(5.) Puzzle Pieces Restored:
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Someday, when the sacred teachings given in latter-day restored temples (the Lord's Houses) can be given to all of God's child­ren, we will be able to enlarge the place of the Lord's House and live in "The City of the Lord" - a millennial expectation!

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