“Put on Thy Beautiful Garments”

Brant Gardner

The Lord repeats the image of awakening. In yet another image, he ask s Zion to put on her "beautiful garments." The Lord is covenanting that should Israel arise and do as the Lord commands, that the fury will be turned away from them, they shall put on beautiful garments (as opposed to the clothing of a prisoner) and that they will be protected from future oppression.


Unfortunately, while the promise still stands, Israel was unable to do so at that time, and thus was not saved from future destructions, one of which was as near as the destruction which sent Lehi to the desert.

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