Moses 8

Moses 8 Study Guide – to be discussed December 3
Day 1: Read Moses 8:1-4; Helaman 11:4
1. How many years did Enoch live before he was translated and taken up with Zion? Do you think Enoch’s mission ended at that time?



2. Give one definite reason and one possible reason Methuselah was not taken up with Zion.



3. Read Helaman 11:4. Why does the Lord allow famines?



Day 2: Read Moses 8:5-11; Bible Dictionary entry, “Noah”; D&C 27:6-7
4. In spite of the famine, how many years did Methuselah live?



5. Read the Bible Dictionary entry, “Noah.” What does the name Noah mean? How old was Noah when he was ordained to the priesthood? By what other name do we know him?



6. Read D&C 27:6-7. Under what title did Noah also function as a messenger?



Day 3: Read Moses 8:12-17
7. How old was Noah when he begat Japheth? Shem? Ham? Using Genesis 9:28-29, how many years did Noah live?



8. What were Noah’s righteous sons called?



9. Who did Noah’s granddaughters marry? Why did this anger the Lord?



Day 4: Read Moses 8:18-21; Matthew 24:36-39
10. What priesthood did Noah hold? (See also D&C 107:52.) What was his stewardship?




11. How did the children of men react to Noah’s teachings?



12. Who did the children of men claim to be?



BONUS: Read Matthew 24:36-39. How will the time preceding the Second Coming of Christ be similar to Noah’s day?



Day 5: Read Moses 8:22-25
13. What do you think the phrase “every man was lifted up in the imagination of the thoughts of his heart” means? (See also Alma 12:14 and D&C 124:99.)



14. Compare Moses 8:24 with Moses 6:52. What truths did Noah teach? What was the warning to those who refused to hearken?



15. Compare Moses 8:25 with Genesis 6:6. What caused Noah such intense sorrow?



Day 6: Read Moses 8:26-30
16. Why did God decide to destroy the wicked?



17. How did Noah find grace in the eyes of the Lord? How was the flood an act of grace?




18. With what was the earth filled? How does this affect the hearts of men?



Day 7: Read Genesis 6:14-22; Genesis 7:6; Bible Dictionary entry, “Ark"
19. How old was Noah when he entered the ark? Read the Bible Dictionary entry, “Ark.” Approximately how long was the ark? How wide? How high?



20. Read the footnote to Genesis 6:16a. What might the windows in the ark have been?




21. Read the footnote for Genesis 6:18a. What covenant did God make with Noah?

Moses 7:42-69

Moses 7:42-69 Study Guide – to be discussed November 19
Day 1: Review Moses 7:41; read Moses 7:42-46
1. What was the good news in Enoch’s vision of Noah’s day? What was the bad news?



2. Why was Enoch so bitter? How did the Lord comfort him?



3. Why did Enoch look forward to the coming of the day of the Lord?



Day 2: Read Moses 7:47-50
4. What makes Moses 7:47 a good Christmas scripture? Where did Enoch see himself and his people?



5. In what way(s) is the earth “the mother of men”? Why is she weary? List her questions from Moses 7:48.




6. What specifically did Enoch pray for regarding the earth and his posterity through Noah?


Day 3: Read Moses 7:51-53; Bible Dictionary entry “Messiah;” Alma 5:50; Helaman 5:12
7. Why do you think the Lord could not withhold answering Enoch’s petition? (See also Moses 6:34.)



8. What were the terms of the covenant the Lord made with Enoch? Would the earth rest during Noah’s day?




9. List names of the Lord from Moses 7:53. From the Bible Dictionary entry, what does “Messiah” mean? What is the promise to his followers?




BONUS: Read Alma 5:50 and Helaman 5:12. How do these scriptures add insights to the names for Christ listed in Moses 7:53?



Day 4: Read Moses 7:54-57; Matthew 27:50-53
10. What was Enoch’s question in Moses 7:54?


11. Could Enoch’s question have been answered yes or no? How did the Lord answer?



12. Read Matthew 27:50-53. What did Enoch see in vision? Would the earth rest during Christ’s mortal ministry?



Day 5: Read Moses 7:58-62
13. What question did Enoch pose to the Lord in Moses 7:59?



14. How did the Lord answer Enoch’s question this time? What did the Lord say must happen before the earth can rest?



15.President Ezra Taft Benson taught regarding Moses 7:62 that “righteousness” from heaven includes or refers to latter-day revelations, especially the Doctrine and Covenants. He also noted the Book of Mormon represents “truth” from the earth (see “The Gift of Modern Revelation,” Ensign, November 1986). How will these latter-day blessings bring the earth rest?




Day 6: Read Moses 7:63-66; D&C 101:26-34
16. What will eventually happen to the two Zion’s – Enoch’s Zion and the New Jerusalem?



17. How long will the earth rest?



18. List details of this happy state from D&C 101:26-34. (Extra credit: see also 1 Nephi 22:26; 2 Nephi 30:12-18; D&C 43:29-33; D&C 45:58-59; Revelation 21:1-4; Article of Faith #10.)






Day 7: Read Moses 7:67-69
19. How did Enoch receive a “fullness of joy”?



20. How long did Enoch preach to the people in the City of Zion before it was taken up?



21. Review all of Moses 7. Which verse or passage motivates you to improve some area of your life?

Moses 7:1-41

Moses 7:1-41 Study Guide – to be discussed November 12
Day 1: Read Moses 7:1-4; Alma 40:11-14
1. Read Alma 40:11-14 with Moses 7:1. Where do the spirits of the wicked reside after mortality? How long must they wait for release?



2. Read the footnote to Moses 7:2a. What does “Simeon” mean?


3. What happened to Enoch on Mount Simeon? What did he see? What did he hear?



BONUS: Count the number of times the Lord instructed Enoch to “Look” or “Behold.”

Day 2: Read Moses 7:5-13
4. In what kind of dwelling did the peoples of Shum and Canaan live? What does this suggest? What did Enoch prophesy to these peoples?



5. List the lands in which Enoch was called to cry repentance. Where was he told NOT to preach? Why?



6. Review Moses 6:31-32. How was Enoch blessed so that his weaknesses became strengths?



Day 3: Read Moses 7:14-18; Bible Dictionary entry, “Zion”
7. How did the Lord protect his people? What caused fear among their enemies?



8. According to the Bible Dictionary entry, “Zion,” how is Zion defined in latter-day revelation?



9. List qualities of a Zion people from Moses 7:18.



BONUS: List what you learn about Zion from each of these verses:
a. D&C 76:66-68


b. D&C 84:99-100


c. D&C 105:5-6


Day 4: Read Moses 7:19-24; Zechariah 14:20-21; D&C 38:4
10. According to Moses 7:19, what is another name for Zion? Read Zechariah 14:20-21 and review Moses 6:57. Why is this name appropriate?



11. Why do you think the Lord showed Enoch the future of Zion in vision before he showed him the “residue” of the people? Where would you prefer to live?



12. According to D&C 38:4, what happened to the Zion of Enoch?



Day 5: Read Moses 7:25-31; Proverbs 5:22; Alma 12:11; JST Genesis 14:25-36
13. Read Proverbs 5:22 and Alma 12:11. What is the chain in Satan’s hand (Moses 7:26)? How can we break it?



14. Why do you think Enoch was shown Satan laughing and God weeping? What did Enoch ask as a result of this vision?



15. Read JST Genesis 14:25-36 with Moses 7:27. What evidence do we have that worthy people were translated and taken up after Enoch’s day?



Day 6: Read Moses 7:32-35
16. What two things did the Lord tell Enoch he gave man in the Garden?



17. Why did God weep?



18. List names of God from Moses 7:35. In what way does each identify a quality of godliness?



Day 7: Read Moses 7:36-41, D&C 138:18-23
19. Why was the flood an appropriate means of cleansing the earth?



20. Read D&C 138:18-23. Did Christ visit the wicked in the spirit world? What did He do for them?



21. Why did Enoch’s heart swell “wide as eternity”?