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”?