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?